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This task script demonstrates using the "http" action to retrieve external data, using a GET request. It also demonstrates saving the retrieved data to the Mechanic cache, where it can be used for future task runs.
Runs Occurs when a user manually triggers the task and Occurs when a Mechanic action is performed. Configuration includes save data to cache.
This task script demonstrates using the "http" action to retrieve external data, using a GET request. It also demonstrates saving the retrieved data to the Mechanic cache, where it can be used for future task runs.
Learn more about this technique: Can I load data from external sources?
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mechanic/user/trigger mechanic/actions/perform
{% if event.topic == "mechanic/user/trigger" %}
{% action "http" %}
{
"method": "get",
"url": "http://example.com/config.txt"
}
{% endaction %}
{% if options.save_data_to_cache__boolean %}
{% comment %}
For details on reading from the cache, see
https://learn.mechanic.dev/platform/liquid/objects/cache
{% endcomment %}
{% log cached_config: cache.demonstration_config %}
{% endif %}
{% elsif event.topic == "mechanic/actions/perform" %}
{% if event.preview %}
{% comment %}
For details on this technique, see
https://learn.mechanic.dev/core/tasks/previews
{% endcomment %}
{% capture action_json %}
{
"type": "http",
"run": {
"result": {
"body": "sample config"
}
}
}
{% endcapture %}
{% assign action = action_json | parse_json %}
{% endif %}
{% if action.type == "http" %}
{% assign config = action.run.result.body %}
{% log retrieved_config: config %}
{% if options.save_data_to_cache__boolean %}
{% action "cache", "set", "demonstration_config", config %}
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
{% endif %}