module HTTParty

def self.normalize_base_uri(url) #:nodoc:
  normalized_url = url.dup
  use_ssl = (normalized_url =~ /^https/) || (normalized_url =~ /:443\b/)
  ends_with_slash = normalized_url =~ /\/$/
  normalized_url.chop! if ends_with_slash
  normalized_url.gsub!(/^https?:\/\//i, '')
  "http#{'s' if use_ssl}://#{normalized_url}"
end