korio question: Reading file content from a URL. P...

# korge

[Dave]

korio question: Reading file content from a URL.
Potentially nice and easy, there is a UrlVfs.
But what to do if the URL requires credentials ?

[Deactivated User]

Since UrlVfs accepts a HttpClient, you can create a custom HttpClient (by implementing the requestInternal method that redirects it to a other HttpClient (one created with createHttpClient() modifying its headers), that would actually act as an interceptor)

[Dave]

thx

[Dave]

however, must be a bug either in HttpClient...or my use of it.

val resp = client.request(Http.Method.GET,uriStr)
val cnt = resp.content
val sb = StringBuilder()
resp.responseCharset.decode(sb, cnt.readAll())
val t0=sb.toString()

I have tried various other options...but nothing gives me the correct content.
Using java libs direct works fine.

[Dave]

OK, I think the issue is that the response is gzipped,

response.headers["Content-Encoding"] == "gzip"

[Dave]

so, issue is how to unzip it, any pointers to something in korio that will help?, I see a ZipBuilder

[Dave]

hmm...or maybe its Base64 encoded

[Dave]

or both ?

[Deactivated User]

it should probably check the content-encoding and ungzip it when required

[Dave]

I would have expected that...doesn't seem to do so.
I'm trying to get a raw file from a gitlab repo.
a Pure java version works, so I know the link and access is correct.
any hints on where to look for the issue?