}

		// As this is path in the URL, we should use path package, not filepath package.
		// On MS Windows, filepath.Clean() converts into Windows path style ie `/foo` becomes `\foo`
		u.Path = path.Clean(u.Path)
		if isEmptyPath(u.Path) {
			return ep, fmt.Errorf("empty or root path is not supported in URL endpoint")
		}