== Description ==

This feature has a partial implementation and it needs a better description how it should work.

Remote editing via FTP (#12), HTTP, SSH and other protocols

Use ''File ->  Open... -> Open URL'' to open a remote file.

Examples of valid URLs:

* http://padre.perlide.org

* http://padre.perlide.org/trac/wiki/Features/RemoteEditing

* ftp://user:pass@perlide.org/pub/Makefile.PL

Some parts have special behavior depending on the URL type. Example: The file-refreshed-on-disk check is done less often.

== Current state ==

=== HTTP ===

* Currently read-only

=== FTP ===

* Read/Write access

* Supports anonymous ftp

* Supports authenticated ftp (username/password)

=== SSH ===

(Need to check)

== Tickets ==

[[TicketQuery(component=Remote Editing,order=id,desc=1,format=table,col=resolution|summary|owner|reporter)]]


== Test ==

Automated tests are in t/94.padre-file-remote.t but you have to set the environment variable PADRE_NETWORK_T to true to enable them.

Manual test: Open the following URLs with ''File ->  Open... -> Open URL'':

* http://www.google.com (Should give you the HTML source of the Google homepage)

* http://padre.perlide.org/trac/browser/trunk/Padre/Makefile.PL?format=txt
 * Should open the Padre Makefile.PL
 * Should be discovered as Perl source (see status bar)

== TODO ==

* Build a better UI for the open dialog
 * Good example: VLC open dialog with different tab's for each supported protocol (source for vlc)

* Convert all Padre disk i/o to use Padre::File

* Find a solution for syntax check and "run file"
 * A file edited over SSH could be checked/run at the remote server
 * HTTP/FTP don't easily support run, but FTP files might be run-able via HTTP (CGI scripts)

== Related ==
[http://padre.perlide.org/trac/wiki/PadrePluginReDevel Padre::Plugin::ReDevel] - remote development through SSH