return try {
      URI(uri)
    } catch (e: URISyntaxException) {
      // Unlikely edge case: the URI has a forbidden character in the fragment. Strip it & retry.
      try {
        val stripped = uri.replace(Regex("[\\u0000-\\u001F\\u007F-\\u009F\\p{javaWhitespace}]"), "")
        URI.create(stripped)
      } catch (e1: Exception) {
        throw RuntimeException(e) // Unexpected!
      }
    }
  }

  /**