molnia

Utility for easy file downloading: fast, lightweight, cross-platform and flexible.

Description

A file download utility written in JavaScript with minimal dependencies. It can be used both as a command line interface and as a library for use in third-party Node.js projects.

Quick start

Command-line interface

Download and install Node.js. Run app:

npx molnia [options] url1 [url2] [url...]

Example:

npx molnia --output C:\Users\John\Downloads\10Mb.dat https://proof.ovh.net/files/10Mb.dat

Library

Install package using NPM:

npm i molnia

Use in your project:

import { download } from 'molnia';

const options = { output: `C:\Users\John\Downloads\10Mb.dat` };
await download('https://proof.ovh.net/files/10Mb.dat', options);

Features

• Concurrency: chunk download queue with size limitations
• Retry in case of request failure
• Proxy support
• Multiple protocols support: HTTP, HTTPS
• Minimal dependencies and reduced code size
• Command-line interface