janko/down
Streaming downloads using Net::HTTP, http.rb or HTTPX observed · 2026-10-18
Health v2 · maintenance only
65/100
- Activity 73
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4043
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 167
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1064 stars · 53 forks observed · 2026-10-18
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Down is a Ruby library for streaming, flexible, and safe downloading of remote files, with pluggable backends (Net::HTTP, http.rb, HTTPX). It downloads to Tempfiles with metadata extraction, size limits, and streaming support.
Use cases
- download remote files to a tempfile in ruby
- stream large files over http without loading into memory
- limit download size when accepting user-supplied urls
- download files with progress callbacks
- fetch remote file metadata like content type and filename
When to choose
- you need safe, size-limited downloads of remote files in Ruby
- you want streaming access to remote file content
- you're building file upload handling (e.g. with Shrine)
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured HTTP client for general API requests
- you're not working in Ruby
Facets
library · maturity stable
http-client file-upload streaming web-development files developer-tools ruby downloading tempfile partial-responses remote-files
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/janko/down · fetched 2026-10-18 · 44c57ec445cf
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| janko/down | main | 65 |
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