Box adding via HTTP follows redirects [closes GH-163]

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## 0.7.0.beta2 (unreleased)
 
   - Use numeric uid/gid in mounting shared folders to increase portability. [GH-252]
+  - HTTP downloading follows redirects. [GH-163]
 
 ## 0.7.0.beta (December 24, 2010)
 

lib/vagrant/downloaders/http.rb

@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ module Vagrant
 
         http.start do |h|
           h.request_get(uri.request_uri) do |response|
+            if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPRedirection)
+              # Follow the HTTP redirect.
+              # TODO: Error on some redirect limit
+              env.ui.info I18n.t("vagrant.downloaders.http.follow_redirect", :url => response["Location"])
+              download!(response["Location"], destination_file)
+              return
+            end
+
             total = response.content_length
             progress = 0
             segment_count = 0

templates/locales/en.yml

@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ en:
       file:
         file_missing: "The specified path to a file doesn't exist."
       http:
+        follow_redirect: "Download following redirect: %{url}"
         socket_error: |-
           An error occurred while trying to download the specified box. This most
           often happens if there is no internet connection or the address is