Fix Bug 683 part1: IOUtil, JarUtil, TempJarCache, .. uses URI instead of URL to remove DNS Lookups etc ..

7 files changed, 350 insertions, 313 deletions

diff --git a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/jvm/JNILibLoaderBase.java b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/jvm/JNILibLoaderBase.java
index d0d8003..5621396 100644
--- a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/jvm/JNILibLoaderBase.java
+++ b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/jvm/JNILibLoaderBase.java
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ package com.jogamp.common.jvm;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.security.AccessController;
 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -145,23 +146,23 @@ public class JNILibLoaderBase {
     loaderAction = action;
   }
 
-  /* pp */ static final boolean addNativeJarLibsImpl(Class<?> classFromJavaJar, URL classJarURL, String nativeJarBasename, StringBuilder msg)
-    throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException, SecurityException
+  /* pp */ static final boolean addNativeJarLibsImpl(Class<?> classFromJavaJar, URI classJarURI, String nativeJarBasename, StringBuilder msg)
+    throws IOException, SecurityException, URISyntaxException
   {
     msg.setLength(0); // reset
-    msg.append("addNativeJarLibsImpl(classFromJavaJar ").append(classFromJavaJar).append(", classJarURL ").append(classJarURL).append(", nativeJarBaseName ").append(nativeJarBasename).append("): ");
+    msg.append("addNativeJarLibsImpl(classFromJavaJar ").append(classFromJavaJar).append(", classJarURI ").append(classJarURI).append(", nativeJarBaseName ").append(nativeJarBasename).append("): ");
     boolean ok = false;
     if(TempJarCache.isInitialized()) {        
         final String nativeJarName = nativeJarBasename+"-natives-"+PlatformPropsImpl.os_and_arch+".jar";
         msg.append(nativeJarName);
-        final URL jarUrlRoot = JarUtil.getURLDirname( JarUtil.getJarSubURL( classJarURL ) );
-        msg.append(" + ").append(jarUrlRoot);
-        final URL nativeJarURL = JarUtil.getJarFileURL(jarUrlRoot, nativeJarName);
-        msg.append(" -> ").append(nativeJarURL);
+        final URI jarUriRoot = JarUtil.getURIDirname( JarUtil.getJarSubURI( classJarURI ) );
+        msg.append(" + ").append(jarUriRoot);
+        final URI nativeJarURI = JarUtil.getJarFileURI(jarUriRoot, nativeJarName);
+        msg.append(" -> ").append(nativeJarURI);
         if(DEBUG) {
             System.err.println(msg.toString());
         }
-        TempJarCache.addNativeLibs(classFromJavaJar, nativeJarURL);
+        TempJarCache.addNativeLibs(classFromJavaJar, nativeJarURI);
         ok = true;
     }
     return ok;
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ public class JNILibLoaderBase {
   
   /**
    * Loads and adds a JAR file's native library to the TempJarCache.<br>
-   * The native library JAR file's URL is derived as follows:
+   * The native library JAR file's URI is derived as follows:
    * <ul>
    *   <li> [1] <code>GLProfile.class</code> -> </li> 
    *   <li> [2] <code>http://lala/</code> -> </li>
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ public class JNILibLoaderBase {
    * Where:
    * <ul>
    *   <li> [1] is the <code>classFromJavaJar</code></li>
-   *   <li> [2] is it's <i>URL path</i></li>
+   *   <li> [2] is it's <i>URI path</i></li>
    *   <li> [4] is the derived native JAR filename</li>
    * </ul>
    * 
@@ -190,8 +191,8 @@ public class JNILibLoaderBase {
     if(TempJarCache.isInitialized()) {
         final StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder();
         try {
-            final URL classJarURL = JarUtil.getJarURL(classFromJavaJar.getName(), classFromJavaJar.getClassLoader());
-            return addNativeJarLibsImpl(classFromJavaJar, classJarURL, nativeJarBasename, msg);
+            final URI classJarURI = JarUtil.getJarURI(classFromJavaJar.getName(), classFromJavaJar.getClassLoader());
+            return addNativeJarLibsImpl(classFromJavaJar, classJarURI, nativeJarBasename, msg);
         } catch (Exception e0) {
             // IllegalArgumentException, IOException
             System.err.println("Catched "+e0.getClass().getSimpleName()+": "+e0.getMessage()+", while "+msg.toString());
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ public class JNILibLoaderBase {
    
   /**
    * Loads and adds a JAR file's native library to the TempJarCache.<br>
-   * The native library JAR file's URL is derived as follows:
+   * The native library JAR file's URI is derived as follows:
    * <ul>
    *   <li> [1] <code>GLProfile.class</code> -> </li> 
    *   <li> [2] <code>http://lala/gluegen-rt.jar</code> -> </li>
@@ -217,8 +218,8 @@ public class JNILibLoaderBase {
    * Where:
    * <ul>
    *   <li> [1] is one of <code>classesFromJavaJars</code></li>
-   *   <li> [2] is it's complete URL</li>
-   *   <li> [3] is it's <i>base URL</i></li>
+   *   <li> [2] is it's complete URI</li>
+   *   <li> [3] is it's <i>base URI</i></li>
    *   <li> [4] is the derived native JAR filename</li>
    * </ul>
    *
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ public class JNILibLoaderBase {
    * @param classesFromJavaJars For each given Class, load the native library JAR.
    * @param singleJarMarker Optional string marker like "-all" to identify the single 'all-in-one' JAR file
    *                        after which processing of the class array shall stop.
-   * @param stripBasenameSuffixes Optional substrings to be stripped of the <i>base URL</i>
+   * @param stripBasenameSuffixes Optional substrings to be stripped of the <i>base URI</i>
    *  
    * @return true if either the 'all-in-one' native JAR or all native JARs loaded successful or were loaded already,
    *         false in case of an error
@@ -274,14 +275,14 @@ public class JNILibLoaderBase {
             ok = true;
             for(int i=0; !done && ok && i<classesFromJavaJars.length && null!=classesFromJavaJars[i]; i++) {
                 final ClassLoader cl = classesFromJavaJars[i].getClassLoader();
-                final URL classJarURL = JarUtil.getJarURL(classesFromJavaJars[i].getName(), cl);
-                final String jarName = JarUtil.getJarBasename(classJarURL);
+                final URI classJarURI = JarUtil.getJarURI(classesFromJavaJars[i].getName(), cl);
+                final String jarName = JarUtil.getJarBasename(classJarURI);
                 ok = null != jarName;
                 if(ok) {
                     final String jarBasename = jarName.substring(0, jarName.indexOf(".jar")); // ".jar" already validated w/ JarUtil.getJarBasename(..)
                     final String nativeJarBasename = stripName(jarBasename, stripBasenameSuffixes);
                     done = null != singleJarMarker && jarBasename.indexOf(singleJarMarker) >= 0; // done if single-jar ('all' variant)
-                    ok = JNILibLoaderBase.addNativeJarLibsImpl(classesFromJavaJars[i], classJarURL, nativeJarBasename, msg);
+                    ok = JNILibLoaderBase.addNativeJarLibsImpl(classesFromJavaJars[i], classJarURI, nativeJarBasename, msg);
                     if(ok) { count++; }
                     if(DEBUG && done) {
                         System.err.println("JNILibLoaderBase: addNativeJarLibs0: end after all-in-one JAR: "+jarBasename);
diff --git a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/net/AssetURLContext.java b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/net/AssetURLContext.java
index 411d986..470530e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/net/AssetURLContext.java
+++ b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/net/AssetURLContext.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLConnection;
 import java.net.URLStreamHandler;
@@ -152,7 +153,11 @@ public abstract class AssetURLContext implements PiggybackURLContext {
         if(DEBUG) {
             System.err.println("AssetURLContext.resolve: <"+path+">");
         }
-        path = IOUtil.cleanPathString(path);
+        try {
+            path = IOUtil.cleanPathString(path);
+        } catch (URISyntaxException uriEx) {
+            throw new IOException(uriEx);
+        }
         
         try {
             // lookup as valid sub-protocol
@@ -180,7 +185,7 @@ public abstract class AssetURLContext implements PiggybackURLContext {
             try {
                 File file = new File(path);
                 if(file.exists()) {
-                    url = IOUtil.toURLSimple(file);
+                    url = IOUtil.toURISimple(file).toURL();
                     conn = open(url);
                     type = null != conn ? 3 : -1;
                 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/os/NativeLibrary.java b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/os/NativeLibrary.java
index 130812c..2351391 100644
--- a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/os/NativeLibrary.java
+++ b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/os/NativeLibrary.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import jogamp.common.os.WindowsDynamicLinkerImpl;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.security.*;
 import java.util.*;
 
@@ -254,7 +255,12 @@ public class NativeLibrary implements DynamicLookupHelper {
    * @return basename of libName w/o path, ie. /usr/lib/libDrinkBeer.so -> DrinkBeer on Unix systems, but null on Windows.
    */
   public static String isValidNativeLibraryName(String libName, boolean isLowerCaseAlready) {
-    final String libBaseName = IOUtil.getBasename(libName);
+    final String libBaseName;
+    try {
+        libBaseName = IOUtil.getBasename(libName);
+    } catch (URISyntaxException uriEx) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(uriEx);
+    }
     final String libBaseNameLC = isLowerCaseAlready ? libBaseName : libBaseName.toLowerCase();
     int prefixIdx = -1;
     for(int i=0; i<prefixes.length && 0 > prefixIdx; i++) {    
@@ -405,7 +411,12 @@ public class NativeLibrary implements DynamicLookupHelper {
       // If the library name already has the prefix / suffix added
       // (principally because we want to force a version number on Unix
       // operating systems) then just return the library name.
-      final String libBaseNameLC = IOUtil.getBasename(libName).toLowerCase();
+      final String libBaseNameLC;
+      try {
+          libBaseNameLC = IOUtil.getBasename(libName).toLowerCase();
+      } catch (URISyntaxException uriEx) {
+          throw new IllegalArgumentException(uriEx);
+      }
       
       int prefixIdx = -1;
       for(int i=0; i<prefixes.length && 0 > prefixIdx; i++) {    
diff --git a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/os/Platform.java b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/os/Platform.java
index e58e72c..aa9bccd 100644
--- a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/os/Platform.java
+++ b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/os/Platform.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  
 package com.jogamp.common.os;
 
-import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URI;
 import java.security.AccessController;
 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -162,19 +162,19 @@ public class Platform extends PlatformPropsImpl {
     /** <code>true</code> if AWT is available and not in headless mode, otherwise <code>false</code>. */
     public static final boolean AWT_AVAILABLE;
         
-    private static final URL platformClassJarURL;
+    private static final URI platformClassJarURI;
     
     static {
         PlatformPropsImpl.initSingleton(); // just documenting the order of static initialization
 
         {
-            URL _platformClassJarURL;
+            URI _platformClassJarURI;
             try {
-                _platformClassJarURL = JarUtil.getJarURL(Platform.class.getName(), Platform.class.getClassLoader());
+                _platformClassJarURI = JarUtil.getJarURI(Platform.class.getName(), Platform.class.getClassLoader());
             } catch (Exception e) { 
-                _platformClassJarURL = null; 
+                _platformClassJarURI = null; 
             }
-            platformClassJarURL = _platformClassJarURL;
+            platformClassJarURI = _platformClassJarURI;
         }
 
         USE_TEMP_JAR_CACHE = (OS_TYPE != OSType.ANDROID) && isRunningFromJarURL() &&
@@ -228,24 +228,24 @@ public class Platform extends PlatformPropsImpl {
      * @return true if we're running from a Jar URL, otherwise false
      */
     public static final boolean isRunningFromJarURL() {        
-        return null != platformClassJarURL;
+        return null != platformClassJarURI;
     }
     
     private static final void loadGlueGenRTImpl() {
         if(USE_TEMP_JAR_CACHE && TempJarCache.initSingleton()) {
             String nativeJarName = null;
-            URL jarUrlRoot = null;
-            URL nativeJarURL = null;
+            URI jarUriRoot = null;
+            URI nativeJarURI = null;
             try {
-                final String jarName = JarUtil.getJarBasename(platformClassJarURL);
+                final String jarName = JarUtil.getJarBasename(platformClassJarURI);
                 final String nativeJarBasename = jarName.substring(0, jarName.indexOf(".jar")); // ".jar" already validated w/ JarUtil.getJarBasename(..)
                 nativeJarName = nativeJarBasename+"-natives-"+PlatformPropsImpl.os_and_arch+".jar";                    
-                jarUrlRoot = JarUtil.getURLDirname( JarUtil.getJarSubURL(platformClassJarURL) );
-                nativeJarURL = JarUtil.getJarFileURL(jarUrlRoot, nativeJarName);
-                TempJarCache.bootstrapNativeLib(Platform.class, libBaseName, nativeJarURL);
+                jarUriRoot = JarUtil.getURIDirname( JarUtil.getJarSubURI( platformClassJarURI ) );
+                nativeJarURI = JarUtil.getJarFileURI(jarUriRoot, nativeJarName);
+                TempJarCache.bootstrapNativeLib(Platform.class, libBaseName, nativeJarURI);
             } catch (Exception e0) {
                 // IllegalArgumentException, IOException
-                System.err.println("Catched "+e0.getClass().getSimpleName()+": "+e0.getMessage()+", while TempJarCache.bootstrapNativeLib() of "+nativeJarURL+" ("+jarUrlRoot+" + "+nativeJarName+")");
+                System.err.println("Catched "+e0.getClass().getSimpleName()+": "+e0.getMessage()+", while TempJarCache.bootstrapNativeLib() of "+nativeJarURI+" ("+jarUriRoot+" + "+nativeJarName+")");
             }
         }
         DynamicLibraryBundle.GlueJNILibLoader.loadLibrary(libBaseName, false, Platform.class.getClassLoader());
diff --git a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/IOUtil.java b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/IOUtil.java
index c07ca63..d2b97a0 100644
--- a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/IOUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/IOUtil.java
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ import java.security.AccessControlContext;
 import java.security.AccessController;
 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
-import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLConnection;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@ import com.jogamp.common.os.Platform;
 public class IOUtil {
     public static final boolean DEBUG = Debug.debug("IOUtil");
     
+    public static final String JAR_SCHEME = "jar";
+    public static final String FILE_SCHEME = "file";
+    public static final String HTTP_SCHEME = "http";
+    public static final String HTTPS_SCHEME = "https";
+        
     /** Std. temporary directory property key <code>java.io.tmpdir</code> */
     public static final String java_io_tmpdir_propkey = "java.io.tmpdir";
     public static final String user_home_propkey = "user.home";
@@ -266,9 +272,9 @@ public class IOUtil {
      * @param startWithSlash
      * @param endWithSlash
      * @return
-     * @throws RuntimeException if final path is empty or has no parent directory available while resolving <code>../</code> 
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if path is empty or has no parent directory available while resolving <code>../</code>
      */
-    public static String slashify(String path, boolean startWithSlash, boolean endWithSlash) throws RuntimeException {
+    public static String slashify(String path, boolean startWithSlash, boolean endWithSlash) throws URISyntaxException {
         String p = path.replace('\\', '/'); // unify file seperator     
         if (startWithSlash && !p.startsWith("/")) {
             p = "/" + p;
@@ -276,25 +282,25 @@ public class IOUtil {
         if (endWithSlash && !p.endsWith("/")) {
             p = p + "/";
         }
-        try {
-            return cleanPathString(p);
-        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
-        }        
-    }
-    
-    /** Using the proper advertised conversion via File -> URI -> URL */
-    public static URL toURL(File file) throws MalformedURLException {
-        return file.toURI().toURL();
+        return cleanPathString(p);
     }
     
-    /** Using the simple conversion via File -> URL, assuming proper characters. */
-    public static URL toURLSimple(File file) throws MalformedURLException {
-        return new URL("file", "", slashify(file.getAbsolutePath(), true, file.isDirectory()));        
+    /** 
+     * Using the simple conversion via File -> URI, assuming proper characters. 
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if path is empty or has no parent directory available while resolving <code>../</code>
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if the resulting string does not comply w/ an RFC 2396 URI 
+     */
+    public static URI toURISimple(File file) throws URISyntaxException {
+        return new URI(FILE_SCHEME, null, slashify(file.getAbsolutePath(), true, file.isDirectory()), null);        
     }
     
-    public static URL toURLSimple(String protocol, String file, boolean isDirectory) throws MalformedURLException {
-        return new URL(protocol, "", slashify(file, true, isDirectory));        
+    /** 
+     * Using the simple conversion via File -> URI, assuming proper characters. 
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if path is empty or has no parent directory available while resolving <code>../</code>
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if the resulting string does not comply w/ an RFC 2396 URI 
+     */
+    public static URI toURISimple(String protocol, String file, boolean isDirectory) throws URISyntaxException {
+        return new URI(protocol, null, slashify(file, true, isDirectory), null);        
     }
     
     /**
@@ -374,8 +380,9 @@ public class IOUtil {
         
     /**
      * Returns the basename of the given fname w/o directory part
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if path is empty or has no parent directory available while resolving <code>../</code>
      */
-    public static String getBasename(String fname) {
+    public static String getBasename(String fname) throws URISyntaxException {
         fname = slashify(fname, false, false);
         int lios = fname.lastIndexOf('/');  // strip off dirname
         if(lios>=0) {
@@ -386,8 +393,9 @@ public class IOUtil {
     
     /**
      * Returns unified '/' dirname including the last '/'
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if path is empty or has no parent directory available while resolving <code>../</code>
      */
-    public static String getDirname(String fname) {
+    public static String getDirname(String fname) throws URISyntaxException {
         fname = slashify(fname, false, false);
         int lios = fname.lastIndexOf('/');  // strip off dirname
         if(lios>=0) {
@@ -502,8 +510,9 @@ public class IOUtil {
      * 
      * @param baseLocation denotes a directory
      * @param relativeFile denotes a relative file to the baseLocation
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if path is empty or has no parent directory available while resolving <code>../</code>
      */
-    public static String getRelativeOf(File baseLocation, String relativeFile) {
+    public static String getRelativeOf(File baseLocation, String relativeFile) throws URISyntaxException {
         if(null == relativeFile) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -519,21 +528,21 @@ public class IOUtil {
     /**
      * @param path assuming a slashified path beginning with "/" as it's root directory, either denotes a file or directory.
      * @return parent of path
-     * @throws MalformedURLException if path is empty or has parent no directory available 
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if path is empty or has no parent directory available 
      */
-    public static String getParentOf(String path) throws MalformedURLException {
+    public static String getParentOf(String path) throws URISyntaxException {
         final int pl = null!=path ? path.length() : 0;
         if(pl == 0) {
-            throw new MalformedURLException("path is empty <"+path+">");
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("path is empty <"+path+">");
         }
         
         final int e = path.lastIndexOf("/");
         if( e < 0 ) {
-            throw new MalformedURLException("path contains no '/' <"+path+">");
+            throw new URISyntaxException(path, "path contains no '/'");
         }
         if( e == 0 ) {
             // path is root directory
-            throw new MalformedURLException("path has no parents <"+path+">");
+            throw new URISyntaxException(path, "path has no parents");
         }
         if( e <  pl - 1 ) {
             // path is file, return it's parent directory
@@ -545,15 +554,15 @@ public class IOUtil {
         if( p >= j) {
             return path.substring(0, p+1);
         }
-        throw new MalformedURLException("parent of path contains no '/' <"+path+">");
+        throw new URISyntaxException(path, "parent of path contains no '/'");
     }
     
     /**
      * @param path assuming a slashified path beginning with "/" as it's root directory, either denotes a file or directory.
      * @return clean path string where <code>../</code> and <code>./</code> is resolved. 
-     * @throws MalformedURLException if path is empty or has no parent directory available while resolving <code>../</code>
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if path is empty or has no parent directory available while resolving <code>../</code>
      */
-    public static String cleanPathString(String path) throws MalformedURLException {
+    public static String cleanPathString(String path) throws URISyntaxException {
         int idx;
         while ( ( idx = path.indexOf("../") ) >= 0 ) {
             path = getParentOf(path.substring(0, idx)) + path.substring(idx+3);
@@ -565,51 +574,56 @@ public class IOUtil {
     }
     
     /**
-     * Generates a path for the 'relativeFile' relative to the 'baseLocation',
+     * Generates a URI for the <i>relativePath</i> relative to the <i>baseURI</i>,
      * hence the result is a absolute location.
+     * <p>
+     * Impl. operates on the <i>scheme-specific-part</i>, and hence is sub-protocol savvy. 
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * In case <i>baseURI</i> is not a path ending w/ '/', it's a assumed to be a file and it's parent is being used. 
+     * </p>
      * 
-     * @param baseLocation denotes a URL to a directory if ending w/ '/', otherwise we assume a file
-     * @param relativeFile denotes a relative file to the baseLocation's parent directory
-     * @throws MalformedURLException 
-     */
-    public static URL getRelativeOf(URL baseLocation, String relativeFile) throws MalformedURLException {    
-        final String scheme = baseLocation.getProtocol();
-        final String auth = baseLocation.getAuthority();
-        String path = baseLocation.getPath();
-        String query = baseLocation.getQuery();
-        String fragment = baseLocation.getRef();
-        
-        if(!path.endsWith("/")) {
-            path = getParentOf(path);
-        }
-        return compose(scheme, auth, path, relativeFile, query, fragment);
+     * @param baseURI denotes a URI to a directory ending w/ '/', or a file. In the latter case the file's directory is being used.
+     * @param relativePath denotes a relative file to the baseLocation's parent directory
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if path is empty or has no parent directory available while resolving <code>../</code>
+     */
+    public static URI getRelativeOf(URI baseURI, String relativePath) throws URISyntaxException {    
+        return compose(baseURI.getScheme(), baseURI.getRawSchemeSpecificPart(), relativePath, baseURI.getRawFragment());
     }
     
-    public static URL compose(String scheme, String auth, String path1, String path2, String query, String fragment) throws MalformedURLException {
-        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-        if(null!=scheme) {
-            sb.append(scheme);
-            sb.append(":");
-        }
-        if(null!=auth) {
-            sb.append("//");
-            sb.append(auth);
-        }
-        if(null!=path1) {
-            sb.append(path1);
-        }
-        if(null!=path2) {
-            sb.append(path2);
-        }
-        if(null!=query) {
-            sb.append("?");
-            sb.append(query);
+    /**
+     * Generates a URI for the <i>relativePath</i> relative to the <i>schemeSpecificPart</i>,
+     * hence the result is a absolute location.
+     * <p>
+     * <i>schemeSpecificPart</i>'s query, if exist is split to <i>path</i> and <i>query</i>. 
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * In case <i>path</i> is not a path ending w/ '/', it's a assumed to be a file and it's parent is being used. 
+     * </p>
+     * 
+     * @param scheme scheme of the resulting URI
+     * @param schemeSpecificPart may include a query, which is separated while processing
+     * @param relativePath denotes a relative file to the baseLocation's parent directory
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if path is empty or has no parent directory available while resolving <code>../</code>
+     */
+    public static URI compose(String scheme, String schemeSpecificPart, String relativePath, String fragment) throws URISyntaxException {
+        // cut off optional query in scheme-specific-part
+        final String query;
+        final int queryI = schemeSpecificPart.lastIndexOf('?');
+        if( queryI >= 0 ) {
+            query = schemeSpecificPart.substring(queryI+1);
+            schemeSpecificPart = schemeSpecificPart.substring(0, queryI);
+        } else {
+            query = null;
         }
-        if(null!=fragment) {
-            sb.append("#");
-            sb.append(fragment);
+        if( null != relativePath ) {
+            if( null != relativePath && !schemeSpecificPart.endsWith("/") ) {
+                schemeSpecificPart = getParentOf(schemeSpecificPart);
+            }
+            schemeSpecificPart = schemeSpecificPart + relativePath;
         }
-        return new URL(cleanPathString(sb.toString()));
+        schemeSpecificPart = cleanPathString( schemeSpecificPart );
+        return new URI(scheme, null == query ? schemeSpecificPart : schemeSpecificPart + "?" + query, fragment);
     }    
     
     /**
diff --git a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/JarUtil.java b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/JarUtil.java
index cfdf126..4045cfa 100644
--- a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/JarUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/JarUtil.java
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.JarURLConnection;
-import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLConnection;
 import java.security.cert.Certificate;
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@ public class JarUtil {
      * Interface allowing users to provide an URL resolver that will convert custom classloader
      * URLs like Eclipse/OSGi <i>bundleresource:</i> URLs to normal <i>jar:</i> URLs.
      * <p> 
-     * This might be required for custom classloader where the URL protocol is unknown 
+     * This might be required for custom classloader where the URI protocol is unknown
      * to the standard runtime environment. 
      * </p>
      * <p>
-     * Note: The provided resolver is only utilized if a given URL's protocol could not be resolved.
+     * Note: The provided resolver is only utilized if a given URI's protocol could not be resolved.
      * I.e. it will not be invoked for known protocols like <i>http</i>, <i>https</i>, <i>jar</i> or <i>file</i>. 
      * </p>
      */
@@ -98,8 +99,8 @@ public class JarUtil {
 
     /**
      * Returns <code>true</code> if the Class's <code>"com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion"</code>
-     * is loaded from a JarFile and hence has a Jar URL like 
-     * URL <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class"</code>.
+     * is loaded from a JarFile and hence has a Jar URI like 
+     * URI <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class"</code>.
      * <p>
      * <i>sub_protocol</i> may be "file", "http", etc..
      * </p>
@@ -107,19 +108,18 @@ public class JarUtil {
      * @param clazzBinName "com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion" 
      * @param cl
      * @return true if the class is loaded from a Jar file, otherwise false.
-     * @see {@link #getJarURL(String, ClassLoader)}
+     * @see {@link #getJarURI(String, ClassLoader)}
      */
-    public static boolean hasJarURL(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) {
+    public static boolean hasJarURI(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) {
         try {
-            final URL url = getJarURL(clazzBinName, cl);
-            return null != url;        
+            return null != getJarURI(clazzBinName, cl);
         } catch (Exception e) { /* ignore */ }
         return false;
     }
     
     /**
      * The Class's <code>"com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion"</code> 
-     * URL <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class"</code>
+     * URI <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class"</code>
      * will be returned.
      * <p>
      * <i>sub_protocol</i> may be "file", "http", etc..
@@ -128,103 +128,104 @@ public class JarUtil {
      * @param clazzBinName "com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion" 
      * @param cl ClassLoader to locate the JarFile
      * @return "jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class"
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URL doesn't match the expected formatting or null arguments
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URI doesn't match the expected formatting or null arguments
      * @throws IOException if the class's Jar file could not been found by the ClassLoader 
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if the URI could not be translated into a RFC 2396 URI
      * @see {@link IOUtil#getClassURL(String, ClassLoader)}
      */
-    public static URL getJarURL(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException {
+    public static URI getJarURI(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException, URISyntaxException {
         if(null == clazzBinName || null == cl) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("null arguments: clazzBinName "+clazzBinName+", cl "+cl);
         }
-        final URL url;
-        final String urlS;
+        final URI uri;
         {
-            final URL _url = IOUtil.getClassURL(clazzBinName, cl);
-            final String _urlS = _url.toExternalForm();
-            if( resolver != null &&
-            	!_urlS.startsWith("jar:") &&
-            	!_urlS.startsWith("file:") &&
-            	!_urlS.startsWith("http:") &&
-            	!_urlS.startsWith("https:") ) 
+            final URL url = IOUtil.getClassURL(clazzBinName, cl);
+            final String scheme = url.getProtocol();
+            if( null != resolver &&
+                !scheme.startsWith( IOUtil.JAR_SCHEME ) &&
+                !scheme.startsWith( IOUtil.FILE_SCHEME ) &&
+                !scheme.startsWith( IOUtil.HTTP_SCHEME ) &&
+                !scheme.startsWith( IOUtil.HTTPS_SCHEME ) ) 
             {
-        	    url = resolver.resolve(_url);
-        	    urlS = url.toExternalForm();
+                final URL _url = resolver.resolve( url );
+                uri = _url.toURI();
                 if(DEBUG) {
-                    System.out.println("getJarURL Resolver: "+_urlS+" -> "+urlS);
+                    System.out.println("getJarURI Resolver: "+url+"\n\t-> "+_url+"\n\t-> "+uri);
                 }
             } else {
-                url = _url;
-                urlS = _urlS;                
+                uri = url.toURI();
+                if(DEBUG) {
+                    System.out.println("getJarURI Default "+url+"\n\t-> "+uri);
+                }
             }
         }
         // test name ..
-        if(DEBUG) {
-            System.out.println("getJarURL "+urlS);
+        if( !uri.getScheme().equals( IOUtil.JAR_SCHEME ) ) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("URI is not using scheme "+IOUtil.JAR_SCHEME+": <"+uri+">");
         }
-        if(!urlS.startsWith("jar:")) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("JAR URL doesn't start with 'jar:', got <"+urlS+">");
-        }
-        return url;
+        return uri;
     }
     
     
     /**
-     * The Class's Jar URL <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class</code>
+     * The Class's Jar URI <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class</code>
      * Jar basename <code>gluegen-rt.jar</code> will be returned.
      * <p>
      * <i>sub_protocol</i> may be "file", "http", etc..
      * </p>
      * 
-     * @param classJarURL as retrieved w/ {@link #getJarURL(String, ClassLoader) getJarURL("com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion", cl)}, 
+     * @param classJarURI as retrieved w/ {@link #getJarURI(String, ClassLoader) getJarURI("com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion", cl).toURI()}, 
      *                    i.e. <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class</code>
      * @return <code>gluegen-rt.jar</code>
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URL doesn't match the expected formatting or is null 
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URI doesn't match the expected formatting or is null 
      * @see {@link IOUtil#getClassURL(String, ClassLoader)}
      */
-    public static String getJarBasename(URL classJarURL) throws IllegalArgumentException {
-        if(null == classJarURL) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("URL is null");            
+    public static String getJarBasename(URI classJarURI) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        if(null == classJarURI) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("URI is null");
+        }
+        if( !classJarURI.getScheme().equals(IOUtil.JAR_SCHEME) ) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("URI is not using scheme "+IOUtil.JAR_SCHEME+": <"+classJarURI+">");
         }
-        String urlS = classJarURL.toExternalForm();            
-        urlS = urlS.substring(4, urlS.length()); // exclude 'jar:'
+        String uriS = classJarURI.getRawSchemeSpecificPart();
         
         // from 
         //   file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/util/cache/TempJarCache.class
         // to
         //   file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar
-        int idx = urlS.lastIndexOf('!');
+        int idx = uriS.lastIndexOf('!');
         if (0 <= idx) {
-            urlS = urlS.substring(0, idx); // exclude '!/'                
+            uriS = uriS.substring(0, idx); // exclude '!/'                
         } else {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("JAR URL does not contain jar url terminator '!', in <"+classJarURL.toExternalForm()+">, got <"+urlS+">");
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("JAR URI does not contain jar uri terminator '!', in <"+classJarURI+">");
         }
         
         // from 
         //   file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar
         // to
         //   gluegen-rt.jar
-        idx = urlS.lastIndexOf('/');
+        idx = uriS.lastIndexOf('/');
         if(0 > idx) {
             // no abs-path, check for protocol terminator ':'
-            idx = urlS.lastIndexOf(':');
+            idx = uriS.lastIndexOf(':');
             if(0 > idx) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("JAR URL does not contain protocol terminator ':', in <"+classJarURL.toExternalForm()+">, got <"+urlS+">");
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("JAR URI does not contain protocol terminator ':', in <"+classJarURI+">");
             }
         }
-        urlS = urlS.substring(idx+1); // just the jar name
+        uriS = uriS.substring(idx+1); // just the jar name
         
-        if(0 >= urlS.lastIndexOf(".jar")) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No Jar name in <"+classJarURL.toExternalForm()+">, got <"+urlS+">");
+        if(0 >= uriS.lastIndexOf(".jar")) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No Jar name in <"+classJarURI+">");
         }                    
         if(DEBUG) {
-            System.out.println("getJarName res: "+urlS);
+            System.out.println("getJarName res: "+uriS);
         }
-        return urlS;
+        return uriS;
     }
 
     /**
      * The Class's <code>com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion</code> 
-     * URL <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class</code>
+     * URI <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class</code>
      * Jar basename <code>gluegen-rt.jar</code> will be returned.
      * <p>
      * <i>sub_protocol</i> may be "file", "http", etc..
@@ -233,60 +234,63 @@ public class JarUtil {
      * @param clazzBinName <code>com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion</code>
      * @param cl
      * @return <code>gluegen-rt.jar</code>
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URL doesn't match the expected formatting 
-     * @throws IOException if the class's Jar file could not been found by the ClassLoader 
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URI doesn't match the expected formatting 
+     * @throws IOException if the class's Jar file could not been found by the ClassLoader.
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if the URI could not be translated into a RFC 2396 URI
      * @see {@link IOUtil#getClassURL(String, ClassLoader)}
      */
-    public static String getJarBasename(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException {
-        return getJarBasename(getJarURL(clazzBinName, cl));
+    public static String getJarBasename(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException, URISyntaxException {
+        return getJarBasename( getJarURI(clazzBinName, cl) );
     }
     
     /**
-     * The Class's Jar URL <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class</code>
-     * Jar file's sub URL <code><i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar</code> will be returned.
+     * The Class's Jar URI <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class</code>
+     * Jar file's sub URI <code><i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar</code> will be returned.
      * <p>
      * <i>sub_protocol</i> may be "file", "http", etc..
      * </p>
      * 
-     * @param classJarURL as retrieved w/ {@link #getJarURL(String, ClassLoader) getJarURL("com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion", cl)}, 
+     * @param classJarURI as retrieved w/ {@link #getJarURI(String, ClassLoader) getJarURI("com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion", cl).toURI()}, 
      *                    i.e. <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class</code>
      * @param cl
      * @return <code><i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar</code>
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URL doesn't match the expected formatting or is null 
-     * @throws MalformedURLException if the computed URL specifies an unknown protocol
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URI doesn't match the expected formatting or is null 
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if the URI could not be translated into a RFC 2396 URI
      * @see {@link IOUtil#getClassURL(String, ClassLoader)}
      */
-    public static URL getJarSubURL(URL classJarURL) throws IllegalArgumentException, MalformedURLException {
-        if(null == classJarURL) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("URL is null");            
+    public static URI getJarSubURI(URI classJarURI) throws IllegalArgumentException, URISyntaxException {
+        if(null == classJarURI) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("URI is null");            
+        }
+        if( !classJarURI.getScheme().equals(IOUtil.JAR_SCHEME) ) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("URI is not a using scheme "+IOUtil.JAR_SCHEME+": <"+classJarURI+">");
         }
-        String urlS = classJarURL.toExternalForm();
-        urlS = urlS.substring(4, urlS.length()); // exclude 'jar:'
+        String uriS = classJarURI.getRawSchemeSpecificPart();
         
         // from 
         //   file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class
         // to
         //   file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar
-        int idx = urlS.lastIndexOf('!');
+        int idx = uriS.lastIndexOf('!');
         if (0 <= idx) {
-            urlS = urlS.substring(0, idx); // exclude '!/'
+            uriS = uriS.substring(0, idx); // exclude '!/'
         } else {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("JAR URL does not contain jar url terminator '!', url <"+urlS+">");
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("JAR URI does not contain jar uri terminator '!', uri <"+classJarURI+">");
         }
         
-        if(0 >= urlS.lastIndexOf(".jar")) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No Jar name in <"+classJarURL.toExternalForm()+">, got <"+urlS+">");
+        if(0 >= uriS.lastIndexOf(".jar")) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No Jar name in <"+classJarURI+">");
         }                    
         if(DEBUG) {
-            System.out.println("getJarSubURL res: "+urlS);
+            System.out.println("getJarSubURI res: "+uriS);
         }
-        return new URL(urlS);
+        return new URI(uriS);
     }
 
     /**
      * The Class's <code>com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion</code> 
-     * URL <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class</code>
-     * Jar file's sub URL <code><i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar</code> will be returned.
+     * URI <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class</code>
+     * Jar file's sub URI <code><i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar</code> will be returned.
      * <p>
      * <i>sub_protocol</i> may be "file", "http", etc..
      * </p>
@@ -294,18 +298,19 @@ public class JarUtil {
      * @param clazzBinName <code>com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion</code>
      * @param cl
      * @return <code><i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar</code>
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URL doesn't match the expected formatting 
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URI doesn't match the expected formatting 
      * @throws IOException if the class's Jar file could not been found by the ClassLoader 
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if the URI could not be translated into a RFC 2396 URI
      * @see {@link IOUtil#getClassURL(String, ClassLoader)}
      */
-    public static URL getJarSubURL(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException {
-        return getJarSubURL(getJarURL(clazzBinName, cl));
+    public static URI getJarSubURI(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException, URISyntaxException {
+        return getJarSubURI( getJarURI(clazzBinName, cl) );
     }
 
     /**
      * The Class's <code>"com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion"</code> 
-     * URL <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class"</code>
-     * Jar file URL <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/</code> will be returned.
+     * URI <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class"</code>
+     * Jar file URI <code>jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/</code> will be returned.
      * <p>
      * <i>sub_protocol</i> may be "file", "http", etc..
      * </p>
@@ -313,101 +318,101 @@ public class JarUtil {
      * @param clazzBinName "com.jogamp.common.GlueGenVersion" 
      * @param cl
      * @return "jar:<i>sub_protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/"
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URL doesn't match the expected formatting or null arguments 
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URI doesn't match the expected formatting or null arguments 
      * @throws IOException if the class's Jar file could not been found by the ClassLoader 
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if the URI could not be translated into a RFC 2396 URI
      * @see {@link IOUtil#getClassURL(String, ClassLoader)}
      */
-    public static URL getJarFileURL(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException {
+    public static URI getJarFileURI(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException, URISyntaxException {
         if(null == clazzBinName || null == cl) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("null arguments: clazzBinName "+clazzBinName+", cl "+cl);
         }
-        URL url = getJarSubURL(clazzBinName, cl);
-        url = new URL("jar:"+url.toExternalForm()+"!/");
+        final URI uri = new URI(IOUtil.JAR_SCHEME, getJarSubURI(clazzBinName, cl).toString()+"!/", null);
         if(DEBUG) {
-            System.out.println("getJarFileURL res: "+url);
+            System.out.println("getJarFileURI res: "+uri);
         }
-        return url;
+        return uri;
     }
 
     /**
-     * The URL's <code><i>protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar</code>
-     * parent dirname URL <code><i>protocol</i>:/some/path/</code> will be returned.
+     * The URI's <code><i>protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar</code>
+     * parent dirname URI <code><i>protocol</i>:/some/path/</code> will be returned.
      * <p>
      * <i>protocol</i> may be "file", "http", etc..
      * </p>
      * 
-     * @param aURL "<i>protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar"
+     * @param aURI "<i>protocol</i>:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar"
      * @return "<i>protocol</i>:/some/path/"
-     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URL doesn't match the expected formatting, or is null
-     * @throws MalformedURLException
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the URI doesn't match the expected formatting, or is null
+     * @throws URISyntaxException 
      */
-    public static URL getURLDirname(URL aURL) throws IllegalArgumentException, MalformedURLException {
-        if(null == aURL) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("URL is null");            
+    public static URI getURIDirname(URI aURI) throws IllegalArgumentException, URISyntaxException {
+        if(null == aURI) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("URI is null");            
         }
-        String urlS = aURL.toExternalForm();
+        String uriS = aURI.toString();
         if(DEBUG) {
-            System.out.println("getURLDirname "+aURL+", extForm: "+urlS);
+            System.out.println("getURIDirname "+aURI+", extForm: "+uriS);
         }
         // from 
         //   file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar  _or_ rsrc:gluegen-rt.jar
         // to
         //   file:/some/path/                _or_ rsrc:
-        int idx = urlS.lastIndexOf('/');
+        int idx = uriS.lastIndexOf('/');
         if(0 > idx) {
             // no abs-path, check for protocol terminator ':'
-            idx = urlS.lastIndexOf(':');
+            idx = uriS.lastIndexOf(':');
             if(0 > idx) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("URL does not contain protocol terminator ':', in <"+aURL.toExternalForm()+">, got <"+urlS+">");
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("URI does not contain protocol terminator ':', in <"+aURI+">");
             }
         }
-        urlS = urlS.substring(0, idx+1); // exclude jar name, include terminal '/' or ':'        
+        uriS = uriS.substring(0, idx+1); // exclude jar name, include terminal '/' or ':'        
         
         if(DEBUG) {
-            System.out.println("getJarURLDirname res: "+urlS);
+            System.out.println("getJarURIDirname res: "+uriS);
         }        
-        return new URL(urlS);
+        return new URI(uriS);
     }
             
     /**
-     * @param baseUrl file:/some/path/
+     * @param baseUri file:/some/path/
      * @param jarFileName gluegen-rt.jar
      * @return jar:file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/
-     * @throws MalformedURLException
+     * @throws URISyntaxException 
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException null arguments
      */
-    public static URL getJarFileURL(URL baseUrl, String jarFileName) throws IOException, MalformedURLException {
-        if(null == baseUrl || null == jarFileName) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("null arguments: baseUrl "+baseUrl+", jarFileName "+jarFileName);
+    public static URI getJarFileURI(URI baseUri, String jarFileName) throws IllegalArgumentException, URISyntaxException {
+        if(null == baseUri || null == jarFileName) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("null arguments: baseURI "+baseUri+", jarFileName "+jarFileName);
         }
-        return new URL("jar:"+baseUrl.toExternalForm()+jarFileName+"!/");
+        return new URI(IOUtil.JAR_SCHEME, baseUri.toString()+jarFileName+"!/", null);
     }
     
     /**
-     * @param jarSubUrl file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar
+     * @param jarSubUri file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar
      * @return jar:file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/
-     * @throws MalformedURLException
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException null arguments
+     * @throws URISyntaxException 
      */
-    public static URL getJarFileURL(URL jarSubUrl) throws MalformedURLException, IllegalArgumentException {
-        if(null == jarSubUrl) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("jarSubUrl is null");
+    public static URI getJarFileURI(URI jarSubUri) throws IllegalArgumentException, URISyntaxException {
+        if(null == jarSubUri) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("jarSubURI is null");
         }
-        return new URL("jar:"+jarSubUrl.toExternalForm()+"!/");
+        return new URI(IOUtil.JAR_SCHEME, jarSubUri.toString()+"!/", null);
     }
     
     /**
-     * @param jarFileURL jar:file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/
+     * @param jarFileURI jar:file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/
      * @param jarEntry com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class
      * @return jar:file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/com/jogamp/common/GlueGenVersion.class
-     * @throws MalformedURLException
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException null arguments
+     * @throws URISyntaxException 
      */
-    public static URL getJarEntryURL(URL jarFileURL, String jarEntry) throws MalformedURLException, IllegalArgumentException {
+    public static URI getJarEntryURI(URI jarFileURI, String jarEntry) throws IllegalArgumentException, URISyntaxException {
         if(null == jarEntry) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("jarEntry is null");
         }
-        return new URL(jarFileURL.toExternalForm()+jarEntry);
+        return new URI(jarFileURI.toString()+jarEntry);
     }
     
     /**
@@ -416,28 +421,30 @@ public class JarUtil {
      * @return JarFile containing the named class within the given ClassLoader
      * @throws IOException if the class's Jar file could not been found by the ClassLoader 
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException null arguments
-     * @see {@link #getJarFileURL(String, ClassLoader)}
+     * @throws URISyntaxException if the URI could not be translated into a RFC 2396 URI
+     * @see {@link #getJarFileURI(String, ClassLoader)}
      */
-    public static JarFile getJarFile(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
-        return getJarFile(getJarFileURL(clazzBinName, cl));
+    public static JarFile getJarFile(String clazzBinName, ClassLoader cl) throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException, URISyntaxException {
+        return getJarFile( getJarFileURI(clazzBinName, cl) );
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param jarFileURL jar:file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/
-     * @return JarFile as named by URL within the given ClassLoader
+     * @param jarFileURI jar:file:/some/path/gluegen-rt.jar!/
+     * @return JarFile as named by URI within the given ClassLoader
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException null arguments
      * @throws IOException if the Jar file could not been found 
      */
-    public static JarFile getJarFile(URL jarFileUrl) throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
-        if(null == jarFileUrl) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("null jarFileUrl");
+    public static JarFile getJarFile(URI jarFileURI) throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
+        if(null == jarFileURI) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("null jarFileURI");
         }
         if(DEBUG) {
-            System.out.println("getJarFile: "+jarFileUrl);
-        }        
-        URLConnection urlc = jarFileUrl.openConnection();
+            System.out.println("getJarFile: "+jarFileURI);
+        }
+        final URL jarFileURL = jarFileURI.toURL();
+        final URLConnection urlc = jarFileURL.openConnection();
         if(urlc instanceof JarURLConnection) {
-            JarURLConnection jarConnection = (JarURLConnection)jarFileUrl.openConnection();
+            JarURLConnection jarConnection = (JarURLConnection)jarFileURL.openConnection();
             JarFile jarFile = jarConnection.getJarFile();
             if(DEBUG) {
                 System.out.println("getJarFile res: "+jarFile.getName());
@@ -458,8 +465,8 @@ public class JarUtil {
             System.err.println("JarUtil: getNativeLibNames: "+jarFile);
         }
 
-        Map<String,String> nameMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
-        Enumeration<JarEntry> entries = jarFile.entries();
+        final Map<String,String> nameMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        final Enumeration<JarEntry> entries = jarFile.entries();
         
         while (entries.hasMoreElements()) {
             final JarEntry entry = entries.nextElement();
diff --git a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/cache/TempJarCache.java b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/cache/TempJarCache.java
index 6f24c68..b17dd52 100644
--- a/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/cache/TempJarCache.java
+++ b/src/java/com/jogamp/common/util/cache/TempJarCache.java
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
-import java.net.MalformedURLException;
-import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.security.cert.Certificate;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ public class TempJarCache {
     }
     
     // Set of jar files added
-    private static Map<URL, LoadState> nativeLibJars;
-    private static Map<URL, LoadState> classFileJars;
-    private static Map<URL, LoadState> resourceFileJars;
+    private static Map<URI, LoadState> nativeLibJars;
+    private static Map<URI, LoadState> classFileJars;
+    private static Map<URI, LoadState> resourceFileJars;
 
     private static TempFileCache tmpFileCache;
     
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ public class TempJarCache {
                     if(!staticInitError) {
                         // Initialize the collections of resources
                         nativeLibMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
-                        nativeLibJars = new HashMap<URL, LoadState>();
-                        classFileJars = new HashMap<URL, LoadState>();
-                        resourceFileJars = new HashMap<URL, LoadState>();
+                        nativeLibJars = new HashMap<URI, LoadState>();
+                        classFileJars = new HashMap<URI, LoadState>();
+                        resourceFileJars = new HashMap<URI, LoadState>();
                     }
                     if(DEBUG) {
                         System.err.println("TempJarCache.initSingleton(): ok "+(false==staticInitError)+", "+ tmpFileCache.getTempDir());
@@ -175,52 +175,51 @@ public class TempJarCache {
         return tmpFileCache;
     }
     
-    public synchronized static boolean checkNativeLibs(URL jarURL, LoadState exp) throws IOException {
+    public synchronized static boolean checkNativeLibs(URI jarURI, LoadState exp) throws IOException {
         checkInitialized();
-        if(null == jarURL) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("jarURL is null");
+        if(null == jarURI) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("jarURI is null");
         }
-        return testLoadState(nativeLibJars.get(jarURL), exp);
+        return testLoadState(nativeLibJars.get(jarURI), exp);
     }    
 
-    public synchronized static boolean checkClasses(URL jarURL, LoadState exp) throws IOException {
+    public synchronized static boolean checkClasses(URI jarURI, LoadState exp) throws IOException {
         checkInitialized();
-        if(null == jarURL) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("jarURL is null");
+        if(null == jarURI) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("jarURI is null");
         }
-        return testLoadState(classFileJars.get(jarURL), exp);
+        return testLoadState(classFileJars.get(jarURI), exp);
     }    
 
-    public synchronized static boolean checkResources(URL jarURL, LoadState exp) throws IOException {
+    public synchronized static boolean checkResources(URI jarURI, LoadState exp) throws IOException {
         checkInitialized();
-        if(null == jarURL) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("jarURL is null");
+        if(null == jarURI) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("jarURI is null");
         }
-        return testLoadState(resourceFileJars.get(jarURL), exp);
+        return testLoadState(resourceFileJars.get(jarURI), exp);
     }
     
     /**
      * Adds native libraries, if not yet added.
      * 
      * @param certClass if class is certified, the JarFile entries needs to have the same certificate 
-     * @param jarURL
-     * @throws IOException if the <code>jarURL</code> could not be loaded or a previous load attempt failed
+     * @param jarURI
+     * @throws IOException if the <code>jarURI</code> could not be loaded or a previous load attempt failed
      * @throws SecurityException
      */
-    public synchronized static final void addNativeLibs(Class<?> certClass, URL jarURL) throws IOException, SecurityException {        
-        final LoadState nativeLibJarsLS = nativeLibJars.get(jarURL);
+    public synchronized static final void addNativeLibs(Class<?> certClass, URI jarURI) throws IOException, SecurityException {        
+        final LoadState nativeLibJarsLS = nativeLibJars.get(jarURI);
         if( !testLoadState(nativeLibJarsLS, LoadState.LOOKED_UP) ) { 
-            nativeLibJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
-            final JarFile jarFile = JarUtil.getJarFile(jarURL);
+            nativeLibJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
+            final JarFile jarFile = JarUtil.getJarFile(jarURI);
             if(DEBUG) {
-                System.err.println("TempJarCache: addNativeLibs: "+jarURL+": nativeJar "+jarFile.getName());
+                System.err.println("TempJarCache: addNativeLibs: "+jarURI+": nativeJar "+jarFile.getName());
             }
             validateCertificates(certClass, jarFile);
-            JarUtil.extract(tmpFileCache.getTempDir(), nativeLibMap, jarFile, 
-                            true, false, false); 
-            nativeLibJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOADED);
+            JarUtil.extract(tmpFileCache.getTempDir(), nativeLibMap, jarFile, true, false, false); 
+            nativeLibJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOADED);
         } else if( !testLoadState(nativeLibJarsLS, LoadState.LOADED) ) {
-            throw new IOException("TempJarCache: addNativeLibs: "+jarURL+", previous load attempt failed");
+            throw new IOException("TempJarCache: addNativeLibs: "+jarURI+", previous load attempt failed");
         }
     }
     
@@ -231,24 +230,24 @@ public class TempJarCache {
      * needs Classloader.defineClass(..) access, ie. own derivation - will do when needed ..
      * 
      * @param certClass if class is certified, the JarFile entries needs to have the same certificate 
-     * @param jarFile
-     * @throws IOException if the <code>jarURL</code> could not be loaded or a previous load attempt failed
+     * @param jarURI
+     * @throws IOException if the <code>jarURI</code> could not be loaded or a previous load attempt failed
      * @throws SecurityException
      */
-    public synchronized static final void addClasses(Class<?> certClass, URL jarURL) throws IOException, SecurityException {
-        final LoadState classFileJarsLS = classFileJars.get(jarURL);
+    public synchronized static final void addClasses(Class<?> certClass, URI jarURI) throws IOException, SecurityException {
+        final LoadState classFileJarsLS = classFileJars.get(jarURI);
         if( !testLoadState(classFileJarsLS, LoadState.LOOKED_UP) ) { 
-            classFileJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
-            final JarFile jarFile = JarUtil.getJarFile(jarURL);
+            classFileJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
+            final JarFile jarFile = JarUtil.getJarFile(jarURI);
             if(DEBUG) {
-                System.err.println("TempJarCache: addClasses: "+jarURL+": nativeJar "+jarFile.getName());
+                System.err.println("TempJarCache: addClasses: "+jarURI+": nativeJar "+jarFile.getName());
             }
             validateCertificates(certClass, jarFile);
             JarUtil.extract(tmpFileCache.getTempDir(), null, jarFile, 
                             false, true, false); 
-            classFileJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOADED);
+            classFileJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOADED);
         } else if( !testLoadState(classFileJarsLS, LoadState.LOADED) ) {
-            throw new IOException("TempJarCache: addClasses: "+jarURL+", previous load attempt failed");
+            throw new IOException("TempJarCache: addClasses: "+jarURI+", previous load attempt failed");
         }
     }
     
@@ -256,25 +255,25 @@ public class TempJarCache {
      * Adds native resources, if not yet added.
      * 
      * @param certClass if class is certified, the JarFile entries needs to have the same certificate 
-     * @param jarFile
+     * @param jarURI
      * @return
-     * @throws IOException if the <code>jarURL</code> could not be loaded or a previous load attempt failed
+     * @throws IOException if the <code>jarURI</code> could not be loaded or a previous load attempt failed
      * @throws SecurityException
      */
-    public synchronized static final void addResources(Class<?> certClass, URL jarURL) throws IOException, SecurityException {        
-        final LoadState resourceFileJarsLS = resourceFileJars.get(jarURL);
+    public synchronized static final void addResources(Class<?> certClass, URI jarURI) throws IOException, SecurityException {        
+        final LoadState resourceFileJarsLS = resourceFileJars.get(jarURI);
         if( !testLoadState(resourceFileJarsLS, LoadState.LOOKED_UP) ) { 
-            resourceFileJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
-            final JarFile jarFile = JarUtil.getJarFile(jarURL);
+            resourceFileJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
+            final JarFile jarFile = JarUtil.getJarFile(jarURI);
             if(DEBUG) {
-                System.err.println("TempJarCache: addResources: "+jarURL+": nativeJar "+jarFile.getName());
+                System.err.println("TempJarCache: addResources: "+jarURI+": nativeJar "+jarFile.getName());
             }
             validateCertificates(certClass, jarFile);
             JarUtil.extract(tmpFileCache.getTempDir(), null, jarFile, 
                             false, false, true); 
-            resourceFileJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOADED);
+            resourceFileJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOADED);
         } else if( !testLoadState(resourceFileJarsLS, LoadState.LOADED) ) {
-            throw new IOException("TempJarCache: addResources: "+jarURL+", previous load attempt failed");
+            throw new IOException("TempJarCache: addResources: "+jarURI+", previous load attempt failed");
         }
     }
     
@@ -286,18 +285,18 @@ public class TempJarCache {
      * needs Classloader.defineClass(..) access, ie. own derivation - will do when needed ..
      * 
      * @param certClass if class is certified, the JarFile entries needs to have the same certificate 
-     * @param jarFile
-     * @throws IOException if the <code>jarURL</code> could not be loaded or a previous load attempt failed
+     * @param jarURI
+     * @throws IOException if the <code>jarURI</code> could not be loaded or a previous load attempt failed
      * @throws SecurityException
      */
-    public synchronized static final void addAll(Class<?> certClass, URL jarURL) throws IOException, SecurityException {
+    public synchronized static final void addAll(Class<?> certClass, URI jarURI) throws IOException, SecurityException {
         checkInitialized();
-        if(null == jarURL) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("jarURL is null");
+        if(null == jarURI) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("jarURI is null");
         }
-        final LoadState nativeLibJarsLS = nativeLibJars.get(jarURL);
-        final LoadState classFileJarsLS = classFileJars.get(jarURL);
-        final LoadState resourceFileJarsLS = resourceFileJars.get(jarURL);
+        final LoadState nativeLibJarsLS = nativeLibJars.get(jarURI);
+        final LoadState classFileJarsLS = classFileJars.get(jarURI);
+        final LoadState resourceFileJarsLS = resourceFileJars.get(jarURI);
         if( !testLoadState(nativeLibJarsLS, LoadState.LOOKED_UP) || 
             !testLoadState(classFileJarsLS, LoadState.LOOKED_UP) || 
             !testLoadState(resourceFileJarsLS, LoadState.LOOKED_UP) ) {
@@ -308,18 +307,18 @@ public class TempJarCache {
             
             // mark looked-up (those who are not loaded)
             if(extractNativeLibraries) {
-                nativeLibJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
+                nativeLibJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
             }
             if(extractClassFiles) {
-                classFileJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
+                classFileJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
             }
             if(extractOtherFiles) {
-                resourceFileJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
+                resourceFileJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
             }
             
-            final JarFile jarFile = JarUtil.getJarFile(jarURL);
+            final JarFile jarFile = JarUtil.getJarFile(jarURI);
             if(DEBUG) {
-                System.err.println("TempJarCache: addAll: "+jarURL+": nativeJar "+jarFile.getName());
+                System.err.println("TempJarCache: addAll: "+jarURI+": nativeJar "+jarFile.getName());
             }
             validateCertificates(certClass, jarFile);
             JarUtil.extract(tmpFileCache.getTempDir(), nativeLibMap, jarFile, 
@@ -327,18 +326,18 @@ public class TempJarCache {
             
             // mark loaded (those were just loaded)
             if(extractNativeLibraries) {
-                nativeLibJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOADED);
+                nativeLibJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOADED);
             }
             if(extractClassFiles) {
-                classFileJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOADED);
+                classFileJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOADED);
             }
             if(extractOtherFiles) {
-                resourceFileJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOADED);
+                resourceFileJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOADED);
             }
         } else if( !testLoadState(nativeLibJarsLS, LoadState.LOADED) || 
                    !testLoadState(classFileJarsLS, LoadState.LOADED) || 
                    !testLoadState(resourceFileJarsLS, LoadState.LOADED) ) {
-            throw new IOException("TempJarCache: addAll: "+jarURL+", previous load attempt failed");            
+            throw new IOException("TempJarCache: addAll: "+jarURI+", previous load attempt failed");            
         }
     }
     
@@ -382,11 +381,11 @@ public class TempJarCache {
         return null;
     }
     
-    public synchronized static final URL getResource(String name) throws MalformedURLException {
+    public synchronized static final URI getResource(String name) throws URISyntaxException {
         checkInitialized();
         final File f = new File(tmpFileCache.getTempDir(), name);
         if(f.exists()) {
-            return IOUtil.toURLSimple(f);
+            return IOUtil.toURISimple(f);
         }
         return null;
     }
@@ -402,18 +401,18 @@ public class TempJarCache {
      * @throws IOException
      * @throws SecurityException
      */
-    public synchronized static final void bootstrapNativeLib(Class<?> certClass, String libBaseName, URL jarURL) 
+    public synchronized static final void bootstrapNativeLib(Class<?> certClass, String libBaseName, URI jarURI) 
             throws IOException, SecurityException {
         checkInitialized();
         boolean ok = false;
         int countEntries = 0;
-        final LoadState nativeLibJarsLS = nativeLibJars.get(jarURL);
+        final LoadState nativeLibJarsLS = nativeLibJars.get(jarURI);
         if( !testLoadState(nativeLibJarsLS, LoadState.LOOKED_UP) && !nativeLibMap.containsKey(libBaseName) ) {
             if(DEBUG) {
-                System.err.println("TempJarCache: bootstrapNativeLib(certClass: "+certClass+", libBaseName "+libBaseName+", jarURL "+jarURL+")");
+                System.err.println("TempJarCache: bootstrapNativeLib(certClass: "+certClass+", libBaseName "+libBaseName+", jarURI "+jarURI+")");
             }
-            nativeLibJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
-            final JarFile jarFile = JarUtil.getJarFile(jarURL);
+            nativeLibJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOOKED_UP);
+            final JarFile jarFile = JarUtil.getJarFile(jarURI);
             if(DEBUG) {
                 System.err.println("TempJarCache: bootstrapNativeLib: nativeJar "+jarFile.getName());
             }
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ public class TempJarCache {
                     } finally { in.close(); out.close(); }
                     if (numBytes>0) {
                         nativeLibMap.put(libBaseName, destFile.getAbsolutePath());
-                        nativeLibJars.put(jarURL, LoadState.LOADED);
+                        nativeLibJars.put(jarURI, LoadState.LOADED);
                         ok = true;
                         countEntries++;
                     }
@@ -451,7 +450,7 @@ public class TempJarCache {
         } else if( testLoadState(nativeLibJarsLS, LoadState.LOADED) ) {
             ok = true; // already loaded
         } else {
-            throw new IOException("TempJarCache: bootstrapNativeLib: "+jarURL+", previous load attempt failed");
+            throw new IOException("TempJarCache: bootstrapNativeLib: "+jarURI+", previous load attempt failed");
         }
         if(DEBUG) {
             System.err.println("TempJarCache: bootstrapNativeLib() done, count "+countEntries+", ok "+ok);