sindresorhus/electron-dl

Use `ses.downloadURL(url)`

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#104 opened on Feb 5, 2020

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Description

Electron 8 added a new useful API: https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/19889/files

We should use it for electronDl.download().

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Research direction
Explore the new `ses.downloadURL` API and replace the current download implementation in `electronDl.download()` with it.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop dev
Issue type
Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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JavaScriptElectron
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80