Fast download>--pipe-->extract using node.js. For `tar` and `.tar.gz` files

download-pipe-extract.js

/**
 * Download and extract `.tar.gz` file using node.js
 *
 * Created on 1400/2/7 (2021/4/27).
 * @author {@link https://mirismaili.github.io S. Mahdi Mir-Ismaili}
 */

import http from 'http'
import https from 'https'
import tar from 'tar'

const url = new URL(process.argv[2])  // 'https://gethstore.blob.core.windows.net/builds/geth-linux-amd64-1.10.2-97d11b01.tar.gz'
const agent = url.protocol === 'https:' ? https : http

// noinspection JSCheckFunctionSignatures
agent.get(url, res => res.pipe(tar.x()))