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Came across a site http://rawgit.com/ that https isn't required therefore people without OpenSSL can read it. This means you auto update your script from Github, and it should work for everyone. :)

Just copy the URL from your browser while browsing the file you want to read, and use that as the URL parameter.

Example:

Writeln(GetGithubPage('https://github.com/SRL/SRL-6/blob/master/lib/utilities/drawing.simba'));

And the function (ps & Lape):

function GetGithubPage(const URL: String): String;
var
  NewURL: String;
  p: Integer;
begin
  Result := '';
  p := Pos('.com/', URL);
  if (p = 0) then
    Exit;

  NewURL := Copy(URL, p + Length('.com/'), Length(URL) - p + Length('.com/'));
  Result := GetPage('http://cdn.rawgit.com/' +  Replace(NewURL, 'blob/', '', [rfReplaceAll]));
end;   

Very nice!!!! I hate using google code just to update scripts :D

From: The Mayor
Very nice!!!! I hate using google code just to update scripts :D

ditto! Thanks Olly

Your the best @Olly;!!!

This is very handy; thank you. :smile:

nice work, sure to make everybodies live a little easier eh?

Found a problem with it @Olly;. It doesn't update when your github page updates. I changed a page of reflection last night ~ 8 hours ago, and according to rawgit, the page is still the same. So i'm assuming it refreshes the page at set intervals…

From: elfyyy
Found a problem with it @Olly;. It doesn't update when your github page updates. I changed a page of reflection last night ~ 8 hours ago, and according to rawgit, the page is still the same. So i'm assuming it refreshes the page at set intervals…

Their cdn service perm caches the page… It will never update :/

From: Harrier
Their cdn service perm caches the page… It will never update :/

Oh well then that is kinda a problem haha

Just saw this as well

"It's best to use a specific tag or commit hash in the URL (not a branch). Files are cached permanently after the first request."

From: elfyyy
Oh well then that is kinda a problem haha

Guessing Olly forgot to read the FAQ :/

An easy fix would be to use this for example:

http://static.frement.net/proxy.php?u=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SRL/SRL-6/master/lib/utilities/drawing.simba

Heh, Why would I read the faq!

Guess this idea is pointless. :p

From: Frement
An easy fix would be to use this for example:

http://static.frement.net/proxy.php?u=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SRL/SRL-6/master/lib/utilities/drawing.simba

Thanks, I'll update my scripts to do this :)