X-Git-Url: https://scripts.mit.edu/gitweb/wizard.git/blobdiff_plain/c1b068b03a604652f3eb284fdb92bcb1171d9601..18000e3faf756cf32afc2b1bed562e6f43e593a4:/wizard/deploy.py

diff --git a/wizard/deploy.py b/wizard/deploy.py
index 27a1bb3..d559c79 100644
--- a/wizard/deploy.py
+++ b/wizard/deploy.py
@@ -78,12 +78,14 @@ def parse_install_lines(show, versions_store, yield_errors = False, user = None)
 def web(dir, url=None):
     """
     Attempts to determine the URL a directory would be web-accessible at.
-    If ``url`` is specified, automatically use it.  Returns a generator whic
+    If ``url`` is specified, automatically use it.  Returns a generator which
     produces a list of candidate urls.
 
     This function implements a plugin interface named :ref:`wizard.deploy.web`.
     """
     if url:
+        if isinstance(url, str):
+            url = urlparse.urlparse(url)
         yield url
         return
 
@@ -336,12 +338,17 @@ class Deployment(object):
     @property
     def url(self):
         """The :class:`urlparse.ParseResult` for this deployment."""
-        if not self._urlGen:
-            self._urlGen = web(self.location, self.application.url(self))
+        if not self._url:
             self.nextUrl()
         return self._url
     def nextUrl(self):
-        """"""
+        """
+        Initializes :attr:`url` with a possible URL the web application may
+        be located at.  It may be called again to switch to another possible
+        URL, usually in the event of a web access failure.
+        """
+        if not self._urlGen:
+            self._urlGen = web(self.location, self.application.url(self))
         try:
             self._url = self._urlGen.next() # pylint: disable-msg=E1101
             return self._url