file-download

Generic file downloader

Usage no npm install needed!

<script type="module">
  import fileDownload from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/file-download';
</script>

README

file-download

Install

npm install file-download --save

Usage

var download = require('file-download')

var url = "http://i.imgur.com/G9bDaPH.jpg"

var options = {
    directory: "./images/cats/",
    filename: "cat.gif"
}

download(url, options, function(err){
    if (err) throw err
    console.log("meow")
}) 

API

download(url, [options], callback(err))

  • url string of the file URL to download

  • options object with options

    • directory string with path to directory where to save files (default: current working directory)
    • filename string for the name of the file to be saved as (default: filename in the url)
    • timeout integer of how long in ms to wait while downloading (default: 20000)
  • callback function to run after