1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/opkele/consumer.h b/include/opkele/consumer.h
index fdb6119..042e2d1 100644
--- a/include/opkele/consumer.h
+++ b/include/opkele/consumer.h
@@ -129,11 +129,18 @@ namespace opkele {
             void check_authentication(const string& server,const params_t& p);
 
             /**
-             * make URL canonical, by adding http:// and trailing slash, if needed.
+             * normalize URL by adding http:// and trailing slash if needed.
+             * @param url
+             * @return normalized url
+             */
+            static string normalize(const string& url);
+
+            /**
+             * Canonicalize URL, by normalizing its appearance and following redirects.
              * @param url
              * @return canonicalized url
              */
-            static string canonicalize(const string& url);
+            virtual string canonicalize(const string& url);
 
     };