# hopper: Small internet interop utilities
[🔗 Source](https://git.utopic.work/PierMesh/piermesh/src/branch/main/Sponge/Protocols/map.py)
### Components.hopper.downloadFile(url, text=True, mimeType=None)
Download resource from url and convert it to text or a data url
### Components.hopper.get(url: str, params=None, followTags=None)
http/s get request
* **Parameters:**
* **url** (*str*)
* **params** – Requests (library) parameters
* **followTags** – None or list of tags to download the src/href from
### Components.hopper.post(url: str, params=None)
http/s post request
* **Parameters:**
* **url** (*str*)
* **params** – Requests (library) parameters