Download large file with node.js avoiding high memory consumption

Question

I`m trying to create a file downloader as a background service but when a large file is scheduled, it\'s first put in memory and then, at the end of the download the file is

Answer 1

Take a look at http-request:

// shorthand syntax, buffered response
http.get('http://localhost/get', function (err, res) {
    if (err) throw err;
    console.log(res.code, res.headers, res.buffer.toString());
});

// save the response to 'myfile.bin' with a progress callback
http.get({
    url: 'http://localhost/get',
    progress: function (current, total) {
        console.log('downloaded %d bytes from %d', current, total);
    }
}, 'myfile.bin', function (err, res) {
    if (err) throw err;
    console.log(res.code, res.headers, res.file);
});