--- /dev/null
+# DownloadItem
+
+`DownloadItem` is an EventEmitter represents a download item in Electron. It
+is used in `will-download` event of `Session` module, and allows users to
+control the download item.
+
+```javascript
+// Disable showing the download saving dialog.
+win.webContents.session.setOpenDownloadDialog(false);
+
+win.webContents.session.on('will-download', function(event, item, webContents) {
+ console.log("Download from " + item.getURL());
+ console.log(item.getMimeType());
+ console.log(item.getSuggestedFilename());
+ console.log(item.getTotalBytes());
+ item.on('updated', function() {
+ console.log('Recived bytes: ' + item.getReceiveBytes());
+ });
+ item.on('completed', function() {
+ if (item.getReceiveBytes() >= item.getTotalBytes()) {
+ console.log("Download successfully");
+ } else {
+ console.log("Download is cancelled or interrupted that can't be resumed");
+ }
+ });
+```
+
+
+## Events
+
+### Event: 'updated'
+
+Emits when the `downloadItem` gets updated.
+
+### Event: 'completed'
+
+Emits when the download is in a terminal state. This includes a completed
+download, a cancelled download(via `downloadItem.cancel()`), and interrputed
+download that can't be resumed.
+
+## Methods
+
+The `downloadItem` object has the following methods:
+
+### `downloadItem.pause()`
+
+Pauses the download.
+
+### `downloadItem.resume()`
+
+Resumes the download that has been paused.
+
+### `downloadItem.cancel()`
+
+Cancels the download operation.
+
+### `downloadItem.getURL()`
+
+Returns a `String` represents the origin url where the item is downloaded from.
+
+### `downloadItem.getMimeType()`
+
+Returns a `String` represents the mime type.
+
+### `downloadItem.hasUserGesture()`
+
+Returns a `Boolean` indicates whether the download has user gesture.
+
+### `downloadItem.getSuggestedFilename()`
+
+Returns a `String` represents the suggested file name of the download file.
+
+**Note:** The suggested file name is not always the same as the actual one saved
+in local disk. If user changes the file name in a prompted download saving
+dialog, the actual name of saved file will be different with the suggested one.
+
+### `downloadItem.getTotalBytes()`
+
+Returns a `Integer` represents the total size in bytes of the download item.
+
+### `downloadItem.getReceivedBytes()`
+
+Returns a `Integer` represents the received bytes of the download item.
### Event: 'will-download'
* `event` Event
-* `item` Object
- * `url` String
- * `filename` String
- * `mimeType` String
- * `hasUserGesture` Boolean
+* `item` [DownloadItem](download-item.md)
* `webContents` [WebContents](web-contents.md)
Fired when Electron is about to download `item` in `webContents`.
```javascript
session.on('will-download', function(event, item, webContents) {
event.preventDefault();
- require('request')(item.url, function(data) {
+ require('request')(item.getURL(), function(data) {
require('fs').writeFileSync('/somewhere', data);
});
});
Sets download saving directory. By default, the download directory will be the
`Downloads` under the respective app folder.
+
+### `session.setOpenDownloadDialog(openDownloadDialog)`
+
+* `openDownloadDialog` Boolean - Whether a download saving dialog will be
+ prompted when the download starts.
+
+By default, the download saving dialog is enable in Electron.