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Download file with progress in Dart/Flutter using 'http' package
import 'dart:typed_data';
import 'dart:io';
import 'package:http/http.dart';
import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
downloadFile(String url, {String filename}) async {
var httpClient = http.Client();
var request = new http.Request('GET', Uri.parse(url));
var response = httpClient.send(request);
String dir = (await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory()).path;
List<List<int>> chunks = new List();
int downloaded = 0;
response.asStream().listen((http.StreamedResponse r) {
r.stream.listen((List<int> chunk) {
// Display percentage of completion
debugPrint('downloadPercentage: ${downloaded / r.contentLength * 100}');
chunks.add(chunk);
downloaded += chunk.length;
}, onDone: () async {
// Display percentage of completion
debugPrint('downloadPercentage: ${downloaded / r.contentLength * 100}');
// Save the file
File file = new File('$dir/$filename');
final Uint8List bytes = Uint8List(r.contentLength);
int offset = 0;
for (List<int> chunk in chunks) {
bytes.setRange(offset, offset + chunk.length, chunk);
offset += chunk.length;
}
await file.writeAsBytes(bytes);
return;
});
});
}
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