checkUrl: check if an URL can be reached

In spsUtil: 'systemPipeShiny' Utility Functions

Description

check if a URL can be reached, return TRUE if yes and FALSE if cannot or with other status code

Usage

checkUrl(url, timeout = 5)

Arguments

url	string, the URL to request
timeout	seconds to wait before return FALSE

Value

TRUE if url is reachable, FALSE if not

Examples

checkUrl("https://google.com")
try(checkUrl("https://randomwebsite123.com", 1))

spsUtil documentation built on Oct. 31, 2021, 1:06 a.m.