Google Drive Downloader

simple-googledrive-downloader is a library for interacting with Google Drive files. It includes functions to download files from Google Drive and extract file IDs from Google Drive URLs.

Installation

To install the library, you can use npm:

npm install simple-googledrive-downloader

Or with yarn:

yarn add simple-googledrive-downloader

Usage

getFileIdFromUrl

Extracts the file ID from a Google Drive URL.

Parameters

• url (string): The Google Drive URL from which to extract the file ID.

Returns

• string: The extracted file ID.

Throws

• Error if the provided URL is not a valid string or if the file ID cannot be extracted from the URL.

Example

import { getFileIdFromUrl } from 'google-drive-downloader';

const url = 'https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CwGEerIO-bunXA0e_yXySEmKNuSECytW/view?usp=sharing';
const fileId = getFileIdFromUrl(url);
console.log(fileId); // Outputs: 1CwGEerIO-bunXA0e_yXySEmKNuSECytW

downloadFile

Downloads a file from Google Drive and saves it to the specified directory with a given filename and extension.

Parameters

• fileId (string): The ID of the file to download from Google Drive.
• dirPath (string): The directory path where the file should be saved.
• filename (string): The base name of the file (excluding the extension).
• extension (string): The file extension (e.g., 'pdf', 'jpg').

Returns

• Promise<string | null>: A promise that resolves to the full path of the saved file on success, or null if an error occurs.

Throws

• Error if the provided parameters are invalid or if an error occurs during the download or save process.

Example

import { downloadFile } from 'google-drive-downloader';

const fileId = '1CwGEerIO-bunXA0e_yXySEmKNuSECytW';
const dirPath = './downloads';
const filename = 'myfile';
const extension = 'pdf';

downloadFile(fileId, dirPath, filename, extension)
  .then(filePath => console.log(`File downloaded and saved to: ${filePath}`))
  .catch(error => console.error('Download failed:', error));

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please open an issue or a pull request on GitHub to discuss any changes or improvements.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.