How to install a quarto template from a gitlab forge?

[ddotta]

Description

Hello,

I'd like to install a quarto template for which the sources are hosted not on Github but on Gitlab.

The source code is on an internal forge, but the idea is to be able to do the equivalent of this public github repository.

Here's what I get:

Maybe there's a trick to get around the problem?

Many thanks in advance!

[[email protected] ~]$ quarto use template https://gitlab.forge.agriculture.rie.gouv.fr/ssp/bmis/dataviz/dataviz_quarto_template.git

Quarto templates may execute code when documents are rendered. If you do not 
trust the authors of the template, we recommend that you do not install or 
use the template.
? Do you trust the authors of this template (Y/n) › Yes
? Create a subdirectory for template? (Y/n) › Yes
? Directory name: › testtemplate
[✓] Downloading
  End-of-central-directory signature not found.  Either this file is not
  a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive.  In the
  latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
  the last disk(s) of this archive.
unzip:  cannot find zipfile directory in one of /tmp/quarto-session2e889ed15ffc13f5/a2237353b40e5b2a/40ae469bc7fab26/archive/extension.zip or
        /tmp/quarto-session2e889ed15ffc13f5/a2237353b40e5b2a/40ae469bc7fab26/archive/extension.zip.zip, and cannot find /tmp/quarto-session2e889ed15ffc13f5/a2237353b40e5b2a/40ae469bc7fab26/archive/extension.zip.ZIP, period.
[✓] Unzipping
ERROR: Failed to unzip template.
  End-of-central-directory signature not found.  Either this file is not
  a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive.  In the
  latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
  the last disk(s) of this archive.
unzip:  cannot find zipfile directory in one of /tmp/quarto-session2e889ed15ffc13f5/a2237353b40e5b2a/40ae469bc7fab26/archive/extension.zip or
        /tmp/quarto-session2e889ed15ffc13f5/a2237353b40e5b2a/40ae469bc7fab26/archive/extension.zip.zip, and cannot find /tmp/quarto-session2e889ed15ffc13f5/a2237353b40e5b2a/40ae469bc7fab26/archive/extension.zip.ZIP, period.


Stack trace:
  End-of-central-directory signature not found.  Either this file is not
  a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive.  In the
  latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
  the last disk(s) of this archive.
unzip:  cannot find zipfile directory in one of /tmp/quarto-session2e889ed15ffc13f5/a2237353b40e5b2a/40ae469bc7fab26/archive/extension.zip or
        /tmp/quarto-session2e889ed15ffc13f5/a2237353b40e5b2a/40ae469bc7fab26/archive/extension.zip.zip, and cannot find /tmp/quarto-session2e889ed15ffc13f5/a2237353b40e5b2a/40ae469bc7fab26/archive/extension.zip.ZIP, period.

    at file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:109967:19
    at eventLoopTick (ext:core/01_core.js:153:7)
    at async withSpinner (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:76250:16)
    at async unzipInPlace (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:109962:5)
    at async stageTemplate1 (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:109869:9)
    at async useTemplate (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:109774:27)
    at async Command.actionHandler (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:109760:9)
    at async Command.execute (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:8017:13)
    at async Command.parseCommand (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:7907:20)
    at async quarto (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:118224:9)

[mcanouil]

See the documentation: https://quarto.org/docs/extensions/distributing.html especially the "Archive Distribution" section.

[ddotta]

Thanks @mcanouil for your answer!

I tried :
quarto add https://gitlab.forge.agriculture.rie.gouv.fr/ssp/bmis/dataviz/dataviz_quarto_template/-/archive/master/dataviz_quarto_template-master.zip

without sucess 😢

[[email protected] testtt]$ quarto add https://gitlab.forge.agriculture.rie.gouv.fr/ssp/bmis/dataviz/dataviz_quarto_template/-/archive/master/dataviz_quarto_template-master.zip

Quarto extensions may execute code when documents are rendered. If you do not 
trust the authors of the extension, we recommend that you do not install or 
use the extension.
? Do you trust the authors of this extension (Y/n) › Yes
[✓] Downloading
  End-of-central-directory signature not found.  Either this file is not
  a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive.  In the
  latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
  the last disk(s) of this archive.
unzip:  cannot find zipfile directory in one of /tmp/quarto-session17ef9bfd9c4535bd/35eef6b21853839a/a7325416a1fb629a/archive/extension.zip or
        /tmp/quarto-session17ef9bfd9c4535bd/35eef6b21853839a/a7325416a1fb629a/archive/extension.zip.zip, and cannot find /tmp/quarto-session17ef9bfd9c4535bd/35eef6b21853839a/a7325416a1fb629a/archive/extension.zip.ZIP, period.
[✓] Unzipping
ERROR: Failed to unzip extension.
  End-of-central-directory signature not found.  Either this file is not
  a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive.  In the
  latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
  the last disk(s) of this archive.
unzip:  cannot find zipfile directory in one of /tmp/quarto-session17ef9bfd9c4535bd/35eef6b21853839a/a7325416a1fb629a/archive/extension.zip or
        /tmp/quarto-session17ef9bfd9c4535bd/35eef6b21853839a/a7325416a1fb629a/archive/extension.zip.zip, and cannot find /tmp/quarto-session17ef9bfd9c4535bd/35eef6b21853839a/a7325416a1fb629a/archive/extension.zip.ZIP, period.


Stack trace:
  End-of-central-directory signature not found.  Either this file is not
  a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive.  In the
  latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
  the last disk(s) of this archive.
unzip:  cannot find zipfile directory in one of /tmp/quarto-session17ef9bfd9c4535bd/35eef6b21853839a/a7325416a1fb629a/archive/extension.zip or
        /tmp/quarto-session17ef9bfd9c4535bd/35eef6b21853839a/a7325416a1fb629a/archive/extension.zip.zip, and cannot find /tmp/quarto-session17ef9bfd9c4535bd/35eef6b21853839a/a7325416a1fb629a/archive/extension.zip.ZIP, period.

    at file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:102420:19
    at eventLoopTick (ext:core/01_core.js:153:7)
    at async withSpinner (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:76250:16)
    at async unzipAndStage (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:102415:5)
    at async installExtension (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:102305:30)
    at async Command.actionHandler (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:110418:13)
    at async Command.execute (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:8017:13)
    at async Command.parseCommand (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:7907:20)
    at async quarto (file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:118224:9)
    at async file:///usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/quarto/bin/quarto.js:118244:9

[mcanouil]

Is it a private repository?
The link you provide to Quarto should trigger a direct download if/when used in your browser for instance.

[mcanouil]

You might want to go through the following issue which shows solutions for private repositories:

• Installing extension from private Gitlab repository #5827

[ddotta]

🙏 Thanks @mcanouil this workaround is perfect for me ! ✅