https://github.com/widefix/wget
Effortlessly download files from the internet using Ruby
https://github.com/widefix/wget
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Effortlessly download files from the internet using Ruby
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/widefix/wget
- Owner: widefix
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-01-25T19:57:22.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-01-25T21:55:39.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-25T22:36:52.542Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: downloader, ruby
- Language: Ruby
- Homepage:
- Size: 6.84 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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README
# Wget
Download files from the internet with ease. It's a wrapper around the standard Ruby `net/http` library. Large files are downloaded in chunks to avoid memory issues.
Why use this gem? The `net/http` library is verbose and can be tricky for newcomers.
## Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
```ruby
gem 'wget'
```
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install wget
## Usage
Use the `Wget.call` method to download a file from the internet. The method takes two arguments: the URL of the file to download and the filename to save the file as. The method will download the file and save it with the specified filename.
Refer to the example below:
```ruby
filename = "test.md"
url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/widefix/actual_db_schema/refs/heads/main/README.md"
Wget.call(url, filename)
```
## Development
After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake test` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
## Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/wget. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org) code of conduct.
## License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
## Code of Conduct
Everyone interacting in the Wget project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the [code of conduct](https://github.com/[USERNAME]/wget/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).