Function parse_image_url

pub async fn parse_image_url(url_unparsed: &str) -> Result<DynamicImage, Error>

Parses and loads an image from a URL, file path, or data URL.

This function accepts various input formats and attempts to parse them in order:

1. First tries to parse as a complete URL (http/https/file/data schemes)
2. If that fails, checks if it’s a local file path and converts to file URL
3. Finally falls back to treating it as a malformed URL and returns an error

Arguments

• url_unparsed - A string that can be:
  • An HTTP/HTTPS URL (e.g., “https://example.com/image.png”)
  • A file path (e.g., “/path/to/image.jpg” or “image.png”)
  • A data URL with base64 encoded image (e.g., “data:image/png;base64,…”)
  • A file URL (e.g., “file:///path/to/image.jpg”)

Examples

use mistralrs_server_core::util::parse_image_url;

// Load from HTTP URL
let image = parse_image_url("https://example.com/photo.jpg").await?;

// Load from local file path
let image = parse_image_url("./assets/logo.png").await?;

// Load from data URL
let image = parse_image_url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANS...").await?;

// Load from file URL
let image = parse_image_url("file:///home/user/picture.jpg").await?;