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+__package__ = 'plugins_extractor.curl'
+
+from typing import List, Optional, Dict
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from pydantic import InstanceOf, Field
+from pydantic_pkgr import BinProvider, BinName, bin_abspath, BinProviderName, ProviderLookupDict
+
+from abx.archivebox.base_plugin import BasePlugin, BaseHook
+from abx.archivebox.base_configset import BaseConfigSet
+from abx.archivebox.base_binary import BaseBinary, env, apt, brew
+# from abx.archivebox.base_extractor import BaseExtractor, ExtractorName
+
+from archivebox.config import ARCHIVING_CONFIG
+
+
+class CurlConfig(BaseConfigSet):
+
+    SAVE_CURL: bool = True
+    
+    # USE_CURL: bool = Field(default=lambda c: c.SAVE_HEADERS or c.SAVE_FAVICON)
+    
+    CURL_BINARY: str = Field(default='curl')
+    CURL_EXTRA_ARGS: List[str] = []
+    
+    CURL_TIMEOUT: int =  Field(default=lambda: ARCHIVING_CONFIG.TIMEOUT)
+    CURL_CHECK_SSL_VALIDITY: bool = Field(default=lambda: ARCHIVING_CONFIG.CHECK_SSL_VALIDITY)
+    CURL_USER_AGENT: str = Field(default=lambda: ARCHIVING_CONFIG.USER_AGENT)
+    CURL_COOKIES_FILE: Optional[Path] = Field(default=lambda: ARCHIVING_CONFIG.COOKIES_FILE)
+    
+
+CURL_CONFIG = CurlConfig()
+
+
+class CurlBinary(BaseBinary):
+    name: BinName = CURL_CONFIG.CURL_BINARY
+    binproviders_supported: List[InstanceOf[BinProvider]] = [apt, brew, env]
+    
+    provider_overrides: Dict[BinProviderName, ProviderLookupDict] = {
+        brew.name: {
+            'abspath': lambda: bin_abspath(CURL_CONFIG.CURL_BINARY, PATH=f'/opt/homebrew/opt/curl/bin:{brew.PATH}'),
+        },
+    }
+
+CURL_BINARY = CurlBinary()
+
+
+# class CurlExtractor(BaseExtractor):
+#     name: ExtractorName = 'curl'
+#     binary: str = CURL_BINARY.name
+
+#     def get_output_path(self, snapshot) -> Path | None:
+#         curl_index_path = curl_output_path(snapshot.as_link())
+#         if curl_index_path:
+#             return Path(curl_index_path)
+#         return None
+
+# CURL_EXTRACTOR = CurlExtractor()
+
+
+
+class CurlPlugin(BasePlugin):
+    app_label: str = 'curl'
+    verbose_name: str = 'CURL'
+    
+    hooks: List[InstanceOf[BaseHook]] = [
+        CURL_CONFIG,
+        CURL_BINARY,
+        # CURL_EXTRACTOR,
+    ]
+
+
+PLUGIN = CurlPlugin()
+DJANGO_APP = PLUGIN.AppConfig