docs: public static String constructAbsoluteUrl(String theBase, String theEndpoint) {
  		if (theEndpoint == null) {
  			return null;
  		}
  		if (isAbsolute(theEndpoint)) {
  			return theEndpoint;
  		}
  		if (theBase == null) {
  			return theEndpoint;
  		}
  
  		try {
  			return new URL(new URL(theBase), theEndpoint).toString();
  		} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
  			ourLog.warn("Failed to resolve relative URL[" + theEndpoint + "] against absolute base[" + theBase + "]", e);
  			return theEndpoint;
  		}
  	}