prompt: We are currently solving the following issue within our repository. Here is the issue text:
  --- BEGIN ISSUE ---
  Add ability to load a config file from a URL and use that for installation
  This would compliment the feature to use a configuration file
  
  --- END ISSUE ---
  
  Below are some code segments, each from a relevant file. One or more of these files may contain bugs.
  --- BEGIN FILES ---
  Path: `archinstall/__init__.py`
  Content:
  ```
  1 """Arch Linux installer - guided, templates etc."""
  2 from argparse import ArgumentParser, FileType
  3 
  4 from .lib.disk import *
  5 from .lib.exceptions import *
  6 from .lib.general import *
  7 from .lib.hardware import *
  8 from .lib.installer import __packages__, Installer
  9 from .lib.locale_helpers import *
  10 from .lib.luks import *
  11 from .lib.mirrors import *
  12 from .lib.networking import *
  13 from .lib.output import *
  14 from .lib.packages import *
  15 from .lib.profiles import *
  16 from .lib.services import *
  17 from .lib.storage import *
  18 from .lib.systemd import *
  19 from .lib.user_interaction import *
  20 
  21 parser = ArgumentParser()
  22 
  23 __version__ = "2.2.0.dev1"
  24 
  25 
  26 def initialize_arguments():
  27 	config = {}
  28 	parser.add_argument("--config", nargs="?", help="json config file", type=FileType("r", encoding="UTF-8"))
  29 	parser.add_argument("--silent", action="store_true",
  30 						help="Warning!!! No prompts, ignored if config is not passed")
  31 	parser.add_argument("--script", default="guided", nargs="?", help="Script to run for installation", type=str)
  32 	parser.add_argument("--vars",
  33 						metavar="KEY=VALUE",
  34 						nargs='?',
  35 						help="Set a number of key-value pairs "
  36 							 "(do not put spaces before or after the = sign). "
  37 							 "If a value contains spaces, you should define "
  38 							 "it with double quotes: "
  39 							 'foo="this is a sentence". Note that '
  40 							 "values are always treated as strings.")
  41 	args = parser.parse_args()
  42 	if args.config is not None:
  43 		try:
  44 			config = json.load(args.config)
  45 		except Exception as e:
  46 			print(e)
  47 		# Installation can't be silent if config is not passed
  48 		config["silent"] = args.silent
  49 	if args.vars is not None:
  50 		try:
  51 			for var in args.vars.split(' '):
  52 				key, val = var.split("=")
  53 				config[key] = val
  54 		except Exception as e:
  55 			print(e)
  56 	config["script"] = args.script
  57 	return config
  58 
  59 
  60 arguments = initialize_arguments()
  61 
  62 
  63 # TODO: Learn the dark arts of argparse... (I summon thee dark spawn of cPython)
  64 
  65 
  66 def run_as_a_module():
  67 	"""
  68 	Since we're running this as a 'python -m archinstall' module OR
  69 	a nuitka3 compiled version of the project.
  70 	This function and the file __main__ acts as a entry point.
  71 	"""
  72 
  73 	# Add another path for finding profiles, so that list_profiles() in Script() can find guided.py, unattended.py etc.
  74 	storage['PROFILE_PATH'].append(os.path.abspath(f'{os.path.dirname(__file__)}/examples'))
  75 	try:
  76 		script = Script(arguments.get('script', None))
  77 	except ProfileNotFound as err:
  78 		print(f"Couldn't find file: {err}")
  79 		sys.exit(1)
  80 
  81 	os.chdir(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
  82 
  83 	# Remove the example directory from the PROFILE_PATH, to avoid guided.py etc shows up in user input questions.
  84 	storage['PROFILE_PATH'].pop()
  85 	script.execute()
  86
  ```
  --- END FILES ---
  
  Please first localize the bug based on the issue statement, and then generate a patch according to the `git diff` format fenced by three backticks.
  
  Here is an example:
  
  ```diff
  diff --git a/examples/server_async.py b/examples/server_async.py
  --- a/examples/server_async.py
  +++ b/examples/server_async.py
  @@ -313,4 +313,4 @@
   
   
   if __name__ == "__main__":
  -    asyncio.run(run_async_server("."), debug=True)
  +    asyncio.run(run_async_server(), debug=True)
  diff --git a/examples/server_sync.py b/examples/server_sync.py
  --- a/examples/server_sync.py
  +++ b/examples/server_sync.py
  @@ -313,5 +313,5 @@
   
   
   if __name__ == "__main__":
  -    server = run_sync_server(".")
  +    server = run_sync_server()
       server.shutdown()
  
  ```
  
golden_diff: diff --git a/archinstall/__init__.py b/archinstall/__init__.py
  --- a/archinstall/__init__.py
  +++ b/archinstall/__init__.py
  @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
   """Arch Linux installer - guided, templates etc."""
  -from argparse import ArgumentParser, FileType
  +import urllib.error
  +import urllib.parse
  +import urllib.request
  +from argparse import ArgumentParser
   
   from .lib.disk import *
   from .lib.exceptions import *
  @@ -25,7 +28,7 @@
   
   def initialize_arguments():
   	config = {}
  -	parser.add_argument("--config", nargs="?", help="json config file", type=FileType("r", encoding="UTF-8"))
  +	parser.add_argument("--config", nargs="?", help="JSON configuration file or URL")
   	parser.add_argument("--silent", action="store_true",
   						help="Warning!!! No prompts, ignored if config is not passed")
   	parser.add_argument("--script", default="guided", nargs="?", help="Script to run for installation", type=str)
  @@ -41,7 +44,15 @@
   	args = parser.parse_args()
   	if args.config is not None:
   		try:
  -			config = json.load(args.config)
  +			# First, let's check if this is a URL scheme instead of a filename
  +			parsed_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(args.config)
  +
  +			if not parsed_url.scheme:  # The Profile was not a direct match on a remote URL, it must be a local file.
  +				with open(args.config) as file:
  +					config = json.load(file)
  +			else:  # Attempt to load the configuration from the URL.
  +				with urllib.request.urlopen(args.config) as response:
  +					config = json.loads(response.read())
   		except Exception as e:
   			print(e)
   		# Installation can't be silent if config is not passed
  
verification_info: {"golden_diff": "diff --git a/archinstall/__init__.py b/archinstall/__init__.py\n--- a/archinstall/__init__.py\n+++ b/archinstall/__init__.py\n@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@\n \"\"\"Arch Linux installer - guided, templates etc.\"\"\"\n-from argparse import ArgumentParser, FileType\n+import urllib.error\n+import urllib.parse\n+import urllib.request\n+from argparse import ArgumentParser\n \n from .lib.disk import *\n from .lib.exceptions import *\n@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@\n \n def initialize_arguments():\n \tconfig = {}\n-\tparser.add_argument(\"--config\", nargs=\"?\", help=\"json config file\", type=FileType(\"r\", encoding=\"UTF-8\"))\n+\tparser.add_argument(\"--config\", nargs=\"?\", help=\"JSON configuration file or URL\")\n \tparser.add_argument(\"--silent\", action=\"store_true\",\n \t\t\t\t\t\thelp=\"Warning!!! No prompts, ignored if config is not passed\")\n \tparser.add_argument(\"--script\", default=\"guided\", nargs=\"?\", help=\"Script to run for installation\", type=str)\n@@ -41,7 +44,15 @@\n \targs = parser.parse_args()\n \tif args.config is not None:\n \t\ttry:\n-\t\t\tconfig = json.load(args.config)\n+\t\t\t# First, let's check if this is a URL scheme instead of a filename\n+\t\t\tparsed_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(args.config)\n+\n+\t\t\tif not parsed_url.scheme:  # The Profile was not a direct match on a remote URL, it must be a local file.\n+\t\t\t\twith open(args.config) as file:\n+\t\t\t\t\tconfig = json.load(file)\n+\t\t\telse:  # Attempt to load the configuration from the URL.\n+\t\t\t\twith urllib.request.urlopen(args.config) as response:\n+\t\t\t\t\tconfig = json.loads(response.read())\n \t\texcept Exception as e:\n \t\t\tprint(e)\n \t\t# Installation can't be silent if config is not passed\n", "issue": "Add ability to load a config file from a URL and use that for installation\nThis would compliment the feature to use a configuration file\n", "before_files": [{"content": "\"\"\"Arch Linux installer - guided, templates etc.\"\"\"\nfrom argparse import ArgumentParser, FileType\n\nfrom .lib.disk import *\nfrom .lib.exceptions import *\nfrom .lib.general import *\nfrom .lib.hardware import *\nfrom .lib.installer import __packages__, Installer\nfrom .lib.locale_helpers import *\nfrom .lib.luks import *\nfrom .lib.mirrors import *\nfrom .lib.networking import *\nfrom .lib.output import *\nfrom .lib.packages import *\nfrom .lib.profiles import *\nfrom .lib.services import *\nfrom .lib.storage import *\nfrom .lib.systemd import *\nfrom .lib.user_interaction import *\n\nparser = ArgumentParser()\n\n__version__ = \"2.2.0.dev1\"\n\n\ndef initialize_arguments():\n\tconfig = {}\n\tparser.add_argument(\"--config\", nargs=\"?\", help=\"json config file\", type=FileType(\"r\", encoding=\"UTF-8\"))\n\tparser.add_argument(\"--silent\", action=\"store_true\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\thelp=\"Warning!!! No prompts, ignored if config is not passed\")\n\tparser.add_argument(\"--script\", default=\"guided\", nargs=\"?\", help=\"Script to run for installation\", type=str)\n\tparser.add_argument(\"--vars\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmetavar=\"KEY=VALUE\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tnargs='?',\n\t\t\t\t\t\thelp=\"Set a number of key-value pairs \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \"(do not put spaces before or after the = sign). \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \"If a value contains spaces, you should define \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \"it with double quotes: \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 'foo=\"this is a sentence\". Note that '\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \"values are always treated as strings.\")\n\targs = parser.parse_args()\n\tif args.config is not None:\n\t\ttry:\n\t\t\tconfig = json.load(args.config)\n\t\texcept Exception as e:\n\t\t\tprint(e)\n\t\t# Installation can't be silent if config is not passed\n\t\tconfig[\"silent\"] = args.silent\n\tif args.vars is not None:\n\t\ttry:\n\t\t\tfor var in args.vars.split(' '):\n\t\t\t\tkey, val = var.split(\"=\")\n\t\t\t\tconfig[key] = val\n\t\texcept Exception as e:\n\t\t\tprint(e)\n\tconfig[\"script\"] = args.script\n\treturn config\n\n\narguments = initialize_arguments()\n\n\n# TODO: Learn the dark arts of argparse... (I summon thee dark spawn of cPython)\n\n\ndef run_as_a_module():\n\t\"\"\"\n\tSince we're running this as a 'python -m archinstall' module OR\n\ta nuitka3 compiled version of the project.\n\tThis function and the file __main__ acts as a entry point.\n\t\"\"\"\n\n\t# Add another path for finding profiles, so that list_profiles() in Script() can find guided.py, unattended.py etc.\n\tstorage['PROFILE_PATH'].append(os.path.abspath(f'{os.path.dirname(__file__)}/examples'))\n\ttry:\n\t\tscript = Script(arguments.get('script', None))\n\texcept ProfileNotFound as err:\n\t\tprint(f\"Couldn't find file: {err}\")\n\t\tsys.exit(1)\n\n\tos.chdir(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))\n\n\t# Remove the example directory from the PROFILE_PATH, to avoid guided.py etc shows up in user input questions.\n\tstorage['PROFILE_PATH'].pop()\n\tscript.execute()\n", "path": "archinstall/__init__.py"}], "after_files": [{"content": "\"\"\"Arch Linux installer - guided, templates etc.\"\"\"\nimport urllib.error\nimport urllib.parse\nimport urllib.request\nfrom argparse import ArgumentParser\n\nfrom .lib.disk import *\nfrom .lib.exceptions import *\nfrom .lib.general import *\nfrom .lib.hardware import *\nfrom .lib.installer import __packages__, Installer\nfrom .lib.locale_helpers import *\nfrom .lib.luks import *\nfrom .lib.mirrors import *\nfrom .lib.networking import *\nfrom .lib.output import *\nfrom .lib.packages import *\nfrom .lib.profiles import *\nfrom .lib.services import *\nfrom .lib.storage import *\nfrom .lib.systemd import *\nfrom .lib.user_interaction import *\n\nparser = ArgumentParser()\n\n__version__ = \"2.2.0.dev1\"\n\n\ndef initialize_arguments():\n\tconfig = {}\n\tparser.add_argument(\"--config\", nargs=\"?\", help=\"JSON configuration file or URL\")\n\tparser.add_argument(\"--silent\", action=\"store_true\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\thelp=\"Warning!!! No prompts, ignored if config is not passed\")\n\tparser.add_argument(\"--script\", default=\"guided\", nargs=\"?\", help=\"Script to run for installation\", type=str)\n\tparser.add_argument(\"--vars\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmetavar=\"KEY=VALUE\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tnargs='?',\n\t\t\t\t\t\thelp=\"Set a number of key-value pairs \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \"(do not put spaces before or after the = sign). \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \"If a value contains spaces, you should define \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \"it with double quotes: \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 'foo=\"this is a sentence\". Note that '\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \"values are always treated as strings.\")\n\targs = parser.parse_args()\n\tif args.config is not None:\n\t\ttry:\n\t\t\t# First, let's check if this is a URL scheme instead of a filename\n\t\t\tparsed_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(args.config)\n\n\t\t\tif not parsed_url.scheme:  # The Profile was not a direct match on a remote URL, it must be a local file.\n\t\t\t\twith open(args.config) as file:\n\t\t\t\t\tconfig = json.load(file)\n\t\t\telse:  # Attempt to load the configuration from the URL.\n\t\t\t\twith urllib.request.urlopen(args.config) as response:\n\t\t\t\t\tconfig = json.loads(response.read())\n\t\texcept Exception as e:\n\t\t\tprint(e)\n\t\t# Installation can't be silent if config is not passed\n\t\tconfig[\"silent\"] = args.silent\n\tif args.vars is not None:\n\t\ttry:\n\t\t\tfor var in args.vars.split(' '):\n\t\t\t\tkey, val = var.split(\"=\")\n\t\t\t\tconfig[key] = val\n\t\texcept Exception as e:\n\t\t\tprint(e)\n\tconfig[\"script\"] = args.script\n\treturn config\n\n\narguments = initialize_arguments()\n\n\n# TODO: Learn the dark arts of argparse... (I summon thee dark spawn of cPython)\n\n\ndef run_as_a_module():\n\t\"\"\"\n\tSince we're running this as a 'python -m archinstall' module OR\n\ta nuitka3 compiled version of the project.\n\tThis function and the file __main__ acts as a entry point.\n\t\"\"\"\n\n\t# Add another path for finding profiles, so that list_profiles() in Script() can find guided.py, unattended.py etc.\n\tstorage['PROFILE_PATH'].append(os.path.abspath(f'{os.path.dirname(__file__)}/examples'))\n\ttry:\n\t\tscript = Script(arguments.get('script', None))\n\texcept ProfileNotFound as err:\n\t\tprint(f\"Couldn't find file: {err}\")\n\t\tsys.exit(1)\n\n\tos.chdir(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))\n\n\t# Remove the example directory from the PROFILE_PATH, to avoid guided.py etc shows up in user input questions.\n\tstorage['PROFILE_PATH'].pop()\n\tscript.execute()\n", "path": "archinstall/__init__.py"}]}