You can set 'userAgent' on URLRequest. When I set it to a random string, it didn't make a difference. When I set it to "Java/1.6.0_51" - the same as a request from ant is using on my system - I at least get a status 302 (redirect) from the URLLoader... and an error ;-)
Looking further... EdB On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl> wrote: > From [1]: > > "Our download redirection can handle downloads via scripts, this is > done via 302 redirects, please ensure that the download system you are > using can follow those redirects, and also make sure that it is not > sending a User Agent designed to look like a browser's User Agent (if > the User Agent makes the download appear to come from a browser, we > will send the "Your download will begin..." page instead of just > serving the file)." > > Now, it seems URLLoader sends a request with the User Agent > "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/533.19.4 > (KHTML, like Gecko) AdobeAIR/3.8", which I gather is being interpreted > as being from a browser... Any way to change the User Agent on > URLLoader or do we have a different method to download files with AIR > that doesn't have this behaviour? > > EdB > > 1: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/sourceforge/ticket/13094 > > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl> wrote: >> Funny thing is these URLs succeed when used with the ant 'get' task. I >> recently put the one I posted before in 'downloads.xml' to fix an >> issue with the previous URL and it has been working fine since... >> >> EdB >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Maurice Amsellem >> <maurice.amsel...@systar.com> wrote: >>>>The AIR app will actually follow the redirect. But it looks like on the >>>>first hit they are setting a cookie and looking for the cookie before >>>>downloading the >real file. If not, they simply redirect to the downloads >>>>page for a five second wait. And they do it because they want to show ads >>>>apparently [1] >>> >>> You are right. >>> >>> So I disabled cookies and javascript , erased all my cookies and history >>> in chrome, and run one of the URLs, and the download was successful. >>> I inspected the OSMF.swc request, it has no cookies. >>> >>> So I suspect it has something to do with the ;ts=1382081780 that is in the >>> URL. >>> That's obviously a timestamp in 100th of seconds. >>> So maybe the server is doing some check or something on this value, and >>> fails if does not math an expected range, >>> So that people cannot use an old link to download. >>> >>> Or probably not, I don't know... >>> >>> Maurice >>> >>> >>> -----Message d'origine----- >>> De : omup...@gmail.com [mailto:omup...@gmail.com] De la part de OmPrakash >>> Muppirala >>> Envoyé : vendredi 18 octobre 2013 09:49 >>> À : dev@flex.apache.org >>> Objet : Re: Installer changes to go with 4.11? >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:40 AM, Maurice Amsellem < >>> maurice.amsel...@systar.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, maybe that's obvious , as I am not an HTTP expert at all, >>>> >>>> but the HTML content returned has a meta http-equiv "refresh", that >>>> reloads the pages 5 seconds later with the mirror URL (see below) >>>> >>>> So it's not doing redirect. >>>> >>>> Maybe we could parse the content and grab that URL, then send another >>>> download? >>>> >>>> WDYT ? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I did try exactly that. But the meta redirect url first goes to the >>> sourceforge.net page before it gets redirected again. The AIR app will >>> actually follow the redirect. But it looks like on the first hit they are >>> setting a cookie and looking for the cookie before downloading the real >>> file. If not, they simply redirect to the downloads page for a five second >>> wait. And they do it because they want to show ads apparently [1] >>> >>> [1] http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/sourceforge/ticket/23335 >>> >>> >>> >>>> <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5; url= >>>> http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/osmf.adobe/OSMF%202.0%20Relea >>>> se%20%28final%20source%2C%20ASDocs%2C%20pdf%20guides%20and%20release%2 >>>> 0notes%29/OSMF.swc?r=app%3A%2FFlexAIRsandbox.swf&ts=1382081780& >>>> ;use_mirror=freefr >>>> "> >>>> >>>> -----Message d'origine----- >>>> De : omup...@gmail.com [mailto:omup...@gmail.com] De la part de >>>> OmPrakash Muppirala Envoyé : vendredi 18 octobre 2013 09:31 À : >>>> dev@flex.apache.org Objet : Re: Installer changes to go with 4.11? >>>> >>>> You are probably correct, but every 'direct link' I tried seems to >>>> redirect to the same page which redirects to the actual mirror. In >>>> fact the link I am using was a 'direct link' to a mirror site. >>>> >>>> I am not sure if the downloads.xml link is correct either. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Om >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:19 AM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> > OK, will look tomorrow. I thought this kind of URL always returns >>>> > an HTML page with a separate link to the mirror's url. I think in >>>> > some of our scripts I bake in some mirror's URL, which probably >>>> > isn't the "best" thing in the world to do, but seems to work. >>>> > >>>> > -Alex >>>> > >>>> > On 10/17/13 11:52 PM, "OmPrakash Muppirala" <bigosma...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > >Sure. Here it is: >>>> > > >>>> > >Notice that in the handleDownloadSuccess method, the file turns out >>>> > >to be an html page. >>>> > > >>>> > ><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:WindowedApplication >>>> > >xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"; >>>> > > xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" >>>> > > xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"> >>>> > > <fx:Script> >>>> > > <![CDATA[ >>>> > > >>>> > > protected function handleDownloadBtnClick():void >>>> > > { >>>> > > download(" >>>> > > >>>> > http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/project/osmf.adobe/OSMF%202.0%20Rel >>>> > ea >>>> > se%2 >>>> > >0%28final%20source%2C%20ASDocs%2C%20pdf%20guides%20and%20release%20 >>>> > >no >>>> > >tes%2 >>>> > >9/OSMF.swc >>>> > >", >>>> > > handleDownloadSuccess,handleDownloadError); >>>> > > } >>>> > > >>>> > > private function download(url:String, >>>> > >handlerFunction:Function, errorFunction:Function = null):void { >>>> > > var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); >>>> > > var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url); >>>> > > //Wait for 5 minutes before aborting download attempt. >>>> > >Adobe download sites as well as some Apache mirrors are extremely slow. >>>> > > req.idleTimeout = 300000; >>>> > > >>>> > > loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.BINARY; >>>> > > loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, >>>> > >handlerFunction, false, 0, true); >>>> > > >>>> > > if (errorFunction != null) { >>>> > > loader.addEventListener(ErrorEvent.ERROR, >>>> > >errorFunction, false, 0, true); >>>> > > loader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, >>>> > >errorFunction, false, 0, true); >>>> > > } >>>> > > >>>> > > loader.load(req); >>>> > > } >>>> > > >>>> > > protected function handleDownloadSuccess(event:Event):void >>>> > > { >>>> > > var data:ByteArray = event.target.data >>>> > > var str:String = data.readUTFBytes(data.length); >>>> > > } >>>> > > >>>> > > protected function handleDownloadError(event:Event):void >>>> > > { >>>> > > trace(); >>>> > > } >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > ]]> >>>> > > </fx:Script> >>>> > > <s:Button verticalCenter="0" horizontalCenter="0" >>>> > >label="Download OSMF swc" click="handleDownloadBtnClick()" /> >>>> > ></s:WindowedApplication> >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > >On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: >>>> > > >>>> > >> Can you carve out a 10-line MXML file that tests this download >>>> > >>capability and post it in this thread? It would make it easier >>>> > >>for folks to play around with potential solutions. >>>> > >> >>>> > >> -Alex >>>> > >> >>>> > >> On 10/17/13 4:31 PM, "OmPrakash Muppirala" <bigosma...@gmail.com> >>>> > wrote: >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >Okay, I give up. There is absolutely no way to download the >>>> > >> >osmf.swc >>>> > >>2.0 >>>> > >> >file from sourceforge from the Installer. If anyone can take a >>>> > >> >look, >>>> > >>that >>>> > >> >would be great. If not, I think we should just instruct folks >>>> > >> >on how >>>> > >>to >>>> > >> >replace it manually. >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> >Thoughts? >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> >Thanks, >>>> > >> >Om >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> >On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 3:04 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala >>>> > >> ><bigosma...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> >> Just to confirm, osmf.swf should really be named >>>> > >> >> osmf_<flexversion>_<buildnumber>.swf, right? >>>> > >> >> >>>> > >> >> Thanks, >>>> > >> >> Om >>>> > >> >> >>>> > >> >> >>>> > >> >> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 11:54 AM, OmPrakash Muppirala < >>>> > >> >> bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > >> >> >>>> > >> >>> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Maurice Amsellem < >>>> > >> >>> maurice.amsel...@systar.com> wrote: >>>> > >> >>> >>>> > >> >>>> I have tested the download from France. >>>> > >> >>>> It's almost instantaneous on a regular ADSL connection via >>>> > >> >>>>wifi, which is not surprising, given the small size of the >>>> > >> >>>>file. >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>> It is, for me as well. >>>> > >> >>> >>>> > >> >>> >>>> > >> >>>> Where is this mirror located? >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>> Looks like it is in Zurich, Switzerland. >>>> > >> >>> >>>> > >> >>> >>>> > >> >>> >>>> > >> >>>> Maurice >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> -----Message d'origine----- >>>> > >> >>>> De : omup...@gmail.com [mailto:omup...@gmail.com] De la part >>>> > >> >>>> de OmPrakash Muppirala Envoyé : jeudi 17 octobre 2013 20:15 >>>> > >> >>>> À >>>> > >> >>>> : dev@flex.apache.org Objet : Re: Installer changes to go >>>> > >> >>>> with 4.11? >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> The most straightforward way to solve this problem seems to >>>> > >> >>>>be >>>> > >> >>>>- grabbing the osmf.swc from a single mirror directly like >>>> > >> >>>>this [1] Here is a short documentation on sourceforge's >>>> > >> >>>>mirroring system. Any >>>> > >>concerns? >>>> > >> >>>> Any alternative ideas? >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> Thanks, >>>> > >> >>>> Om >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> [1] >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/project/osmf.adobe/OSMF%202.0%20 >>>> > >> Re >>>> > >> leas >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>>e%20%28final%20source%2C%20ASDocs%2C%20pdf%20guides%20and%20re >>>> > >>>>>>le >>>> > >>>>>>ase%2 >>>> > >>>>>>0n >>>> > >> >>>>otes%29/OSMF.swc >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> [2] >>>> > >> >>>> http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/sourceforge/wiki/Mirrors >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 10:32 AM, OmPrakash Muppirala >>>> > >> >>>> <bigosma...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> > The problem with this download page is that it does a 307 >>>> > >>redirect >>>> > >> >>>>to >>>> > >> >>>> > the actual file. Flex/AIR does not seem to follow the >>>> > >> >>>> > redirect, >>>> > >> >>>>even >>>> > >> >>>> > though I set URLRequest.followRedirects = true. >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>> > >> >>>> > Alex/others, do you know of any other location to download >>>> > >> >>>> > the >>>> > >> >>>>latest >>>> > >> >>>> > osmf.swc file. We are getting the older version from here >>>> > >> >>>> > [1] >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>> > >> >>>> > Thanks, >>>> > >> >>>> > Om >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>> > >> >>>> > [1] >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> > http://opensource.adobe.com/svn/opensource/flex/sdk/branches/4.y/fra >>>> > m >>>> > >>>>>>e >>>> > >> >>>> > works/libs/ >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>> > >> >>>> > On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 3:32 AM, Erik de Bruin >>>> > >><e...@ixsoftware.nl> >>>> > >> >>>> wrote: >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> Om, >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> Instead of: >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/osmf.adobe/files/OSMF%202.0%20Releas >>>> > e >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>>%20%28final%20source%2C%20ASDocs%2C%20pdf%20guides%20and%20rel >>>> > >>>>>>ea >>>> > >>>>>>se%20 >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>>notes%29/OSMF.swc/download?use_mirror=hivelocity&r=&use_mirror >>>> > >>>>>>=h >>>> > >>>>>>ivelo >>>> > >> >>>> >> city >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/osmf.adobe/files/OSMF%202.0%20Releas >>>> > e >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>>%20%28final%20source%2C%20ASDocs%2C%20pdf%20guides%20and%20rel >>>> > >>>>>>ea >>>> > >>>>>>se%20 >>>> > >> >>>> >> notes%29/OSMF.swc/download >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> You might consider using: >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> > http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/osmf.adobe/OSMF%202.0%20Rel >>>> > e >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>>ase%20%28final%20source%2C%20ASDocs%2C%20pdf%20guides%20and%20 >>>> > >>>>>>re >>>> > >>>>>>lease >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>>%20notes%29/OSMF.swc?r=&ts=1381906346&use_mirror=optim >>>> > >>>>>>at >>>> > >>>>>>e<htt >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>>p:// >>>> > downloads.sourceforge.net/project/osmf.adobe/OSMF%202.0%20Release >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>>>>%20%28final%20source%2C%20ASDocs%2C%20pdf%20guides%20and%20rel >>>> > >>>>>>ea >>>> > >>>>>>se%20 >>>> > >> >>>> >> notes%29/OSMF.swc?r=&ts=1381906346&use_mirror=optimate> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> HTH, >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> EdB >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 12:06 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala >>>> > >> >>>> >> <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > >> >>>> >> > I have checked in all the fixes to support OSMF 2.0 and >>>> > >>OSMF.swf >>>> > >> >>>> RSL. >>>> > >> >>>> >> > There seems to be a problem with the OSMF.swc 2.0 url. >>>> > >> >>>> >> > Can >>>> > >> >>>>someone >>>> > >> >>>> >> take a >>>> > >> >>>> >> > look? >>>> > >> >>>> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> > Its 3AM here in the bay area. I am calling it a night. >>>> > >> >>>> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> > Can someone take care of putting up the RC1 (windows, >>>> > >> >>>> >> > mac and >>>> > >> >>>>linux >>>> > >> >>>> >> > versions) of Installer 2.7.0? >>>> > >> >>>> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> > If not, I will take it up in the morning. >>>> > >> >>>> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> > Thanks, >>>> > >> >>>> >> > Om >>>> > >> >>>> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> > On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 9:40 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala >>>> > >> >>>> >> > <bigosma...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> > >> >>>> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> On Oct 16, 2013 8:58 PM, "Justin Mclean" >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> <jus...@classsoftware.com> >>>> > >> >>>> >> wrote: >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > Hi, >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > > Should the installer learn how to pull and rename >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > > the >>>> > >>SWF >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > > from >>>> > >> >>>> >> the SWC >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > That would fix the current issue with the installer. >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> I am on it. >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> Om >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > BTW not too many people are likely to run into this >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > and >>>> > >> >>>>there's >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > an >>>> > >> >>>> >> easy >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> work around eg put the file in the right place yourself. >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > > or should the build script do that and leave the >>>> > >>OSMF.SWF in >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > > the >>>> > >> >>>> >> RSLs >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> folder with the rest of >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > > the SDK RSL SWFs? >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > License wise we can't distribute the binary release >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > with >>>> > >>osmf >>>> > >> >>>>in >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > it >>>> > >> >>>> >> so >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> that complicates things a little. >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > Thanks, >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> > Justin >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> -- >>>> > >> >>>> >> Ix Multimedia Software >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> Jan Luykenstraat 27 >>>> > >> >>>> >> 3521 VB Utrecht >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> T. 06-51952295 >>>> > >> >>>> >> I. www.ixsoftware.n >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>> >>>> > >> >>> >>>> > >> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ix Multimedia Software >> >> Jan Luykenstraat 27 >> 3521 VB Utrecht >> >> T. 06-51952295 >> I. www.ixsoftware.nl > > > > -- > Ix Multimedia Software > > Jan Luykenstraat 27 > 3521 VB Utrecht > > T. 06-51952295 > I. www.ixsoftware.nl -- Ix Multimedia Software Jan Luykenstraat 27 3521 VB Utrecht T. 06-51952295 I. www.ixsoftware.nl
