Schiphol
... is a smart downloader script for Ruby, with
- Progress bar for downloads, with ETA.
- Following for 301/302 redirect links.
- Automatic file type resolution w/ MIMEs.
- Automatic retries for failed downloads.
Install
gem install schiphol
Usage
Basic
It can't get simpler.
require 'schiphol'
Schiphol.download('http://www.url.com/path/to/file.html')Advanced
require 'schiphol'
Schiphol.download(
'http://www.url.com/path/to/file.html',
# Default values
:download_folder => '$GEM$/lib/downloads',
:target_directory => '',
:show_progress => true,
:rectify_extensions => false,
:max_tries => 3
)Where $GEM$ represents the gem's directory.
License
This software is released under the GPL.