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+#
+#
+#            Nimrod's Runtime Library
+#        (c) Copyright 2012 Dominik Picheta
+#
+#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
+#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
+#
+import strutils
+type
+  TUrl* = distinct string
+
+proc `$`*(url: TUrl): string = return string(url)
+
+proc `/`*(a, b: TUrl): TUrl =
+  ## Joins two URLs together, separating them with / if needed.
+  var urlS = $a
+  var bS = $b
+  echo(urlS, " & ", bS)
+  if urlS == "": return b
+  if urlS[urlS.len-1] != '/':
+    urlS.add('/')
+  if bS[0] == '/':
+    urlS.add(bS.substr(1))
+  else:
+    urlS.add(bs)
+  result = TUrl(urlS)
+  echo(result)
+
+proc add*(url: var TUrl, a: TUrl) =
+  ## Appends url to url.
+  url = url / a
+
+when isMainModule:
+  assert($("http://".TUrl / "localhost:5000".TUrl) == "http://localhost:5000")
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