sp-download-nocolors - Easy to use files download client library and CLI for SharePoint in Node.js

IMPORTANT: This package is a clone from sp-download, without colors dependency and other changes, all info below is from original creator.

sp-download is a SharePoint files download library and CLI in Node.js.

Supported SharePoint versions

• SharePoint Online
• SharePoint 2013/2016/2019

Features

• CLI && A library scenarios
• Support robust authentication scenarios
• Streaming download
  • download files of any sizes
  • no memory consumption growth

Get started

Command line (CLI)

Prerequesites

• Node.js

Install as CLI

npm install sp-download -g

Command line (CLI) usage

sp-download --url="https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/site/lib/folder/file.ext" --out="./download"

or

sp-download --url="https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/site/lib/folder/file.ext" --out="./download/filename.ext"

Options

Print help:

sp-download -h

| Shortcut | Option | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | -V | --version | output the version number | | -u | --url [value] | full path to the file in SharePoint, required | | -o | --out [value] | local directory or path to file where downloaded file should be saved, optional, default is ./ | | -c | --conf [value] | Path to private configuration file | | -s | --site [value] | SharePoint SPWeb url, optional, default is requested based on url | | -d | --ondemand | On-Demand auth request, optional | | -l | --logLevel [value] | Log level: Debug = 5, Verbose = 4, Info = 3 (default), Warning = 2, Error = 1, Off = 0 | | -h | --help | output usage information |

In Node.js applications

Install as dependency

npm install sp-download --save

or

yarn add sp-download

Minimal setup (TypeScript)

import { Download, IAuthOptions } from 'sp-download';

const authContext: IAuthOptions = {
  // ... node-sp-auth options
};

const download = new Download(authContext);

let filePathToDownload: string = 'https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/site/lib/folder/file.ext';
let saveToPath: string = './download';

download.downloadFile(filePathToDownload, saveToPath)
  .then((savedToPath) => {
    console.log(`${argv.url} has been downloaded to ${savedToPath}`);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error);
  });

Minimal setup (JavaScript)

const Download = require('sp-download').Download;

const authContext = {
  // ... node-sp-auth options
};

const download = new Download(authContext);

let filePathToDownload = 'https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/site/lib/folder/file.ext';
let saveToPath = './download';

download.downloadFile(filePathToDownload, saveToPath)
  .then((savedToPath) => {
    console.log(`${argv.url} has been downloaded to ${savedToPath}`);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error);
  });

Authentication settings

The library provides a wizard-like approach for building and managing config files for node-sp-auth (Node.js to SharePoint unattended HTTP authentication).

• SharePoint On-Premise (2013, 2016):

  • User credentials (NTLM)
  • Form-based authentication (FBA)
  • Add-In Only permissions
  • ADFS user credentials

• SharePoint Online:

  • User credentials (SAML)
  • Add-In Only permissions
  • ADFS user credentials

For more information please check node-sp-auth credential options and wiki pages.