Gofer.rs

Gofer.rs makes it easy to fetch and read files from URLs in Rust. Just call gofer::open(url)? to get back a Read!

✨ Features

• Currently supports https:, http:, file:, and data: URLs.
• Supports opting out of any feature using comprehensive feature flags.
• Adheres to the Rust API Guidelines in its naming conventions.
• 100% free and unencumbered public domain software.

🛠️ Prerequisites

• Rust 1.81+

⬇️ Installation

Installation via Cargo

cargo add gofer

Installation in Cargo.toml (with all features enabled)

[dependencies]
gofer = "0.1"

Installation in Cargo.toml (with only specific features enabled)

[dependencies]
gofer = { version = "0.1", default-features = false, features = ["https"] }

👉 Examples

Importing the library

use gofer::open;

Reading HTTP(S) URLs

gofer::open("https://www.google.com/robots.txt")?

Reading file: URLs

gofer::open("file://path/to/file.txt")?

Reading data: URLs

gofer::open("data:,A%20brief%20note")?

📚 Reference

https://docs.rs/gofer/

👨‍💻 Development

git clone https://github.com/dryrust/gofer.rs.git