fetch-files

Download files using presets.

Install

Install with npm

$ npm i fetch-files --save

Usage

var FetchFiles = require('fetch-files');
var downloader = new FetchFiles({destBase: 'foo/bar'});

API

FetchFiles

Create an instance of FetchFiles with the given options.

Params

• options {Object}

.preset

Store a preset with the given configuration values.

Params

• name {String}: Preset name, e.g. github
• config {Object}
• returns {Object}: Returns FetchFiles for chaining

Example

downloader.preset('github', {
  url: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com',
  fn: function (preset, config) {
    config.pathname = config.url.split('/').slice(-3).join('_');
    return preset.url;
  }
});

.queue

Add a URL to the download queue.

Params

• url {String}
• config {Object}: The configuration to use for the URL.
• returns {Object}: Returns FetchFiles for chaining

Example

downloader.queue('/assemble/assemble/v0.6.0/.verb.md', {preset: 'github'});

.fetch

Fetch all files in the queue.

Params

• cb {Function}: callback
• returns {Object}: Returns FetchFiles for chaining

Example

downloader.fetch(function (err, res) {
  console.log(res);
});

Complete example

Fetch three files from three different GitHub repos:

var FetchFiles = require('fetch-files');
var downloader = new FetchFiles({destBase: 'foo/bar'});

downloader.preset('github', {
    url: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com',
    fn: function (preset, config) {
      config.pathname = config.url.split('/').slice(-3).join('_');
      return preset.url;
    }
  })
  .queue('/assemble/assemble/v0.6.0/.verb.md', {preset: 'github'})
  .queue('/jonschlinkert/template/master/.verb.md', {preset: 'github'})
  .queue('/verbose/verb/master/.verb.md', {preset: 'github'})
  .fetch(function (err, res) {
    if (err) console.error(err);
    console.log(res)
  })

Related projects

• github-base: Base methods for creating node.js apps that work with the GitHub API.
• gists: Methods for working with the GitHub Gist API. Node.js/JavaScript

Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm i -d && npm test

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue

Author

Jon Schlinkert

• github/jonschlinkert
• twitter/jonschlinkert

License

Copyright © 2015 Jon Schlinkert Released under the MIT license.

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