[FEATURE REQUEST] Range Requests for Download action
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Description
HTTP range requests allow to send only a portion of an HTTP message from a server to a client.
We can use this feature as alternative for retries when a download fails or stops, resuming the download at that point
Some research will be probably needed in advance.
RFC: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7233
TASKS
- Research (if needed)
- Create branch feature/feature_name
- Development tasks
- Implement whatever
- ...
- Code review and apply changes requested
- Design test plan
- QA
- Merge branch feature/feature_name into master
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- App
- Library (if needed)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with RFC 7233 and trace the app's Download action; the issue names no file or test entry point. Done means an agreed implementation and test plan for resumable range-based downloads, followed by QA.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100