# @jridgewell/resolve-uri > Resolve a URI relative to an optional base URI Resolve any combination of absolute URIs, protocol-realtive URIs, absolute paths, or relative paths. ## Installation ```sh npm install @jridgewell/resolve-uri ``` ## Usage ```typescript function resolve(input: string, base?: string): string; ``` ```js import resolve from '@jridgewell/resolve-uri'; resolve('foo', 'https://example.com'); // => 'https://example.com/foo' ``` | Input | Base | Resolution | Explanation | |-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | `https://example.com` | _any_ | `https://example.com/` | Input is normalized only | | `//example.com` | `https://base.com/` | `https://example.com/` | Input inherits the base's protocol | | `//example.com` | _rest_ | `//example.com/` | Input is normalized only | | `/example` | `https://base.com/` | `https://base.com/example` | Input inherits the base's origin | | `/example` | `//base.com/` | `//base.com/example` | Input inherits the base's host and remains protocol relative | | `/example` | _rest_ | `/example` | Input is normalized only | | `example` | `https://base.com/dir/` | `https://base.com/dir/example` | Input is joined with the base | | `example` | `https://base.com/file` | `https://base.com/example` | Input is joined with the base without its file | | `example` | `//base.com/dir/` | `//base.com/dir/example` | Input is joined with the base's last directory | | `example` | `//base.com/file` | `//base.com/example` | Input is joined with the base without its file | | `example` | `/base/dir/` | `/base/dir/example` | Input is joined with the base's last directory | | `example` | `/base/file` | `/base/example` | Input is joined with the base without its file | | `example` | `base/dir/` | `base/dir/example` | Input is joined with the base's last directory | | `example` | `base/file` | `base/example` | Input is joined with the base without its file |