How can I efficiently download a large file using Go?

Question

Is there a way to download a large file using Go that will store the content directly into a file instead of storing it all in memory before writing it to a file? Because the fi

Answer 1

1. Here is a sample. https://github.com/thbar/golang-playground/blob/master/download-files.go

2. Also I give u some codes might help you.

code:

func HTTPDownload(uri string) ([]byte, error) {
    fmt.Printf("HTTPDownload From: %s.\n", uri)
    res, err := http.Get(uri)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    defer res.Body.Close()
    d, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    fmt.Printf("ReadFile: Size of download: %d\n", len(d))
    return d, err
}

func WriteFile(dst string, d []byte) error {
    fmt.Printf("WriteFile: Size of download: %d\n", len(d))
    err := ioutil.WriteFile(dst, d, 0444)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    return err
}

func DownloadToFile(uri string, dst string) {
    fmt.Printf("DownloadToFile From: %s.\n", uri)
    if d, err := HTTPDownload(uri); err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("downloaded %s.\n", uri)
        if WriteFile(dst, d) == nil {
            fmt.Printf("saved %s as %s\n", uri, dst)
        }
    }
}