Downloads a file from a URL, using a cached version if possible.

Example:

  - uses: UoMResearchIT/actions/download@v1.2.3
    with:
      url: https://research-it.manchester.ac.uk/
      local-name: homepage.html

Example of accessing a protected resource:

  - uses: UoMResearchIT/actions/download@v1.2.3
    with:
      url: https://api.github.com/repo/UoMResearchIT/actions=test/contents/README.md
      local-name: read-me.md
      content-type: application/vnd.github.raw+json
      token: ${{ secrets.MY_ACCESS_TOKEN }}

• url

  The URL to download from. Required.

• local-name

  The local file name. Derived from the URL if not given. Must be supplied if the guessed name would be empty. Optional.

• content-type

  The content type to try to download. Defaults to whatever the server chooses by default. Optional.

  Example: text/html

• token

  A bearer token to present to authorise the download. If not supplied, only public resources may be accessed. Optional.

  Example: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

• wget-options

  Additional options to pass to wget. Optional.

• filename

  The full path to the file.

No special permissions required. If a token is supplied, whatever that token is must have permission to access the resource concerned.