On 7/27/12 2 :53PM, "Daniel Shahaf" <d...@daniel.shahaf.name> wrote:
>Josh Thompson wrote on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 14:01:42 -0400: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> I slightly tweaked the mirrors.cgi script to be able to have a redirect >> feature. I have our download.html file set up so that when a user >>clicks to >> download a file, it sends them back to the download.cgi URL with some >>GET >> variables set specifying the selected mirror and specifying a file to >>be >> downloaded. Then, the user is redirected to the appropriate URL for >> downloading the file from the mirror. You can look at the scripts in >>the cms >> repo: >> >> >>https://svn.apache.org/repos/infra/websites/production/vcl/content/mirror >>s.cgi >> >>https://svn.apache.org/repos/infra/websites/production/vcl/content/downlo >>ad.cgi >> >>https://svn.apache.org/repos/infra/websites/production/vcl/content/downlo >>ad.html >> > >Looks like you forked mirrors.cgi. Is your functionally generally >useful? Should it be merged to the master mirrors.cgi (and thus be >available to all projects)? > >> One thing to note in the mirrors.cgi file - I started playing with the >>idea of >> recording downloads to a log file because I started looking in to this >>when >> the access logs were not available do to a security incident. Since >>the >> access logs are available now, I saw no need to record things to a >>separate >> log file. So, that part is commented out. >> > >In the future please let us know if your CGI's (need to) keep state, >we'd like to be on top of such uses. > >> Josh >> >> On Friday, July 27, 2012 3:08:12 AM Greg Stein wrote: >> > I read your entire email. Are you suggesting that the app should >>interpret >> > a Location: header in a 3xx redirect? If so, then please be less >>subtle. >> > >> > Second, *is* there such a redirect feature? (just checked; no) >> > >> > Absent clarity when I read your email, I knew that Carol's proposed >> > solution would work and seemed an entirely reasonable solution. >> > >> > They could certainly write their own CGI to interpret the mirrors >>list. It >> > might be "faster" (in a ridiculously moot sort of fashion). But a >>teeny >> > invocation script and small template is likely more maintainable for >>the >> > project, given arbitrary changes that may occur around the system >> > underlying closer.cgi/mirrors.cgi. >> > >> > -g >> > >> > On Jul 27, 2012 2:55 AM, "Daniel Shahaf" <d...@daniel.shahaf.name> >>wrote: >> > > Greg Stein wrote on Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 17:23:56 -0400: >> > > > That link works for a web browser to generate a default download >>page. >> > > >> > > Read the second paragraph I wrote too please. >> > > >> > > > Carol: your solution looks proper for retrieving a simple URL for >>use >> > > > within an application (desktop, I presume?) >> > > > >> > > > If you have any problems with the CGI script, please feel free to >> > > > contact >> > > > me. I've done a bit of work on it. >> > > > >> > > > Cheers, >> > > > -g >> > > > On Jul 26, 2012 12:06 PM, "Daniel Shahaf" <d...@daniel.shahaf.name> >> > > >> > > wrote: >> > > > > Try this link: >>http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/incubator/flex/ >> > > > > >> > > > > I'm pretty sure there is a query string parameter you can add >>to make >> > > >> > > it >> > > >> > > > > do a redirect, too, rather than just tell you what the preferred >> > > >> > > mirror is. >> > > >> > > > > Thanks for asking, >> > > > > >> > > > > Daniel >> > > > > >> > > > > Carol Frampton wrote on Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 08:56:37 -0700: >> > > > > > {sent on behalf of Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl> who is a >> > > >> > > member >> > > >> > > > > of flex-dev} >> > > > > >> > > > > > Hi all, >> > > > > > >> > > > > > I'm writing on behalf of the Apache Flex (incubating) >>community. >> > > >> > > We're >> > > >> > > > > > working on a tool that helps an end-user to download and >>install our >> > > > > > binaries to the correct location on their system for use in >>an IDE. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > We would like to do this the proper way, which in our >>understanding >> > > >> > > is >> > > >> > > > > > by using a dynamically assigned download mirror instead of a >> > > > > > hard-coded link. I've read all of the documentation I could >>find and >> > > > > > I've come up with the following solution: >> > > > > > >> > > > > > 1. create a wrapper around the generic 'mirrors.cgi', as >>described >> > > > > > in >> > > > > >> > > > > [1]; >> > > > > >> > > > > > 2. create a HTML file containing only the tag: [preferred]. >>We need >> > > > > > only one mirror URL as this is an automated download process; >> > > > > > 3. place these two in the root of our project site; >> > > > > > 4. call the wrapper CGI as a web service from our >>application, and >> > > >> > > use >> > > >> > > > > > the result for the domain section of the URL. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > My questions: >> > > > > > - is this a valid solution? >> > > > > > - is there an 'easier' way to get a single dynamic mirror URL? >> > > > > > - what did I miss, what did I forget to ask? >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Thank you very much for your assistance and patience, >> > > > > > >> > > > > > EdB >> > > > > > >> > > > > > [1] http://www.apache.org/dev/release-download-pages.html >> > > > > > </message> >> > > > > > >> > > > > > EdB >> - -- >> - ------------------------------- >> Josh Thompson >> VCL Developer >> North Carolina State University >> >> my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu >> >> All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which >> are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public >> Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iEYEARECAAYFAlAS14sACgkQV/LQcNdtPQPDywCeNnqlEC1eCS1sWyruEOVKTWG/ >> U5cAnjFVB05rrWErSQHx+jNmUFagxaTf >> =0wtB >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>
