JS URI Parser

parseUri.js

/**
 * See: https://gist.github.com/1847816
 * See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/736513/how-do-i-parse-a-url-into-hostname-and-path-in-javascript
 * Parse a URI, returning an object similar to Location
 * Usage: var uri = parseUri("hello?search#hash")
 */
function parseUri(url) {

	var result = {};

	var anchor = document.createElement('a');
	anchor.href = url;

	var keys = 'protocol hostname host pathname port search hash href'.split(' ');
	for (var keyIndex in keys) {
		var currentKey = keys[keyIndex]; 
		result[currentKey] = anchor[currentKey];
	}

	result.toString = function() { return anchor.href; };
	result.requestUri = result.pathname + result.search;  
	return result;

}