node-multi-downloader

A simple experiment with native node modules to download files from the web, using an approach close to axel downloader accelerator.

notes

• I do not want to mantain this project any further;
• This is just a test, if you want to continue it, fork-it, rename-it and go ahead :)
• Buy me a beer if you find it useful, lol.

known bugs and issues

• ETA still looks like copying files in Windoze XP;
• The downloader won't work with proxy (afaik);
• The downloader doesn't support resuming, unlike axel;
• If any part of the downloader stops, kaputz to all;
• You may find others since this code is a little bit old (mid 2012).

example

a simple example would be the one inside example folder:

var Downloader = require('../lib/downloader');

var options = {
    url : 'http://fedora.c3sl.ufpr.br/linux/releases/17/Live/x86_64/Fedora-17-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso',
    concurrency : 4,
    refresh : 1000
};

var download = new Downloader(options);

download.on('progress', function(percent, eta, bps) {
    console.log((percent*100).toFixed(2), '% completed, ETA', eta.toFixed(0), 'seconds', bps.toFixed(0), 'bytes per second');
});

download.on('finish', function() {
    console.log('download completed');
});

license

MIT. See LICENSE.