Reading online csv file in a model causes QGIS to freeze

[qgib]

Author Name: Magnus Nilsson (Magnus Nilsson)
Original Redmine Issue: 20971
Affected QGIS version: 3.4.3
Redmine category:processing/modeller

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I am trying to use an online CSV file and plot its content as points using a Processing model. These steps causes QGIS to freeze:

1. Open a new model
2. Add a vector input
3. Add the algorithm for creating points from a table and configure it
4. Run the model and select an online csv file. I used https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/4.5_day.csv
5. QGIS now freezes before the model can run

[alexbruy]

Not reproducible with master. Also there is no way to use online CSV as input for "Point layer from table algorithm". Seems steps to reproduce are not correct.

[johnrobot]

Still a problem with QGIS 3.8.1, using Windows 10 64 bit. To reproduce:

1. Create a new processing model.
2. Add the algorithm for creating points from a table. Use https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/4.5_day.csv as source in the file picker window.
3. Run the model.

This freezes QGIS and I have to stop QGIS using the Windows task manager.

[alexbruy]

Still not reproducible with master.

First of all, you can not add online files as inputs in the Processing algorithms. This can be easily checked by opening "Create points layer from table" (or any other algorithm) dialog and trying to specify URL in the open dialog.

Also you can not use URL as input in the Modeler.

This can be a feature request - adding support for online layers to Processing.

[alexbruy]

If there is a need to create table from online CSV, one can use file downloader algoroithm to download CVS to local machine and use this local file as input.