dutchcoders / dutchcoders/goftp

Possible to view progress of download?

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Description

I am attempting to pull down a fairly large file (2 GB).

I took your example and added some logging:

```
_, err = ftp.Retr(path, func(r io.Reader) error {

var hasher = sha256.New()
fmt.Println("Call copy")
if _, err = io.Copy(hasher, r); err != nil {
return err
}
fmt.Println("after copy")
hash := fmt.Sprintf("%s %x", path, hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil)))
fmt.Println(hash)
return nil
```

But after it logs "Call copy" it sits for quite a while. I assume this is because the file is actually downloading at this point.

I'm wondering if my assumption is correct? If so - is there any way that I can display the download progress periodically while the file is downloading?

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Research direction

Start with the ftp.Retr example and the callback around io.Copy shown in the issue, then read the related Retr implementation and documentation. Determine whether the download can expose periodic progress during the callback, and consider the work complete when the supported approach is documented or the requested progress capability is clearly addressed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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