public.test.http

Function description

Goal

This function is used to check the content of a HTTP(S) web page. The aim of this function is to know if you can contact a server or not.

As an example, you can add two instance of this function, one for checking access to Internet server and an other for Intranet servers.

Settings

The settings dictionary contain all informations you can set to use this function. Here is a description of each.

Key	Type	Description
title	Translatable string (see: Label translation)	Item's title shown in the menu
URL	String	URL to test
mode	String	Comparaison algorithm you want to use (see below for acceptable values)

Supported mode

Mode	Description
md5	Make a md5 sum and compare it to originalString
compare	Content must be exactly the same as originalString
contain	Valid if originalString is found in the answer's body

The md5 hash can be created with curl http://www.example.com | md5

Sample settings

<key>title</key>
<dict>
	<key>en</key>
	<string>Self-Service</string>
	<key>fr</key>
	<string>Libre-service</string>
</dict>

More informations

Main implementation

The main implementation of this function is made in the TestHTTP plugin from the main project.