Refactoring `query_http_uri` #3065

Job	Run time
changes	2s
gatekeeper	4s
env	1s
mac / build	8m 27s
ubuntu / build	10m 52s
documentation / build	45s
windows / build	4m 38s
application_tester_draft / run (ubuntu-latest)	3m 6s
coverage_draft / generate and upload	3m 54s
guitest_draft / run (windows-latest)	1m 46s
application_tester / run (windows-latest)	6m 15s
guitest / run (ubuntu-latest)	1m 13s
scripttest_draft / run	1m 3s
application_tester / run (macos-latest)	3m 51s
guitest / run (macos-latest)	2m 14s
pytest / run (windows-latest)	5m 12s
pytest / run (macos-latest)	6m 1s
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