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@@ -717,6 +717,27 @@ Parameters:
Body: Required. String. Markdown. The quotation.
+### Request
+
+The `paige/request` shortcode provides the content for a URL.
+
+```
+{{< paige/request
+ method=""
+ url="" >}}
+```
+
+Parameters:
+
+
+ method- Optional. String. HTTP method. Default is
get.
+ url- Required. String. URL.
+
+
+Body: None.
+
### Tabs
The `paige/tabs` shortcode provides tab buttons and tab panes.
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/shortcodes/request.md b/exampleSite/content/shortcodes/request.md
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++++
+authors = ["author-demo"]
+categories = ["paige", "shortcodes"]
+description = "Demonstration of the request shortcode."
+tags = ["request", "figures"]
+title = "Request"
++++
+
+The `paige/request` shortcode displays the content for a URL.
+
+
+
+## Basic
+
+Code:
+
+```go-html-template
+
+{{}}
+
+```
+
+Result:
+
+
+{{< paige/request "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/willfaught/paige/master/LICENSE" >}}
+
+
+## Method parameter
+
+Code:
+
+```go-html-template
+
+{{}}
+
+```
+
+Result:
+
+
+{{< paige/request method="get" url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/willfaught/paige/master/LICENSE" >}}
+
+
+## Url parameter
+
+Code:
+
+```go-html-template
+
+{{}}
+
+```
+
+Result:
+
+
+{{< paige/request url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/willfaught/paige/master/LICENSE" >}}
+
+
+## Figure
+
+Code:
+
+```go-html-template
+{{}}
+
+{{}}
+
+{{}}
+```
+
+Result:
+
+{{< paige/figure caption="License" >}}
+
+{{< paige/request "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/willfaught/paige/master/LICENSE" >}}
+
+{{< /paige/figure >}}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/paige/request.html b/layouts/shortcodes/paige/request.html
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+{{- $method := .Get "method" | default "get" -}}
+{{- $url := .Get 0 | default (.Get "url") -}}
+
+{{- if not $url -}}
+ {{- errorf "layouts/shortcodes/paige/request.html: no url" -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- with resources.GetRemote $url (dict "method" $method) -}}
+ {{- with .Err -}}
+ {{- errorf "layouts/shortcodes/paige/request.html: cannot request remote resource %q: %v" $url . -}}
+ {{- else -}}
+ {{- strings.TrimRight "\f\n\r\t\v " .Content -}}
+ {{- end -}}
+{{- else -}}
+ {{- errorf "layouts/shortcodes/paige/request.html: cannot request remote resource %q" $url -}}
+{{- end -}}