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import.http

import.http retrieves a module from an HTTP server.

Usage

Alloy 
import.http "LABEL" {
  url = URL
}

Arguments

The following arguments are supported:

NameTypeDescriptionDefaultRequired
urlstringURL to poll.yes
methodstringDefine the HTTP method for the request."GET"no
headersmap(string)Custom headers for the request.{}no
poll_frequencydurationFrequency to poll the URL."1m"no
poll_timeoutdurationTimeout when polling the URL."10s"no

Example

This example imports custom components from an HTTP response and instantiates a custom component for adding two numbers: