Exception when trying to search for "http://"

[anonymous]

I clicked on search, then I entered http:// to search for things having some URL in them. But instead of finding elements which have string http:// anywhere in the key or value, this exception is thrown:

Manifest-Version: 1.0
Ant-Version: Apache Ant 1.7.0
Created-By: 11.3-b02 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
Main-class: JOSM
Main-Version: 1627 SVN
Main-Date: 2009-05-29T17:23:57.785249ZJava version: 1.6.0_05
Plugins: PicLayer;czechaddress;measurement;multipoly;openstreetbugs;remotecontrol;routing;terracer2;utilsplugin;validator;wmsplugin
Plugin PicLayer Version: 14839
Plugin czechaddress Version: 0.1.1
Plugin measurement Version: 14015
Plugin multipoly Version: ${version.entry.commit.revision}
Plugin openstreetbugs Version: 14826
Plugin remotecontrol Version: 14991
Plugin routing Version: 15106
Plugin terracer2 Version: ${version.entry.commit.revision}
Plugin utilsplugin Version: 15127
Plugin validator Version: 15127
Plugin wmsplugin Version: 15091

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: protocol = http host = null
	at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.PleaseWaitRunnable$4.run(PleaseWaitRunnable.java:119)
	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:597)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:273)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:183)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:173)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:168)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:160)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:121)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: protocol = http host = null
	at sun.net.spi.DefaultProxySelector.select(DefaultProxySelector.java:146)
	at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(HttpURLConnection.java:724)
	at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(HttpURLConnection.java:654)
	at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:977)
	at org.openstreetmap.josm.io.ProgressInputStream.<init>(ProgressInputStream.java:34)
	at org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.search.SelectionWebsiteLoader.realRun(SelectionWebsiteLoader.java:44)
	at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.PleaseWaitRunnable.run(PleaseWaitRunnable.java:101)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:885)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:907)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

[jttt]

There is hidden search feature - see ​http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Action/Search for explanation.

The feature should check if url is valid, that's one bug. But more importantly it should work like other searches. New keyword should be added, for example 'referenced'. The search expression will then look like this:
referenced:file:///myosmfile.osm

I don't really like the the name of the keyword ('referenced'), other suggestions are welcomed. I can provide patch if the change is agreed on.

As a workaround you can put space before http to make it work.

[plaicy]

Replying to jttt:

The feature should check if url is valid, that's one bug. But more importantly it should work like other searches. New keyword should be added, for example 'referenced'. The search expression will then look like this:
referenced:file:///myosmfile.osm

Here it also leaves the download (PleaseWaitRunnable) open after the exception occurs. This is also a bug.

[Gubaer]

(In [1988]) fixed #2691: Exception when trying to search for "​http://"

[Gubaer]

Please note that you have to enclose an URL with "..." in the search input field.