From bf040f6d1c8c7bc33d5268db42bc2ac9016e2198 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andinus Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:35:27 +0530 Subject: Add background package This rewrite has better comments and returns better error messages. --- background/download.go | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+) create mode 100644 background/download.go (limited to 'background/download.go') diff --git a/background/download.go b/background/download.go new file mode 100644 index 0000000..50f22c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/background/download.go @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +package background + +import ( + "fmt" + "io" + "net/http" + "os" +) + +// Download takes path and url as input and downloads the data to a +// file, returning an error if there is one. +func Download(file string, url string) error { + o, err := os.Create(file) + if err != nil { + err = fmt.Errorf("%s%s\n%s", + "download.go: failed to create file: ", file, + err.Error()) + return err + } + defer o.Close() + + res, err := http.Get(url) + if err != nil { + err = fmt.Errorf("%s%s\n%s", + "download.go: failed to get response from ", url, + err.Error()) + return err + } + defer res.Body.Close() + + // Return an error on unexpected response code. + if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK { + err = fmt.Errorf("Unexpected Response: %s", + res.Status) + return err + } + + // This will not copy everything to memory but will save to + // disk as it progresses, ideal for big files or low memory + // environments. + _, err = io.Copy(o, res.Body) + if err != nil { + err = fmt.Errorf("%s\n%s", + "download.go: failed to copy body to file", + err.Error()) + } + return err +} -- cgit 1.4.1-2-gfad0