Support a property "download-host" in binary object
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Description
Node-pre-gyp support publish binaries to Amazon S3, But China Firewall(GFW) has blocked visit Amazon S3,Chinese download a tarball binary is difficult.
So, Can we add a property 'download-host' in binary object, using the property when download tarball binaries?
if download-host is undefined, just use host property.
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Research direction
Start by locating how the binary object is read and where tarball downloads choose the host. Trace the existing host behavior, then verify that an optional download-host is used for downloads and that an undefined value falls back to host; done means this behavior is covered by appropriate tests.
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- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100