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Repository module API



The repository needs to have those functions:



rep_init

	parameters: none



	This is functions is supposed to initialize the repository, mounting

	media, log in etc...



rep_fetch

	parameters: URI



	This function is supposed to download a file from the repository to

	current location.

	

	The filename specified can be either the repository index or an

	archive.



rep_cache_fetch

	parameters: URI



	Fetch a file from repository to cache and return the pathname to

	cached file. Some repositories that are local does not need to move

	anything to cache (like file:// repositories) and can therefore just

	return the pathname to the file.

	

*rep_fetch_stdout

	parameters: filename



	Fetch a file from repository and send the contents to stdout.

	



rep_cleanup

	unmount media, log out.





* = Not implemented yet



The functions has to care for the following global variables (readonly):



VERBOSE

	if not set or empty, try to be quiet.



PACKAGES

	location for the file cache to packages.