# File lib/vcr/configuration.rb, line 483
    def initialize
      @allow_http_connections_when_no_cassette = nil
      @rspec_metadata_configured = false
      @default_cassette_options = {
        :record            => :once,
        :match_requests_on => RequestMatcherRegistry::DEFAULT_MATCHERS,
        :allow_unused_http_interactions => true,
        :serialize_with    => :yaml,
        :persist_with      => :file_system
      }

      self.uri_parser = URI
      self.query_parser = CGI.method(:parse)
      self.debug_logger = nil

      register_built_in_hooks
    end