# Public Suffix Parser
Checks a url against the Public Suffix List at <http://publicsuffix.org/> to see if it contains a valid or invalid domain name.
## Build
To manually build the assembly, load `src\PublicSuffix.sln` in Visual Studio 2010.
Or you can run the automated build.
### Automated Build Prerequisites
1. install `ruby`
2. install the Albacore gem `gem install albacore`
Run `rake release` to produce a `build\Release\` folder.
### Other Rake Tasks
There are some other helpful `rake` tasks included. Run `rake -T` from the root directory for a list.
rake build # Build the solution
rake clean # Clean the build directory
rake compile # Compile the solution
rake dist # Build zip file for Release
rake docs # Generate the documentation
rake release # Build for Release
rake test # Run the specs
## Usage
using PublicSuffix;
var list = new RulesList(); // get a new rules list
var rules = list.FromFile(@"data\effective_tld_names.dat"); // parse a local copy of the publicsuffix.org file
var parser = new Parser(rules); // create an instance of the parser
// parse urls into Domain objects
var domain1 = parser.Parse("http://google.com"); // => new Domain("com", "google")
var domain2 = parser.Parse("http://www.bbc.co.uk"); // => new Domain("co.uk", "bbc", "www")
var domain3 = parser.Parse("http://fake.zzz"); // => new Domain("zzz", "fake")
domain3.IsValid; // => false
## License
Copyright (c) 2011 interlinkONE, Inc.
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## Thanks!
Sponsored by interlinkONE, Inc. <http://interlinkONE.com>