Download image (and binary file) to a file on disk, using axios

gurucore.net.ts

const axios = require('axios')

/**
 * Download url to a file on disk
 * @param url 
 * @param destFile 
 */
async function downloadAxios(url: string, destFile: string) {  
  const response = await axios({
    method: 'GET',
    url: url,
    responseType: 'stream'  // axios image download
  })
  
  response.data.pipe(fs.createWriteStream(destFile))  // pipe the result stream directly to a file
  
  // return a promise
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    response.data.on('end', () => {
      resolve()
    })
    response.data.on('error', () => {
      reject()
    })
  })
}