file_from_http_server
Download a file if it does not exist, using curl with a fallback on wget.
⚙️ Compatible targets: Linux, Windows
Parameters
| Name | Documentation |
|---|---|
| source | URL to download from. This parameter is required. |
| path | File destination (absolute path on the target node). This parameter is required. |
Outcome conditions
You need to replace ${path} with its actual canonified value.
- ✅ Ok:
file_from_http_server_${path}_ok- ☑️ Already compliant:
file_from_http_server_${path}_kept - 🟨 Repaired:
file_from_http_server_${path}_repaired
- ☑️ Already compliant:
- ❌ Error:
file_from_http_server_${path}_error
Example
method: file_from_http_server
params:
path: VALUE
source: VALUE
Documentation
This method finds a HTTP command-line tool and downloads the given source into the destination if it does not exist yet.
This method will NOT update the file after the first download until its removal.
On Linux based nodes it will tries curl first and fallback with wget if needed.
On Windows based nodes, only curl will be used.