fetchDataurlurl

FetchDataurlurl is a programming utility designed to retrieve data from a URL string, with explicit support for both regular network URLs (http and https) and data URLs (data:). In typical implementations, the function accepts a URL string and an optional options object, and returns a promise that resolves to a data container. The returned object often mirrors the Fetch API’s Response interface, offering methods such as text(), blob(), arrayBuffer(), and json() to consume the content in various forms. For data URLs, fetchDataurlurl decodes the embedded payload, handling base64 or percent-encoding as needed. For network URLs, it performs an HTTP GET request, applying headers, credentials, and mode settings supplied in the options. The function may also expose status information and headers to reflect the outcome of the fetch operation.

Usage is common in client-side and server-side codebases that require unified handling of inline and remote resources. Developers rely on consistent error handling for network failures, invalid URLs, and data decoding errors. While fetchDataurlurl is not a standard web API, several libraries implement similar helpers to simplify data ingestion workflows. Caution is advised regarding security policies such as CORS for remote URLs and the potential size of data URLs, which can impact performance and memory usage.

See also: fetch, data URL, Response interface, XMLHttpRequest.