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+module.exports = get
+
+var assert = require('assert')
+var url = require('url')
+
+/*
+ * This is meant to be overridden in specific implementations if you
+ * want specialized behavior for metadata (i.e. caching).
+ */
+function get (uri, params, cb) {
+ assert(typeof uri === 'string', 'must pass registry URI to get')
+ assert(params && typeof params === 'object', 'must pass params to get')
+ assert(typeof cb === 'function', 'must pass callback to get')
+
+ var parsed = url.parse(uri)
+ assert(
+ parsed.protocol === 'http:' || parsed.protocol === 'https:',
+ 'must have a URL that starts with http: or https:'
+ )
+
+ this.request(uri, params, cb)
+}