neuml--txtai/docs/workflow/task/retrieve.md

Retrieve Task

The Retrieve Task connects to a url and downloads the content locally. This task is helpful when working with actions that require data to be available locally.

Example

The following shows a simple example using this task as part of a workflow.

from txtai.workflow import RetrieveTask, Workflow

workflow = Workflow([RetrieveTask(directory="/tmp")])
workflow(["https://file.to.download", "/local/file/to/copy"])

Configuration-driven example

This task can also be created with workflow configuration.

workflow:
  tasks:
    - task: retrieve
      directory: /tmp

Methods

Python documentation for the task.

::: txtai.workflow.RetrieveTask.init

::: txtai.workflow.RetrieveTask.register