[jira] [Updated] (INFRA-8753) Provide /dyn/closer.cgi-like mirror suggester for in-script usage

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Sebb updated INFRA-8753:
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> Provide /dyn/closer.cgi-like mirror suggester for in-script usage
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>                 Key: INFRA-8753
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-8753
>             Project: Infrastructure
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: Mirrors
>            Reporter: Konstantin Gribov
>            Priority: Minor
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> Provide some script-friendly mirror suggester. 
> As far as I know, now you can either parse user-friendly html page (fragile method) or download from specific mirror.
> I think, some cgi endpoint like closer.cgi which returns redirect to first suggested mirror by default would be good solution. To avoid dead-mirror case  skip parameter (default 0, so the first mirror is returned) may be added to choose some less preferred mirror.
> Case arised from docker container building pattern, where some distro from apache in downloaded into container, unpacked, installed etc. Since I don't know what are the closest to the Docker Hub build farm mirrors are, I can either download from main site or specific mirror. Both choises are bad.



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