gistfile1.java

public String cleanUrlNew(String url, String locale, String asin) {
  String result;
  
  try {
    URL tempUrl = new URL(url);
    result = tempUrl.getProtocol() + "://" + tempUrl.getAuthority() + tempUrl.getPath();
  } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
    // This should never happen. If it happens we should file a bug with PAAPI team.
    logger.warn("PAAPI returned an invalid url - " + url);
    result = cleanUrl(url, locale, asin);
  }

  return result;
}