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Version: 0.3.0

HttpExtractor

Input type: None

Output type: File

Description​

Extracts a File from the web.

Example 1​

 block CarsFileExtractor oftype HttpExtractor {
   url: "tinyurl.com/4ub9spwz";
 }

Fetches a file from the given URL.

Properties​

url​

Type text

Description​

The URL to the file in the web to extract.

retries​

Type integer

Default: 0

Description​

Configures how many retries should be executed after a failure fetching the data.

retryBackoffMilliseconds​

Type integer

Default: 1000

Description​

Configures the wait time in milliseconds before executing a retry.

retryBackoffStrategy​

Type text

Default: "exponential"

Description​

Configures the wait strategy before executing a retry. Can have values "exponential" or "linear".

followRedirects​

Type boolean

Default: true

Description​

Indicates, whether to follow redirects on get requests. If false, redirects are not followed. Default true