OpenRefine / OpenRefine/OpenRefine

Support HTTP Basic Authentication in project creation by URL download

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fetch urls import imported from old code repo Priority: Medium Type: Feature Request
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Description

Original author: mcnamara.tim@gmail.com (November 15, 2010 22:09:42)

What steps will reproduce the problem?

  1. Start project with https://demogy.service-now.com/incident.do?CSV
  2. Receive 401 warning

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

There are a few possible fixes. First, we could provide an error message with more detail for non-technical users. E.g. on a 401 error say that credentials are needed, rather than simply failing. Secondly, the product could provide somewhere to add in credentials.

Original issue: http://code.google.com/p/google-refine/issues/detail?id=217

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Research direction

Reproduce project creation with the HTTPS URL in the issue and inspect the project-creation download path that handles the 401 response. Determine whether the completed change should provide a clearer credentials-needed error, a place to enter credentials, or both, and verify the chosen behavior against the reported URL.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
backend, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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