Stand-alone File Downloader with REST API and Plugins. (Resuming)

Introduction

This Java project provides a resumable stand-alone file download mechanism with support for parallel processing using multiple threads. It allows for efficient and flexible downloading of large files while providing resumable capabilities in case of interruptions.

Features

Accepts download requests via REST.
Configurable parallel downloads.
Parallel downloading with configurable thread count.
Support for resuming downloads.
Customizable download status listeners.

Usage

Prerequisites

Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or later.

Maven Dependency

Synchronous download library. (Multithreading)

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.corporate-startup</groupId>
  <artifactId>download-base</artifactId>
  <version>2.0.0</version>
</dependency>

API for communication with the server

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.corporate-startup</groupId>
  <artifactId>download-server-api</artifactId>
  <version>2.0.0</version>
</dependency>

REST server for asynchronous downloads

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.corporate-startup</groupId>
  <artifactId>download-server</artifactId>
  <version>2.0.0</version>
</dependency>

Demo client

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.corporate-startup</groupId>
  <artifactId>download-client</artifactId>
  <version>2.0.0</version>
</dependency>

Plugin API to add additional functionality. For example selenium-based actions such as cookie retrieval or link extraction. (to be integrated)

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.corporate-startup</groupId>
  <artifactId>download-plugin-api</artifactId>
  <version>2.0.0</version>
</dependency>

Core plugin functionality such as plugin discovery during runtime (to be integrated)

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.corporate-startup</groupId>
  <artifactId>download-plugin-core</artifactId>
  <version>2.0.0</version>
</dependency>

Run the Server

java -jar download-server-<VERSION>.jar

Run the (Demo) Client

usage: download-client [-a <url>] [-c] -h <host[:Port]> [-o <cookie>] [-s <id>]
	-a,--add <url>            Add a new download to the queue. Returns downloadId
	-c,--status               Request the current status
	-h,--host <host[:Port]>   Address of the host
	-o,--cookie <cookie>      Pass a cookie during add.
	-s,--start <id>           Start a download

Example: 
java -jar download-client-<VERSION>.jar -h localhost:9090 -a "https://github.com/jamesward/play-load-tests/raw/master/public/10mb.txt" -s

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/msonst/downloader.git

Build the project:

cd downloader
./gradlew build

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow the Contribution Guidelines .

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to contributors and the open-source community.
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