inputuri

Inputuri is a term commonly used in software documentation and source code to denote a Uniform Resource Identifier that identifies the location of input data for a process, component, or workflow. It is not a formal specification, but a descriptive name for a value that can point to various kinds of data sources, including files, network resources, or in-memory data streams. In practice, inputuri is used to parameterize data ingestion steps, configuration settings, or API endpoints, allowing pipelines and services to remain data-source agnostic.

Formats and interpretation: An inputuri may use any valid URI scheme accepted by the host application, such as file, http, https, ftp, s3, or custom schemes. The exact set of supported schemes depends on the platform. URIs must conform to RFC 3986 syntactic rules; some systems also support data URIs for small inline payloads.

Examples: file:///path/to/input.csv; https://example.org/data/input.json; s3://bucket-name/input/data.csv; data:,Hello%20World

Usage considerations: Validation, escaping, and security concerns are common when dealing with inputuri. Applications should verify that the URI resolves to the intended data source, enforce access controls, handle missing or inaccessible resources gracefully, and guard against threats such as server-side request forgery (SSRF). It is also important to distinguish between inputuri and output or reference URIs within the same system to avoid confusion.

See also: URI, URL, URN, data URI, input stream.