react-native-simple-download-manager

A simple straightforward react native module that lets you schedule downloads onto your download manager for android.

• Support custom headers for authentication
• File download scheduler
• Cancel file downlaod
• Check status of the download

TODO - ios module

Installation:

yarn add react-native-simple-download-manager

or

npm i react-native-simple-download-manager --save

Mostly automatic installation

react-native link react-native-simple-download-manager

Manual installation

Android

1. Open up android/app/src/main/java/[...]/MainApplication.java

• Add import com.masteratul.downloadmanager.ReactNativeDownloadManagerPackage; to the imports at the top of the file
• Add new ReactNativeDownloadManagerPackage() to the list returned by the getPackages() method

1. Append the following lines to android/settings.gradle:

   include ':react-native-simple-download-manager'
   project(':react-native-simple-download-manager').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, 	'../node_modules/react-native-simple-download-manager/android')
   

2. Insert the following lines inside the dependencies block in android/app/build.gradle:

     compile project(':react-native-simple-download-manager')
   

Usage

const downloadManager = require("react-native-simple-download-manager");
 
const url = "http://url/to/file.ext?query=parmas";
const headers = { Authorization: "Bearer abcsdsjkdjskjdkskjd" };
const config = {
  downloadTitle: "Title that should appear in Native Download manager",
  downloadDescription:
    "Description that should appear in Native Download manager",
  saveAsName: "File name to save",
  allowedInRoaming: true,
  allowedInMetered: true,
  showInDownloads: true,
  external: false, //when false basically means use the default Download path (version ^1.3)
  path: "Download/" //if "external" is true then use this path (version ^1.3)
};
 
downloadManager
  .download((url = ""), (headers = {}), (config = {}))
  .then(response => {
    console.log("Download success!");
  })
  .catch(err => {
    console.log("Download failed!");
  });

Advanced Usage

The module currently supports

• download,
• queueDownload,
• attachOnCompleteListener,
• cancel,
• checkStatus

You can check https://github.com/master-atul/react-native-simple-download-manager/blob/master/index.js

Contributors

• Atul R
• Shivam Barsaley
• ibrahimtelman
• KingDark

Peace ! ✌🏻🌮