elixir_chunk_download

Uses HTTPoison's Async modules to download a file in chunks asynchronously. It also uses background processes to execute the download streaming.

Documentation

https://hexdocs.pm/chunk_download/api-reference.html

Hex package

https://hex.pm/packages/chunk_download

Return values

Returns:

• {:ok, path} if file successfully downloaded
• {:error, :eexist} if the distination file already exists
• {:error, :file_is_too_large} if the remote file's size is greater than max_file_size
• {:error, reason} if the file can't be downloaded or open with a reason

Examples

# Without headers, no `:path` provided, uses default path to save file
Download.get_file(file_url)

# With headers, no `:path` provided, uses default path to save file
Download.get_file(file_url, %{"api-key" => "abc"})

# With provided path, provided custom `:path`
Download.get_file(file_url, %{"api-key" => "abc"}, path: my_path)

# With max_file_size provided
Download.get_file(file_url, %{"api-key" => "abc"}, path: my_path, max_file_size: 80_000_000)

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! Please send a PR and/or open an issue.