1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/utils.rb b/lib/gitlab/utils.rb
index 5727e73e725..ad6b213bb50 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/utils.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/utils.rb
@@ -146,5 +146,14 @@ module Gitlab
       IPAddr.new(str)
     rescue IPAddr::InvalidAddressError
     end
+
+    # Converts a string to an Addressable::URI object.
+    # If the string is not a valid URI, it returns nil.
+    # Param uri_string should be a String object.
+    # This method returns an Addressable::URI object or nil.
+    def parse_url(uri_string)
+      Addressable::URI.parse(uri_string)
+    rescue Addressable::URI::InvalidURIError, TypeError
+    end
   end
 end