node-fast-download
node module and command-line program for accelerated (multiple connections) http download Stream
install
$ npm install -g fast-download
to install as a command-line program or $ npm install --save fast-download
to add it to your project
command-line usage
$ fast-download -h
Usage: fast-download [options] <urls>
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
-V, --version output the version number
-d, --directory <s> destination directory (default: current working directory)
-f, --filename <s> destination filename (default: base filename in url)
-o, --overwrite overwrite existing file (default is to resume)
-c --chunksAtOnce <n> the number of data chunks to download at the same time (default: 3)
-s --chunkSize <n> the size of a data chunk in MB (default: 0, meaning file size divided by chunksAtOnce)
-t, --timeout timeout on http requests in seconds (default: 0, meaning no timeout)
-w, --width <n> display width (default: 72)
module usage
example
var FastDownload = ;var dl = url options;dldldl;dl;
or use the constructor callback instead of the 'start'
event (you may use both together)
var FastDownload = ;url options { if errorthrow error; console; dl; dl; dl;};
once the 'start'
event has fired, you can access dl.headers
, dl.chunks
, and other data members
options
'destFile'
if set, download is written to this file location. default: null
'resumeFile'
if 'destFile'
is set and 'resumeFile'
is true, the download will start where the existing file leaves off. default: false
'start'
the starting position in bytes. default: 0
'end'
the ending position in bytes. default: null (end of file)
'chunksAtOnce'
the maximum number of chunks to download at a time. default: 3
'chunkSize'
the size of each chunk in bytes. default: null (download size divided by 'chunksAtOnce'
)
Changelog
v0.3.5
- Added changelog lol
- Don't rely on sketchy
request
'end'
event - Added badges/shields to readme