Gofer.rs

Gofer.rs makes it easy to fetch data from any URL in Rust. Just call gofer::open(url) to get back a Read!

✨ Features

• Currently supports https:, http:, ftp:, file:, and data: URLs.
• Supports opting out of any feature using comprehensive feature flags.
• Adheres to the Rust API Guidelines in its naming conventions.
• 100% free and unencumbered public domain software.

🛠️ Prerequisites

• Rust 1.81+

⬇️ Installation

Installation via Cargo

cargo add gofer

Installation in Cargo.toml (with all features enabled)

[dependencies]
gofer = "0.1"

Installation in Cargo.toml (with only specific features enabled)

[dependencies]
gofer = { version = "0.1", default-features = false, features = ["file"] }

👉 Examples

Importing the Library

use gofer::open;

Reading HTTP(S) URLs

let result = gofer::open("https://www.google.com/robots.txt");

Reading FTP URLs

let result = gofer::open("ftp://ftp.isc.org/welcome.msg");

Reading file: URLs

let result = gofer::open("file:///path/to/file.txt");

Reading stdin: URLs

let result = gofer::open("stdin:");

Reading data: URLs

let result = gofer::open("data:,Hello%2C%20world%21%0A");

📚 Reference

https://docs.rs/gofer/

Protocols

Scheme	Feature	Summary
data:	data	Inline data in Base64 or URL-encoded format
file:	file	Local file path
ftp:	ftp	FTP
http:	http	HTTP
https:	https	HTTPS
stdin:	stdin	Standard input stream

Integrations

Crate (Feature)	Version	Usage	Summary
clap  ("clap")	4.5		Implements clap::builder::TypedValueParser (TBD)
miette  ("miette")	7.5		Derives miette::Diagnostic on gofer::Error

👨‍💻 Development

git clone https://github.com/dryrust/gofer.rs.git

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