Fetchers

The Fetchers enables users to retrieve and place resources from remote hosts into the OL-Hub Resourcesarea.
Currently, there are two types of Fetchers:

• PCML Fetcher: Retrieves resources from AS400 systems.
• FTP Fetcher: Retrieves resources from an FTP URL.

Creating, Configuring, and Executing a Fetcher

Users can create and manage a Fetcher (Fetcher Type instance) via the CLI by following these steps:

Create a Fetcher

Create a fetcher with a specified name and type .
The can be FTP (default) or PCML.

List Fetcher Types

To list available Fetcher Types, use ol list fetchers

Create the Fetcher:

ol create fetcher <fetcher-name> --fetcher-type <fetcher-type>

Navigate to the Fetcher Directory

cd <fetcher-name>

Connect to the Remote Host

Establish a connection to the remote host by providing the hostname, port, username, and password:

ol connect --host <hostname> --port <port> --user <username> --password <password>

Configure the Fetcher

Set the initial directory and file name (or a file name pattern, default is .*). You can also specify the encoding for saved files and the timeout value (default: 60000 ms):

ol config fetcher --file-name <filename> --directory <directory> --encoding <encoding> --retrieve-timeout <timeout>

Fetch Files

Fetch files that match the specified pattern:

ol fetch

Push Files to OL-Hub

Transfer the fetched files from the local path to the desired Hub destination:

ol push resources --path <path> --destination <destination>

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