Fixes edge case with absolute path #55
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Issue: url.ParseRequestURI() incorrectly handles absolute file paths as valid URLs
Problem
When using url.ParseRequestURI() to validate URLs for image processing, the function incorrectly returns success (nil error) for absolute file paths (e.g., /usr/local/images/photo.jpg) because it considers them valid URI paths according to RFC 3986. This caused the code to attempt downloading local files as if they were web URLs.
Impact
Solution
Replace the url.ParseRequestURI() check with an explicit HTTP(S) prefix check:
Technical Details
Testing
Resolves: #54