make `download_from` in offliner definition to be of type `url`
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Description
Scraper argument download-from in offliner-definition.json file should be of type url instead of string. This helps zimfarm validate inputs more strictly and help prevent recipe creation if inputs are invalid.
Should we also make the flag required?
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Research direction
Start with offliner-definition.json and inspect the scraper argument definition for download-from. Change its type from string to url, then verify the definition expresses the intended validation behavior; clarify with the maintainer whether the flag should also be required before considering the issue done.
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- python
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- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
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