README.md

Node Downloader

In the name of God, the Beneficent the Merciful.

Node Downloader is a plugin for Construct 2 game engine that allows you to download a file from a URL and save it in the player's PC.

❗ Node Downloader only works with NW.js (and Electron).

Download

Download this plugin and sample (.capx) files.

Or if you don't want the sample (.capx) files, download only .c2addon file from here.

Actions

Start download a file

Starts download a file.

Parameter	Explanation
Tag	An optional name to distinguish between downloads
URL	URL of file that is to be downloaded
Path	Location that downloaded file will be saved to it

Conditions

On completed

This event occurs once while the file downloaded and saved on the disk.

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On error

If the file couldn't be downloaded for any reason this event will trigger and the reason of error logs in to the console.

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On progress

Each file should be fragmented for downloading. After each slice of the file received, this event triggers and Percent expression will be accessible.

Expressions

Percent

Get the progress of downloading, from 0 to 100. This expression will be updated when a slice of the file received. So use it only in On progress event.

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TotalSize(tag)

Get the total size of the file, in bytes. This expression is only accessible when downloading is in progress. So you can use it in On progress or On completed events. After that, it returns -1.

To do

• Compatibility with google closure compiler.
• Adding more ACEs.

Credits

Plugin icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com is licensed by CC BY 3.0