diff --git a/uri.cpp.rl b/uri.cpp.rl
index 759f4153..ad188a3c 100644
--- a/uri.cpp.rl
+++ b/uri.cpp.rl
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
 
+using util::uri;
 
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 %%{
     machine impl;
 
@@ -83,12 +86,18 @@ util::uri::uri (const char *str):
 
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-util::uri::uri (const char *first, const char *last):
-    uri (std::string (first, last))
+uri::uri (util::view<const char *> _value):
+    uri (std::string (_value.begin (), _value.end ()))
 { ; }
 
 
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+uri::uri (const std::string &_value):
+    uri (std::string (_value))
+{ ; }
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static const util::view<const char*> NULL_VIEW { nullptr, nullptr };
 
 
diff --git a/uri.hpp b/uri.hpp
index efee4747..dc12910e 100644
--- a/uri.hpp
+++ b/uri.hpp
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ namespace util {
     class uri {
     public:
         explicit uri (std::string &&);
+        explicit uri (const std::string&);
         explicit uri (const char *str);
-        uri (const char *first, const char *last);
+        explicit uri (util::view<const char *>);
 
         class parse_error : public std::runtime_error
         { using runtime_error::runtime_error; };