Download files from the internet via grunt.
Install this grunt plugin next to your project's grunt.js gruntfile with: npm install grunt-curl
Then add this line to your project's grunt.js gruntfile:
grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-curl');grunt-curl retrieves data via request's GET method and writes it to file.
We register two grunt tasks
grunt.initConfig({
// Grab single files
curl: {
// Short format (dest: src)
'location/to/download/file.js': 'http://files.com/path/to/file.js',
// Long format
long: {
src: 'http://files.com/path/to/file.js',
dest: 'location/to/download/file.js'
}
},
// Grab multiple files
'curl-dir': {
// Short format (dest folder: [src1, src2])
// These will be saved as 'location/to/save/files/file1.js'
// and 'location/to/save/files/file2.js'
'location/to/save/files': [
'http://files.com/path/to/file1.js',
'http://generic.com/scripts/file2.js'
],
// Long format
long: {
src: [
'http://files.com/path/to/file1.js',
'http://files.com/path/to/file2.js'
],
dest: 'location/to/save/files'
},
// src files will expand to same file1.js and file2.js as long format
braceExpansion: {
src: ['http://files.com/path/to/{file1,file2}.js'],
dest: 'location/to/save/files'
},
// Custom filepaths
// This will save file1.js to location/to/save/files/path/to/file1.js
// and file2.js to location/to/save/files/scripts/file2.js
customFilepaths: {
src: [
'http://files.com/path/to/file1.js',
'http://generic.com/scripts/file2.js'
],
router: function (url) {
return url.replace('http://files.com/', '').replace('http://generic.com/', '');
},
dest: 'location/to/save/files'
}
}
}):and a grunt helper
grunt.helper('curl', url, function handleData (err, content) {
// Handle error and use content
});In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint your code using grunt and test via npm test.
Copyright (c) 2013 Todd Wolfson Licensed under the MIT license.