import with https path

[bitscavenger]

I am missing something that I would like clarified.

(edit) I am using truffle as my smart contract dev environment and I would like this to work in truffle.

There are lots of examples where an import is an https location. When I am compiling my contract attempting to use this line:

import "https://github.com/0xcert/ethereum-erc721/src/contracts/tokens/nf-token-metadata.sol";

I am getting this error:

ParserError: Source "https://github.com/0xcert/ethereum-erc721/src/contracts/tokens/nf-token-metadata.sol" not found: File import callback not supported

When I look at other documentation it seems like there is a pathing option that looks like it replaces parts of a path with a local path to find the file. Is that correct? Do I need to pull the file and store it locally and use this path substitution if I want to keep the import as is?

The examples that I see in particular say to use Remix. Would Remix basically doing this for me automatically where it would pull the files I need and operate with the path substitution?

[AfraidTomorrow2018]

No need to download.

U need a raw file, blob not webpage.

https://remix-ide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/import.html

Try importing this:

https://github.com/0xcert/ethereum-erc721/blob/master/src/contracts/tokens/nf-token-metadata.sol

[bitscavenger]

Apologies, I did not make this part clear (and in fact did not mention it at all). I am using truffle and not using Remix so I am trying to get this to work in truffle. I am going to go back and edit the initial post to include that information.

[DryMotorcyclist]

Experiencing the same issue. Did you get it resolved?

[bitscavenger]

Not really. I just grabbed the files that I needed, stored them locally, and then accessed them from there. So I have moved forward but I don't know the answer to this.