core.download module

Background download management.

class core.download.DownloadQueue(name)

Bases: object

Queue used for downloading files.

add(url, target, end_callback)

Adds a download to the queue.

Parameters

• url – the URL to download.

• target – the target path for the download.

• end_callback – a function(url, filename, success) which is called when the download finishes.

empty()

Returns True if the queue is empty, otherwise False.

register_begin_download(func)

Registers a function func(queue_name, url) to be called when a download is started.

register_end_download(func)

Registers a function func(queue_name, url, filename, success) to be called when a download is finished.

register_end_queue(func)

Registers a function func(queue_name) to be called when the queue is emptied.

register_progress(func)

Registers a function func(queue_name, url, downloaded, total_size) to be called for download progress reports. If total size is unknown, None will be sent.

register_start_queue(func)

Registers a function func(queue_name) to be called when the queue is started. If False is returned by any function, the queue is cleared.

unregister_begin_download(func)

Unregisters a function func from being called when a download is started.

unregister_end_download(func)

Unregisters a function func from being called when a download is finished.

unregister_end_queue(func)

Unregisters a function func from being called when the queue is emptied.

unregister_progress(func)

Unregisters a function from being called for download progress reports.

unregister_start_queue(func)

Unregisters a function func from being called when the queue is started.

core.download.download(queue, url, destination, end_callback=None, **kwargs)

Adds a download to the specified queue.

core.download.download_str(url, **kwargs)

Instantly download a file from <url> and return its contents. Failed downloads return None. NOTE: This is a blocking method. Use a download queue for non-blocking downloads.

Parameters

• url – the URL to download

• encoding – used to decode the data to text. Defaults to UTF-8.

• timeout – timeout used for the URL request, in seconds. Defaults to 3.

Returns

The contents of the downloaded file as text, or None.

core.download.get_queue(queue)

Returns the specified queue object, creating a new queue if necessary.

core.download.queue_empty(queue)

Returns True if the specified queue does not exist, or is empty; otherwise False.