def from_remote_hive(cls, url, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        Download a JSON hive file from a URL, and initialize from it,
        paying attention to the version keyword argument.
        """
        version = kwargs.pop('version', None)
        require = kwargs.pop('require_https', False)
        return cls(Hive.from_url(url, version, require), *args, **kwargs)