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Overlay bundles - download and install bundles from internet

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#121 opened on Nov 29, 2017

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Description

For now this is just an idea.

The idea is to be possible to install bundles directly from internet. Of course, this means that the bundles should be provided as URLs which point to either 'tgz' or 'bundle.sh' or something like that.

The easiest and simplest method to implement this is by parsing the bundle name and if it starts with 'http', then download the file 'URL/bundle_online.sh'. This script should do everything else, e.g. download additional resources, build & pack, etc.

Of course, this introduces some security issues but this can be refined later.

Further refinement ideas are highly appreciated.

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Research direction
Explore how to modify the build system to support downloading bundles from URLs. Investigate how the current bundle system works, then implement a method to detect URLs in bundle names, download the corresponding bundle.sh script, and execute it within the build process. Consider security measures like validating the downloaded script.
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shell
Domain
build system
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3
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1-2 days
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Stale
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Mostly clear
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