Can't download bitstream from API about midas HOT 2 OPEN

@nholthaus

Try changing your URL to be like

http://midas.mit.edu/api/rest?method=midas.bitstream.download&checksum=%(hash)

and it is possible you may need to add &algorithm=%(algo)

Do you have the option to move away from Midas and to Girder? Girder is so much better, and much better supported.

There is support for External Data in Girder through a core plugin hashsum_download that you'll need to enable. This currently only supports sha512 hash through the filesystem assetstore. The docs could definitely be better (err, exist) for this plugin. I realize I'm not making the strongest case for the move in this particular case, but the platform really is much better.

If you run into trouble, you can post an Issue in Girder's Github, and you will get help.

from midas.

@mgrauer Thanks for the help, I'll try out the method call tomorrow. It seems like it actually does work with wget and cmake, just not curl or the web browser. In any case, I'd prefer to stay with a well-supported platform so I plan to set up a girder instance. Just wish that I had heard about it before we decided on Midas! The CMake ExternalData documentation really needs an update.

from midas.