Move Protocol::URL::PATTERN to pattern.rb.

Author: ioquatix

lib/protocol/url.rb

@@ -4,27 +4,14 @@
 # Copyright, 2025, by Samuel Williams.
 
 require_relative "url/version"
+require_relative "url/pattern"
 require_relative "url/encoding"
 require_relative "url/reference"
 require_relative "url/relative"
 require_relative "url/absolute"
 
 module Protocol
 	module URL
-		# RFC 3986 URI pattern with named capture groups.
-		# Matches: [scheme:][//authority][path][?query][#fragment]
-		# Rejects strings containing whitespace or control characters (matching standard URI behavior).
-		PATTERN = %r{
-			\A
-			(?:(?<scheme>[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*):)?      # scheme (optional)
-			(?://(?<authority>[^/?#\s]*))?          # authority (optional, without //, no whitespace)
-			(?<path>[^?#\s]*)                       # path (no whitespace)
-			(?:\?(?<query>[^#\s]*))?                # query (optional, no whitespace)
-			(?:\#(?<fragment>[^\s]*))?              # fragment (optional, no whitespace)
-			\z
-		}ix
-		private_constant :PATTERN
-		
 		# Coerce a value into an appropriate URL type (Absolute or Relative).
 		#
 		# @parameter value [String, Absolute, Relative, nil] The value to coerce.

lib/protocol/url/pattern.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Released under the MIT License.
+# Copyright, 2025, by Samuel Williams.
+
+module Protocol
+	module URL
+		# RFC 3986 URI pattern with named capture groups.
+		# Matches: [scheme:][//authority][path][?query][#fragment]
+		# Rejects strings containing whitespace or control characters (matching standard URI behavior).
+		PATTERN = %r{
+			\A
+			(?:(?<scheme>[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*):)?      # scheme (optional)
+			(?://(?<authority>[^/?#\s]*))?          # authority (optional, without //, no whitespace)
+			(?<path>[^?#\s]*)                       # path (no whitespace)
+			(?:\?(?<query>[^#\s]*))?                # query (optional, no whitespace)
+			(?:\#(?<fragment>[^\s]*))?              # fragment (optional, no whitespace)
+			\z
+		}ix
+	end
+end

lib/protocol/url/reference.rb

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Released under the MIT License.
 # Copyright, 2025, by Samuel Williams.
 
+require_relative "pattern"
 require_relative "encoding"
 require_relative "relative"
 

releases.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Releases
 
+## Unreleased
+
+  - Move `Protocol::URL::PATTERN` to `protocol/url/pattern.rb` so it can be shared more easily.
+
 ## v0.1.0
 
   - Initial implementation.