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IO HTTP Image Download

Aim

The task is to download an image from www.adaptive-vision.com using TCP IP connection.

Input

A hostname of website to connect to.

Output

The downloaded image messe.jpg and information about it.

Hints

To download the messe.jpg image from www.adaptive-vision.com you need to send the following query string through connected TCP socket: GET /site_media/native/content/messe.jpg HTTP/1.0. The task can be easily solved using filters from the TCP IP category and LoadImageFromBuffer filter.

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Solution (AVS)

Add TcpIp_Connect filter to connects as a client to server socket.
- Set inHost to www.adaptive-vision.com.
- Set inPort to 80.
Add TcpIp_WriteText filter to send query string and header through a connected TCP socket.
- Connect its input inSocket with output of TcpIp_Connect filter.
- Set inText to: GET /site_media/native/content/messe.jpg HTTP/1.0 Host: www.adaptive-vision.com Accept: image/* Connection: close.
- Set inSuffix to \r\n\r\n.
Add TcpIp_ReadLine filter to read response headers and connect it with output of TcpIp_Connect filter.
- Set inDelimiter to \r\n\r\n and inMode to Discard.
Add TcpIp_ReadAllBuffer to receive data from a connected socket. Set inTimeout to 2000.
To convert received data from a ByteBuffer type to an Image type add LoadImageFromBuffer filter and connect its input inBuffer to output of TcpIp_ReadAllBuffer filter.
To close socket add TcpIp_Close filter.

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Used Filters

Icon	Name	Description
	TcpIp_Close	Close a connected TCP socket gracefully.
	TcpIp_Connect	Connects as a client to a remote TCP server socket.
	TcpIp_ReadAllBuffer	Receives data from a connected socket until the other side closes connection.
	TcpIp_WriteText	Outputs a string through a connected TCP socket.
	TcpIp_ReadLine	Reads from a connected TCP socket until receiving a specific sequence.
	LoadImageFromBuffer	Use this filter when you received an image file through I/O communication, e.g. through a TcpIp connection.