Fixed changelog link.

Expunge user:pass@... from Host header.

AUTHORS.rst

@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ Patches and ideas
 * `Davey Shafik <https://github.com/dshafik>`_
 * `cido <https://github.com/cido>`_
 * `Justin Bonnar <https://github.com/jargonjustin>`_
+* `Nathan LaFreniere <https://github.com/nlf>`_

README.rst

@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ See also ``http --help``.
 Examples
 --------
 
-
 Custom `HTTP method`_, `HTTP headers`_ and `JSON`_ data:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
@@ -226,6 +225,42 @@ The only information HTTPie needs to perform a request is a URL.
 The default scheme is, somewhat unsurprisingly, ``http://``,
 and can be omitted from the argument – ``http example.org`` works just fine.
 
+Additionally, curl-like shorthand for localhost is supported.
+This means that, for example ``:3000`` would expand to ``http://localhost:3000``
+If the port is omitted, then port 80 is assumed.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ http :/foo
+
+
+.. code-block:: http
+
+    GET /foo HTTP/1.1
+    Host: localhost
+
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ http :3000/bar
+
+
+.. code-block:: http
+
+    GET /bar HTTP/1.1
+    Host: localhost:3000
+
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ http :
+
+
+.. code-block:: http
+
+    GET / HTTP/1.1
+    Host: localhost
+
 If find yourself manually constructing URLs with **querystring parameters**
 on the terminal, you may appreciate the ``param==value`` syntax for appending
 URL parameters so that you don't have to worry about escaping the ``&``
@@ -246,14 +281,15 @@ command:
 Request Items
 =============
 
-There are five different *request item* types that provide a
+There are a few different *request item* types that provide a
 convenient mechanism for specifying HTTP headers, simple JSON and
 form data, files, and URL parameters.
 
 They are key/value pairs specified after the URL. All have in
 common that they become part of the actual request that is sent and that
 their type is distinguished only by the separator used:
-``:``, ``=``, ``:=``, ``@``, and ``==``.
+``:``, ``=``, ``:=``, ``==``, ``@``, ``=@``, and ``:=@``. The ones with an
+``@`` expect a file path as value.
 
 +-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
 | Item Type             | Description                                         |
@@ -266,16 +302,16 @@ their type is distinguished only by the separator used:
 |                       | The ``==`` separator is used                        |
 +-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
 | Data Fields           | Request data fields to be serialized as a JSON      |
-| ``field=value``       | object (default), or to be form encoded             |
+| ``field=value``,      | object (default), or to be form-encoded             |
-|                       | (``--form, -f``).                                   |
+| ``field=@file.txt``   | (``--form, -f``).                                   |
 +-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
 | Raw JSON fields       | Useful when sending JSON and one or                 |
-| ``field:=json``       | more fields need to be a ``Boolean``, ``Number``,   |
+| ``field:=json``,      | more fields need to be a ``Boolean``, ``Number``,   |
-|                       | nested ``Object``, or an ``Array``,  e.g.,          |
+| ``field:=@file.json`` | nested ``Object``, or an ``Array``,  e.g.,          |
 |                       | ``meals:='["ham","spam"]'`` or ``pies:=[1,2,3]``    |
 |                       | (note the quotes).                                  |
 +-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| Files                 | Only available with ``--form, -f``.                 |
+| Form File Fields      | Only available with ``--form, -f``.                 |
 | ``field@/dir/file``   | For example ``screenshot@~/Pictures/img.png``.      |
 |                       | The presence of a file field results                |
 |                       | in a ``multipart/form-data`` request.               |
@@ -285,6 +321,8 @@ You can use ``\`` to escape characters that shouldn't be used as separators
 (or parts thereof). For instance, ``foo\==bar`` will become a data key/value
 pair (``foo=`` and ``bar``) instead of a URL parameter.
 
+You can also quote values, e.g. ``foo="bar baz"``.
+
 Note that data fields aren't the only way to specify request data:
 `Redirected input`_ allows for passing arbitrary data to be sent with the
 request.
@@ -332,11 +370,16 @@ Simple example:
 
 
 Non-string fields use the ``:=`` separator, which allows you to embed raw JSON
-into the resulting object:
+into the resulting object. Text and raw JSON files can also be embedded into
+fields using ``=@`` and ``:=@``:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ http PUT api.example.com/person/1 name=John age:=29 married:=false hobbies:='["http", "pies"]'
+    $ http PUT api.example.com/person/1 \
+        name=John \
+        age:=29 married:=false hobbies:='["http", "pies"]' \  # Raw JSON
+        description=@about-john.txt \   # Embed text file
+        bookmarks:=@bookmarks.json      # Embed JSON file
 
 
 .. code-block:: http
@@ -352,8 +395,12 @@ into the resulting object:
             "http",
             "pies"
         ],
+        "description": "John is a nice guy who likes pies.",
         "married": false,
-        "name": "John"
+        "name": "John",
+        "bookmarks": {
+            "HTTPie": "http://httpie.org",
+        }
     }
 
 
@@ -383,7 +430,7 @@ Regular Forms
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ http --form POST api.example.org/person/1 name='John Smith' email=john@example.org
+    $ http --form POST api.example.org/person/1 name='John Smith' email=john@example.org cv=@~/Documents/cv.txt
 
 
 .. code-block:: http
@@ -391,7 +438,7 @@ Regular Forms
     POST /person/1 HTTP/1.1
     Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8
 
-    name=John+Smith&email=john%40example.org
+    name=John+Smith&email=john%40example.org&cv=John's+CV+...
 
 
 -----------------
@@ -416,6 +463,9 @@ submitted:
         <input type="file" name="cv" />
     </form>
 
+Note that ``@`` is used to simulate a file upload form field, whereas
+``=@`` just embeds the file content as a regular text field value.
+
 
 ============
 HTTP Headers
@@ -519,8 +569,9 @@ Authorization information from your ``~/.netrc`` file is honored as well:
 Auth Plugins
 ------------
 
-* `httpie-ntlm <https://github.com/jkbr/httpie-ntlm>`_
+* `httpie-oauth <https://github.com/jkbr/httpie-oauth>`_: OAuth
-* `httpie-oauth <https://github.com/jkbr/httpie-oauth>`_
+* `httpie-ntlm <https://github.com/jkbr/httpie-ntlm>`_: NTLM (NT LAN Manager)
+* `httpie-negotiate <https://github.com/ndzou/httpie-negotiate>`_: SPNEGO (GSS Negotiate)
 
 
 =======
@@ -532,7 +583,7 @@ protocol (which is included in the value in case of redirects across protocols):
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ http --proxy=http:10.10.1.10:3128 --proxy=https:10.10.1.10:1080 example.org
+    $ http --proxy=http:http://10.10.1.10:3128 --proxy=https:https://10.10.1.10:1080 example.org
 
 
 With Basic authentication:
@@ -550,8 +601,8 @@ In your ``~/.bash_profile``:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
- export HTTP_PROXY=10.10.1.10:3128
+ export HTTP_PROXY=http://10.10.1.10:3128
- export HTTPS_PROXY=10.10.1.10:1080
+ export HTTPS_PROXY=https://10.10.1.10:1080
  export NO_PROXY=localhost,example.com
 
 
@@ -1197,7 +1248,7 @@ See `claudiatd/httpie-artwork`_
 Authors
 =======
 
-`Jakub Roztocil`_  (`@jakubroztocil`_) created HTTPie and `these fine people`_
+`Jakub Roztocil`_  (`@jkbrzt`_) created HTTPie and `these fine people`_
 have contributed.
 
 =======
@@ -1213,7 +1264,13 @@ Changelog
 
 *You can click a version name to see a diff with the previous one.*
 
-* `0.8.0-dev`_
+* `0.9.0-dev`_
+* `0.8.0`_ (2014-01-25)
+    * Added ``field=@file.txt`` and ``field:=@file.json`` for embedding
+      the contents of text and JSON files into request data.
+    * Added curl-style shorthand for localhost.
+    * Fixed request ``Host`` header value output so that it doesn't contain
+      credentials, if included in the URL.
 * `0.7.1`_ (2013-09-24)
     * Added ``--ignore-stdin``.
     * Added support for auth plugins.
@@ -1311,6 +1368,14 @@ Changelog
 * `0.1.6`_ (2012-03-04)
 
 
+------------
+
+
+.. image:: https://d2weczhvl823v0.cloudfront.net/jkbr/httpie/trend.png
+    :target: https://bitdeli.com/free
+    :alt: Bitdeli Badge
+
+
 .. _Requests: http://python-requests.org
 .. _Pygments: http://pygments.org/
 .. _pip: http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/index.html
@@ -1321,8 +1386,8 @@ Changelog
 .. _Debian: http://packages.debian.org/httpie
 .. _the repository: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie
 .. _these fine people: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie/contributors
-.. _Jakub Roztocil: http://roztocil.name
+.. _Jakub Roztocil: http://subtleapps.com
-.. _@jakubroztocil: https://twitter.com/jakubroztocil
+.. _@jkbrzt: https://twitter.com/jkbrzt
 .. _existing issues: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie/issues?state=open
 .. _claudiatd/httpie-artwork: https://github.com/claudiatd/httpie-artwork
 .. _0.1.6: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie/compare/0.1.4...0.1.6
@@ -1339,6 +1404,7 @@ Changelog
 .. _0.5.1: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie/compare/0.5.0...0.5.1
 .. _0.6.0: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie/compare/0.5.1...0.6.0
 .. _0.7.1: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie/compare/0.6.0...0.7.1
-.. _0.8.0-dev: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie/compare/0.7.1...master
+.. _0.8.0: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie/compare/0.7.1...0.8.0
+.. _0.9.0-dev: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie/compare/0.8.0...master
 .. _AUTHORS.rst: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie/blob/master/AUTHORS.rst
 .. _LICENSE: https://github.com/jkbr/httpie/blob/master/LICENSE

httpie/__init__.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HTTPie - a CLI, cURL-like tool for humans.
 
 """
 __author__ = 'Jakub Roztocil'
-__version__ = '0.7.1'
+__version__ = '0.8.0'
 __licence__ = 'BSD'
 
 

httpie/cli.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from .plugins import plugin_manager
 from .sessions import DEFAULT_SESSIONS_DIR
 from .output import AVAILABLE_STYLES, DEFAULT_STYLE
 from .input import (Parser, AuthCredentialsArgType, KeyValueArgType,
-                    SEP_PROXY, SEP_CREDENTIALS, SEP_GROUP_ITEMS,
+                    SEP_PROXY, SEP_CREDENTIALS, SEP_GROUP_ALL_ITEMS,
                     OUT_REQ_HEAD, OUT_REQ_BODY, OUT_RESP_HEAD,
                     OUT_RESP_BODY, OUTPUT_OPTIONS, OUTPUT_OPTIONS_DEFAULT,
                     PRETTY_MAP, PRETTY_STDOUT_TTY_ONLY, SessionNameValidator)
@@ -88,13 +88,18 @@ positional.add_argument(
     help="""
     The scheme defaults to 'http://' if the URL does not include one.
 
+    You can also use a shorthand for localhost
+
+        $ http :3000                    # => http://localhost:3000
+        $ http :/foo                    # => http://localhost/foo
+
     """
 )
 positional.add_argument(
     'items',
-    metavar='REQUEST ITEM',
+    metavar='REQUEST_ITEM',
     nargs=ZERO_OR_MORE,
-    type=KeyValueArgType(*SEP_GROUP_ITEMS),
+    type=KeyValueArgType(*SEP_GROUP_ALL_ITEMS),
     help=r"""
     Optional key-value pairs to be included in the request. The separator used
     determines the type:
@@ -112,13 +117,21 @@ positional.add_argument(
 
         name=HTTPie  language=Python  description='CLI HTTP client'
 
+    ':=' Non-string JSON data fields (only with --json, -j):
+
+        awesome:=true  amount:=42  colors:='["red", "green", "blue"]'
+
     '@' Form file fields (only with --form, -f):
 
         cs@~/Documents/CV.pdf
 
-    ':=' Non-string JSON data fields (only with --json, -j):
+    '=@' A data field like '=', but takes a file path and embeds its content:
 
-        awesome:=true  amount:=42  colors:='["red", "green", "blue"]'
+         essay=@Documents/essay.txt
+
+    ':=@' A raw JSON field like ':=', but takes a file path and embeds its content:
+
+        package:=@./package.json
 
     You can use a backslash to escape a colliding separator in the field name:
 
@@ -186,7 +199,7 @@ output_processing.add_argument(
     default=DEFAULT_STYLE,
     choices=AVAILABLE_STYLES,
     help="""
-    Output coloring style (default is "{default}"). On of:
+    Output coloring style (default is "{default}"). One of:
 
 {available}
 
@@ -422,11 +435,12 @@ network.add_argument(
     '--proxy',
     default=[],
     action='append',
-    metavar='PROTOCOL:HOST',
+    metavar='PROTOCOL:PROXY_URL',
     type=KeyValueArgType(SEP_PROXY),
     help="""
-    String mapping protocol to the URL of the proxy (e.g. http:foo.bar:3128).
+    String mapping protocol to the URL of the proxy
-    You can specify multiple proxies with different protocols.
+    (e.g. http:http://foo.bar:3128). You can specify multiple proxies with
+    different protocols.
 
     """
 )

httpie/input.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sys
 import re
 import json
 import mimetypes
-from getpass import getpass
+import getpass
 from io import BytesIO
 #noinspection PyCompatibility
 from argparse import ArgumentParser, ArgumentTypeError, ArgumentError
@@ -37,22 +37,40 @@ SEP_PROXY = ':'
 SEP_DATA = '='
 SEP_DATA_RAW_JSON = ':='
 SEP_FILES = '@'
+SEP_DATA_EMBED_FILE = '=@'
+SEP_DATA_EMBED_RAW_JSON_FILE = ':=@'
 SEP_QUERY = '=='
 
 # Separators that become request data
 SEP_GROUP_DATA_ITEMS = frozenset([
     SEP_DATA,
     SEP_DATA_RAW_JSON,
-    SEP_FILES
+    SEP_FILES,
+    SEP_DATA_EMBED_FILE,
+    SEP_DATA_EMBED_RAW_JSON_FILE
+])
+
+# Separators for items whose value is a filename to be embedded
+SEP_GROUP_DATA_EMBED_ITEMS = frozenset([
+    SEP_DATA_EMBED_FILE,
+    SEP_DATA_EMBED_RAW_JSON_FILE,
+])
+
+# Separators for raw JSON items
+SEP_GROUP_RAW_JSON_ITEMS = frozenset([
+    SEP_DATA_RAW_JSON,
+    SEP_DATA_EMBED_RAW_JSON_FILE,
 ])
 
 # Separators allowed in ITEM arguments
-SEP_GROUP_ITEMS = frozenset([
+SEP_GROUP_ALL_ITEMS = frozenset([
     SEP_HEADERS,
     SEP_QUERY,
     SEP_DATA,
     SEP_DATA_RAW_JSON,
-    SEP_FILES
+    SEP_FILES,
+    SEP_DATA_EMBED_FILE,
+    SEP_DATA_EMBED_RAW_JSON_FILE,
 ])
 
 
@@ -120,7 +138,18 @@ class Parser(ArgumentParser):
         if not (self.args.url.startswith((HTTP, HTTPS))):
             # Default to 'https://' if invoked as `https args`.
             scheme = HTTPS if self.env.progname == 'https' else HTTP
-            self.args.url = scheme + self.args.url
+
+            # See if we're using curl style shorthand for localhost (:3000/foo)
+            shorthand = re.match(r'^:(?!:)(\d*)(/?.*)$', self.args.url)
+            if shorthand:
+                port = shorthand.group(1)
+                rest = shorthand.group(2)
+                self.args.url = scheme + 'localhost'
+                if port:
+                    self.args.url += ':' + port
+                self.args.url += rest
+            else:
+                self.args.url = scheme + self.args.url
         self._process_auth()
 
         return self.args
@@ -257,7 +286,7 @@ class Parser(ArgumentParser):
                 # Parse the URL as an ITEM and store it as the first ITEM arg.
                 self.args.items.insert(
                     0,
-                    KeyValueArgType(*SEP_GROUP_ITEMS).__call__(self.args.url)
+                    KeyValueArgType(*SEP_GROUP_ALL_ITEMS).__call__(self.args.url)
                 )
 
             except ArgumentTypeError as e:
@@ -558,9 +587,7 @@ def parse_items(items, data=None, headers=None, files=None, params=None):
         params = ParamDict()
 
     for item in items:
-
         value = item.value
-        key = item.key
 
         if item.sep == SEP_HEADERS:
             target = headers
@@ -572,21 +599,34 @@ def parse_items(items, data=None, headers=None, files=None, params=None):
                     value = (os.path.basename(value),
                              BytesIO(f.read()))
             except IOError as e:
-                raise ParseError(
+                raise ParseError('"%s": %s' % (item.orig, e))
-                    'Invalid argument "%s": %s' % (item.orig, e))
             target = files
 
-        elif item.sep in [SEP_DATA, SEP_DATA_RAW_JSON]:
+        elif item.sep in SEP_GROUP_DATA_ITEMS:
-            if item.sep == SEP_DATA_RAW_JSON:
+
+            if item.sep in SEP_GROUP_DATA_EMBED_ITEMS:
                 try:
-                    value = json.loads(item.value)
+                    with open(os.path.expanduser(value), 'rb') as f:
-                except ValueError:
+                        value = f.read().decode('utf8')
-                    raise ParseError('"%s" is not valid JSON' % item.orig)
+                except IOError as e:
+                    raise ParseError('"%s": %s' % (item.orig, e))
+                except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                    raise ParseError(
+                        '"%s": cannot embed the content of "%s",'
+                        ' not a UTF8 or ASCII-encoded text file'
+                        % (item.orig, item.value)
+                    )
+
+            if item.sep in SEP_GROUP_RAW_JSON_ITEMS:
+                try:
+                    value = json.loads(value)
+                except ValueError as e:
+                    raise ParseError('"%s": %s' % (item.orig, e))
             target = data
 
         else:
             raise TypeError(item)
 
-        target[key] = value
+        target[item.key] = value
 
     return headers, data, files, params

httpie/models.py

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class HTTPRequest(HTTPMessage):
         headers = dict(self._orig.headers)
 
         if 'Host' not in headers:
-            headers['Host'] = url.netloc
+            headers['Host'] = url.netloc.split('@')[-1]
 
         headers = ['%s: %s' % (name, value)
                    for name, value in headers.items()]

tests/fixtures/test.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "hello": "world"
+}

tests/tests.py

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.realpath(os.path.join(TESTS_ROOT, '..')))
 
 from httpie import ExitStatus
 from httpie import input
+from httpie.cli import parser
 from httpie.models import Environment
 from httpie.core import main
 from httpie.output import BINARY_SUPPRESSED_NOTICE
@@ -101,15 +102,22 @@ def patharg(path):
 FILE_PATH = os.path.join(TESTS_ROOT, 'fixtures', 'file.txt')
 FILE2_PATH = os.path.join(TESTS_ROOT, 'fixtures', 'file2.txt')
 BIN_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(TESTS_ROOT, 'fixtures', 'file.bin')
+JSON_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(TESTS_ROOT, 'fixtures', 'test.json')
 
 FILE_PATH_ARG = patharg(FILE_PATH)
 FILE2_PATH_ARG = patharg(FILE2_PATH)
 BIN_FILE_PATH_ARG = patharg(BIN_FILE_PATH)
+JSON_FILE_PATH_ARG = patharg(JSON_FILE_PATH)
 
 with open(FILE_PATH) as f:
+    # Strip because we don't want new lines in the data so that we can
+    # easily count occurrences also when embedded in JSON (where the new
+    # line would be escaped).
     FILE_CONTENT = f.read().strip()
 with open(BIN_FILE_PATH, 'rb') as f:
     BIN_FILE_CONTENT = f.read()
+with open(JSON_FILE_PATH, 'rb') as f:
+    JSON_FILE_CONTENT = f.read()
 
 
 def httpbin(path):
@@ -1172,11 +1180,7 @@ class ItemParsingTest(BaseTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.key_value_type = input.KeyValueArgType(
-            input.SEP_HEADERS,
+            *input.SEP_GROUP_ALL_ITEMS
-            input.SEP_QUERY,
-            input.SEP_DATA,
-            input.SEP_DATA_RAW_JSON,
-            input.SEP_FILES,
         )
 
     def test_invalid_items(self):
@@ -1223,26 +1227,99 @@ class ItemParsingTest(BaseTestCase):
             self.key_value_type('eh:'),
             self.key_value_type('ed='),
             self.key_value_type('bool:=true'),
-            self.key_value_type('test-file@%s' % FILE_PATH_ARG),
+            self.key_value_type('file@' + FILE_PATH_ARG),
             self.key_value_type('query==value'),
+            self.key_value_type('string-embed=@' + FILE_PATH_ARG),
+            self.key_value_type('raw-json-embed:=@' + JSON_FILE_PATH_ARG),
         ])
+
+        # Parsed headers
         # `requests.structures.CaseInsensitiveDict` => `dict`
         headers = dict(headers._store.values())
         self.assertDictEqual(headers, {
             'header': 'value',
             'eh': ''
         })
-        self.assertDictEqual(data, {
+
+        # Parsed data
+        raw_json_embed = data.pop('raw-json-embed')
+        self.assertDictEqual(raw_json_embed, json.loads(
+            JSON_FILE_CONTENT.decode('utf8')))
+        data['string-embed'] = data['string-embed'].strip()
+        self.assertDictEqual(dict(data), {
             "ed": "",
             "string": "value",
             "bool": True,
             "list": ["a", 1, {}, False],
             "obj": {"a": "b"},
+            "string-embed": FILE_CONTENT,
         })
+
+        # Parsed query string parameters
         self.assertDictEqual(params, {
             'query': 'value',
         })
-        self.assertIn('test-file', files)
+
+        # Parsed file fields
+        self.assertIn('file', files)
+        self.assertEqual(files['file'][1].read().strip().decode('utf8'),
+                         FILE_CONTENT)
+
+
+class CLIParserTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_expand_localhost_shorthand(self):
+        args = parser.parse_args(args=[':'], env=TestEnvironment())
+
+        self.assertEqual(args.url, 'http://localhost')
+
+    def test_expand_localhost_shorthand_with_slash(self):
+        args = parser.parse_args(args=[':/'], env=TestEnvironment())
+
+        self.assertEqual(args.url, 'http://localhost/')
+
+    def test_expand_localhost_shorthand_with_port(self):
+        args = parser.parse_args(args=[':3000'], env=TestEnvironment())
+
+        self.assertEqual(args.url, 'http://localhost:3000')
+
+    def test_expand_localhost_shorthand_with_path(self):
+        args = parser.parse_args(args=[':/path'], env=TestEnvironment())
+
+        self.assertEqual(args.url, 'http://localhost/path')
+
+    def test_expand_localhost_shorthand_with_port_and_slash(self):
+        args = parser.parse_args(args=[':3000/'], env=TestEnvironment())
+
+        self.assertEqual(args.url, 'http://localhost:3000/')
+
+    def test_expand_localhost_shorthand_with_port_and_path(self):
+        args = parser.parse_args(args=[':3000/path'], env=TestEnvironment())
+
+        self.assertEqual(args.url, 'http://localhost:3000/path')
+
+    def test_dont_expand_shorthand_ipv6_as_shorthand(self):
+        args = parser.parse_args(args=['::1'], env=TestEnvironment())
+
+        self.assertEqual(args.url, 'http://::1')
+
+    def test_dont_expand_longer_ipv6_as_shorthand(self):
+        args = parser.parse_args(
+            args=['::ffff:c000:0280'],
+            env=TestEnvironment()
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(args.url, 'http://::ffff:c000:0280')
+
+    def test_dont_expand_full_ipv6_as_shorthand(self):
+        args = parser.parse_args(
+            args=['0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001'],
+            env=TestEnvironment()
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            args.url,
+            'http://0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001'
+        )
 
 
 class ArgumentParserTestCase(unittest.TestCase):