sched (version 1.0.3)

get_url_request_result: Send a request and get results.

Description

Send the request described by a Request instance, using the provided user agent, and return the results.

Usage

get_url_request_result(
  request,
  useragent = NULL,
  ssl_verifypeer = TRUE,
  binary = FALSE
)

Value

The request result, as a character value.

Arguments

request

A sched:Request object.

useragent

The user agent, as a character value. Example: "myapp ; [e-mail]"

ssl_verifypeer

Set to FALSE if you want to disable SSL verification for https sites. TRUE by default.

binary

Set to TRUE if the content to be retrieved is binary.

Examples

# Retrieve the content of a web page
u <- sched::URL$new('https://httpbin.org/get')
content <- sched::get_url_request_result(sched::Request$new(u))