.. _`Texts`:

.. _`org.sysess.sympathy.data.text.importtexts`:

Texts
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.. image:: import_text.svg
   :width: 48


Data source as Texts



**Documentation**

Import data as Texts.

:Opposite node: :ref:`Export Texts`
:Ref. nodes: :ref:`Text`

For instructions on how to add or write custom plugins, see
:ref:`pluginwriting`.


*URL datasource*

If input datasource is a URL resource, the node will download it to a
temporary file before importing it.

If the URL resource contains credential variables, these will be entered
as part of the URL.

See :ref:`Credentials Preferences<preferences_credentials>` for more info.


**Definition**


*Input ports*

    :input:  [datasource]

        Datasources


*Output ports*

    :port1:  [text]

        Imported Texts



*Configuration*:
    **Importer** (active_importer)
        Select data format importer

    **Action on import failure** (fail_strategy)
        Decide how failure to import a file should be handled.

.. automodule:: node_import_text
    :noindex:

.. class:: ImportTexts
    :noindex:


**Plugins**

* :ref:`plugin_textdataimporterbase`