sindresorhus/electron-dl

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#97 opened on Nov 16, 2019

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help wanted

Description

This package has gotten very popular. Unfortunately, I don't have that much time to maintain it anymore. I made it for my personal need of automatically handling downloads in my apps using the electronDl() API. Later on, someone submitted electronDl.download() to be able to handle individual downloads, and this is the API that many now depend on, but I don't use it myself.

The first task would be to upgrade the electron and spectron dev dependencies and fix the tests.

Next would be to help get https://github.com/sindresorhus/electron-dl/pull/65 merged.

I could also need help triaging issues.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
desktop
Issue type
chore
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Electron basicsNode.jsSpectron testing
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Start by examining the current package.json to identify outdated electron and spectron versions. Update them to latest and run tests to see failures. Refer to PR #65 for context on the download API changes. Also review open issues to categorize them for triage.