What is FileBox

FileBox is an async file downloader library for Android.

Before we develop filebox, we though that URL content changes very rarely. So basically this library downloads a given URL, and if it is already downloaded, it provides downloaded content directly.

FileBox;

• Shares ongoing download requests to the observers. So It reduces Data Usage.
• Has TTL(Time To Live) duration. Filebox re-download the URL if TTL is expired.
• Supports both Cache and External directory.
• Supports the File Encryption for sensitive URL(images, videos, any file).
• Allows you to create a custom folder destination.
• Clears unreliable data automagically.
• Does Etag Check. Filebox doesn't download the file again If the file's TLL(Time To Live) is up but the file has not changed.
• Supports Multiple Download. If you have N file and want to get notified when all completed.
• Runs on application scope. There is no pause/resume continuation support.

Flow Diagram

Modules

Basic Usage

val fileBoxRequest = FileBoxRequest("https://url1.png")

val filebox= FileBoxProvider.newInstance(applicationContext, FileBoxConfig.createDefault())

filebox.get(fileBoxRequest)
    .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
    .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
    .subscribe { fileBoxResponse ->
        when (fileBoxResponse) {
            is FileBoxResponse.Downloading -> {
                val progress: Float = fileBoxResponse.progress
                val ongoingRecord: Record = fileBoxResponse.record
            }
            is FileBoxResponse.Complete -> {
                val savedRecord: Record = fileBoxResponse.record
                val savedPath = fileBoxResponse.record.getReadableFilePath()
            }
            is FileBoxResponse.Error -> {
                val savedRecord: Record = fileBoxResponse.record
                val error = fileBoxResponse.throwable
            }
        }
    }

Customize Config

val fileBoxConfig = FileBoxConfig.FileBoxConfigBuilder()
        .setCryptoType(CryptoType.CONCEAL) // Default is CryptoType.NONE
        .setTTLInMillis(TimeUnit.DAYS.toMillis(7)) // Default is 7 Days
        .setDirectory(DirectoryType.CACHE) // Default is External
        .setFolderName("MyPhotos") // Default is none
        .build()

Multiple Download Request

val fileBoxMultipleRequest = FileBoxMultiRequest(
            arrayListOf(
                FileBoxRequest("https://url1.png"),
                FileBoxRequest("https://url2.zip"),
                FileBoxRequest("https://url3.json"),
                FileBoxRequest("https://url4.mp4")
            )
        )

val filebox = FileBoxProvider.newInstance(applicationContext, FileBoxConfig.createDefault())

filebox.get(fileBoxMultipleRequest)
    .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
    .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
    .subscribe { fileBoxResponse ->
        when (fileBoxResponse) {
            is FileBoxMultiResponse.Downloading -> {
                val progress = fileBoxResponse.progress
                val ongoingFileResponseList = fileBoxResponse.fileBoxResponseList
            }
            is FileBoxMultiResponse.Complete -> {
                val ongoingFileResponseList = fileBoxResponse.fileBoxResponseList
                ongoingFileResponseList.forEach { it.record.getReadableFilePath() }
            }
            is FileBoxMultiResponse.Error -> {
                val error = fileBoxResponse.throwable
                val ongoingFileResponseList = fileBoxResponse.fileBoxResponseList
            }
        }
    }

Destroy

Don't forget to destroy the filebox when your initialized scope is destroyed. If you create a filebox in your application class, It is application scoped. If you create a filebox in your activity class, It is activity scoped. Be aware of your lifecycle.

filebox.destroy()

Setup

allprojects {
     repositories {
	...
	maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
     }
}

dependencies {
      implementation 'com.github.lyrebirdstudio:filebox:0.1'
}

License

Copyright 2020 Lyrebird Studio.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.