This is a script for downloading original files from premium (upgraded or manager) drops. Requires a few gems and curl (might need SSL libs installed)

fetch_original_dropio_files.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# this will let you download the original files
# from a premium dropio drop

# run it in the command line with "ruby fetch_original_dropio_files.rb"

require 'rubygems'
require 'fileutils'
require 'httparty'

API_KEY = 'your_dropio_api_key'

class DropioFetcher
  include HTTParty
  format :json
  base_uri 'api.drop.io'
  default_params  :api_key => API_KEY,
                  :version => '2.0',
                  :format => 'json'
  
  def self.get_all_assets(dropname, password = nil)
    password_option = password ? {:token => password} : {}
    assets = []
    total = 31
    page = 1
    while (page * 30) < total do
      puts "Getting page #{page} of asset info..."
      response = get("/drops/#{dropname}/assets", :query => {:page => page, :show_pagination_details => 'true'}.merge(password_option))
      assets += response['assets']
      total = response['total'].to_i
      page+=1
    end
    assets
  end
  
  def self.get_original_file_url(dropname, assetname)
    "http://api.drop.io/drops/#{dropname}/assets/#{assetname}/download/original"
  end
end


# START SCRIPT

puts "Enter Drop Name: "
dropname = gets.chomp

puts "Enter Password (or nothing for guest access): "
password = gets.chomp
password = nil if password == ""

assets = DropioFetcher.get_all_assets(dropname, password)

FileUtils.mkdir dropname
FileUtils.cd dropname do
  count = 0
  assets.each do |asset|
    puts "downloading asset #{count+=1} of #{assets.length}..."
    puts `curl -o '#{asset['original_filename']}' --location --get -d api_key=#{API_KEY} -d version=2.0 "#{DropioFetcher.get_original_file_url(dropname,asset['name'])}"`
  end
end

# THE END
# A note about the curl options for future reference
# -o designates the name of the file to save the request as
# --location tells curl to follow redirects
# --get tells curl to use GET and not POST
# -d parameters are used because curl isn't liking ?foo=bar params in the url