This code is a script that downloads assets (files) from...
August 18, 2025 at 02:46 AM
This code is a script that downloads assets (files) from a remote server based on a list of asset filenames provided in settings.assetList
. Here's a detailed breakdown of what it does:
-
Global Configuration Settings:
- The
settings
object is defined inglobalThis
. It contains:baseUrl
: The base URL where the files will be downloaded from.assetList
: A list of filenames (separated by line breaks) representing files that need to be downloaded. Thesplit("\n")
converts the string into an array.outputDir
: The directory name where the downloaded files will be stored locally.
- The
-
Modules Required:
fs
: For file system operations (e.g., directory creation and file writing).axios
: For performing HTTP GET requests to fetch assets from thebaseUrl
.user-agents
: For generating a random browser-likeUser-Agent
string for HTTP requests.path
: For handling and constructing file paths.
-
Initialization:
- Retrieves the
settings
object into theset
variable. - Constructs the output directory path using
__dirname
andset.outputDir
(or defaults to"output"
ifoutputDir
is not specified). - Generates a random
User-Agent
string and determines theorigin
of thebaseUrl
.
- Retrieves the
-
Error Handling:
- Ensures that
settings.assetList
exists and is an array. If not, it throws aTypeError
.
- Ensures that
-
Helper Functions:
getDirectoryPath(assetPath)
: Returns the directory path based on a file's path.createDirectory(dir)
: Checks if a directory exists and creates it recursively if it does not.
-
Downloading Assets:
- Iterates over the
settings.assetList
array. - For each
asset
:- Decodes the asset's URL-encoded filename.
- Constructs the complete download URL by appending the
asset
to thebaseUrl
.
- Sends a GET request using
axios
with headers including:- A randomly generated
User-Agent
. referrer
set to the base URL's origin.
- A randomly generated
- If the server responds with a stream of file data:
- Creates any necessary directories using
createDirectory()
andgetDirectoryPath()
. - Pipes the response data (file content) to a file in the local output directory.
- Outputs the download progress to the console in percentage format.
- Creates any necessary directories using
- Handles errors during download and outputs relevant debug information.
- Displays HTTP status codes (if applicable) or the error message.
- Iterates over the
-
Completion:
- After all assets in
settings.assetList
are processed, logs "Download has been finished." to the console.
- After all assets in
Summary:
The script downloads files listed in settings.assetList
from the server specified by settings.baseUrl
and saves them in the directory specified by settings.outputDir
(defaulting to "output"
). It creates directories if they don't already exist, tracks download progress, and handles errors gracefully.
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