PUrl

Package URL (purl) is a string that is used to identify and locate a software package. It follows the specification defined at https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec.

A purl is a URL string with seven components:

• scheme: always 'pkg'

• type: the package type such as maven, npm, nuget, etc.

• namespace: the name prefix such as a Maven groupId or a GitHub user or organization

• name: the name of the package

• version: the version of the package

• qualifiers: extra qualifying data for a package such as OS, architecture, etc.

• subpath: extra subpath within a package, relative to the package root