/**
  * @deprecated: use the direct call to the tools method
  */
 function appendTrailingSlash($str)
 {
     return $this->tools->appendTrailingSlash($str);
 }
 /**
  * Generates an absolute link.
  * This function generates an absolute link from a relative link
  * that is submitted as parameter.
  * For this, the config.baseURL property is used. If this property
  * is not set, the absolute URL will be determined using the
  * $_ENV[HTTP_HOST] variable.
  * This function was introduced due to problems with some realUrl
  * configuration.
  *
  * @param  string $link A relative link
  * @return string       The submitted string converted into an absolute link
  * @author Martin Helmich <*****@*****.**>
  * @deprecated
  */
 static function getAbsoluteUrl($link)
 {
     if (substr($link, 0, 7) == 'http://' || substr($link, 0, 8) == 'https://') {
         return $link;
     }
     if (isset($GLOBALS['TSFE']->config['config']['baseURL'])) {
         $baseUrl = $GLOBALS['TSFE']->config['config']['baseURL'];
         if (substr($baseUrl, -1, 1) != '/') {
             $baseUrl .= '/';
         }
         $result = $baseUrl;
     } else {
         $useSSL = GeneralUtility::getIndpEnv('SERVER_PORT') == 443;
         $dirname = dirname(GeneralUtility::getIndpEnv('SCRIPT_NAME'));
         // on windows, dirname returns a backslash for the root directory, replace it with a forward slash
         $dirname = $dirname == '\\' ? '/' : $dirname;
         $dirname = tx_mmforum_tools::appendTrailingSlash($dirname);
         $dirname = tx_mmforum_tools::removeLeadingSlash($dirname);
         if ($dirname == '/') {
             $dirname = '';
         }
         $host = GeneralUtility::getIndpEnv('TYPO3_REQUEST_HOST');
         $host = tx_mmforum_tools::appendTrailingSlash($host);
         if (substr($host, 0, 8) != 'https://' && substr($host, 0, 7) != 'http://') {
             $host = ($useSSL ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' . $host;
         }
         $result = $host . $dirname;
     }
     $link = tx_mmforum_tools::removeLeadingSlash($link);
     return $result . $link;
 }