34.7 Dependencies on URLs
Arbitrary files can be downloaded from the Internet and saved locally by specifying the URL. The files are saved to the package root directory, or can be renamed in the root directory, or located elsewhere under the root.
dependencies:
files:
- https://example.com/uluru.jpg # Download to root directory.
- https://example.com/uluru.jpg: myuluru.jpg # Rename downloaded file.
- https://example.com/uluru.jpg: images/ # Download into directory.
- https://example.com/uluru.jpg: images/myuluru.jpg # Rename file.A zip archive will be downloaded and unzipped automatically. If all files inside the zip archive are under a single top directory then that top directory is stripped when unzipping into the destination.
- https://example.com/abc.zip: res/ # Download, unzip, strip common root.
- https://example.com/abc.zip: ./ # Download, unzip, strip common root.A zip archive can be downloaded without unzipping it by naming the destination as a zip file:
A file stored on a Nextcloud server with a shared public link can be
downloaded by adding /download to the share link, and usually then
providing a name for the file locally. This is often the scenario
where a pre-built model is being downloaded—these can be quite
large.
Google Drive files are also handled by mlhub. Use the link to the file and provide a local name, as in the example below. The file will be cached locally to minimise further downloads on updates to the package.
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