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3.4 KiB
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104 lines
3.4 KiB
Markdown
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# V-dlp
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A program to aid in queuing downloads from Vimm.net
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## Prerequisites
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### Shared
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- [Google Chrome](https://www.google.com/chrome/)
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- [Chromedriver](https://googlechromelabs.github.io/chrome-for-testing/)
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### Source
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- Python 3.11 (others might work)
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- Selenium `pip install selenium`
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## Programs
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### V-dlp UG (URL Generator)
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V-dlp UG can be used to generate a list of URL's to download given a few inputs.
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#### Switches/arguments
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| Arg | Descr. | Options | Default |
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| :--- | :------ | :------- | :--- |
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| -l | Choose logging option | ["syslog","file","all","none"] | syslog |
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| -lf | If log is file/all need to specify file to log to | NA | none |
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| -p | Specify already running Chrome Driver port | int | 54321 |
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| --platform | Platform to generate list from (required, case sensitive) | string: PS1, Atari2600, etc. | none |
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| --letter | The letter to search for matched roms (required) | string: A-Z, all | none |
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| -f | File with links inside (where to save URLs found) | str: platform_letter.txt | urls.txt |
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| -minr | Minimum rating to match (non-inclusive) | float | 8.6 |
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| -maxr | Maximum rating to match (non-inclusive) | float | 10.1 |
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| -uh | Use headless Chrome (If you do not want to use, do not pass in the flag) | boolean | False |
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| -v | Display version information | NA | none |
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### V-dlp (downloader)
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V-dlp will parse a file and attempt to download each one at a time.
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#### Switches/arguments
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| Arg | Descr. | Options | Default |
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| -l | Choose logging option | ["syslog","file","all","none"] | syslog |
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| -lf | If log is file/all need to specify file to log to | NA | none |
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| -p | Specify already running Chrome Driver port | int | 54321 |
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| -u | File with links inside | str | urls.txt |
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| -d | Download directory to use | str | %HOME%\Downloads |
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| -r | How often to refresh statistics on screen | float | 2 |
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| -tw | Number of seconds to pause between downloads | float | 4 |
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| -nm | Do not monitor download statistics (set flag to True for small downloads <32MB) | boolean | False |
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| -uh | Use headless Chrome (If you do not want to use, do not pass in the flag) | boolean | False |
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| -gc | Download cover image (0: don't download, 1: small, 2: large, 3: both) | int | 0 |
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| -v | Display version information | NA | none |
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## Features
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- [X] Download files
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- [X] Handle multi-disc downloads
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- [X] Download box cover art
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- [X] Show download statistics (speed, ETA)
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- [X] More download statistics
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- [X] Show number of URLs
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- [X] Show download name/size
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- [X] Add headless option
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- [X] Show failed downloads
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- [X] Remove duplicate URLs
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- [X] Get all links (#, A-Z)
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- [X] No more waiting for each download to finish
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## Upcoming features
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- [ ] Proper error handling
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- [ ] Download manuals
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- [ ] Email upon completion
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- [ ] Remove dependency on external start of Chrome Driver
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- [ ] Click on ads
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- [ ] OS agnostic (heavily Windows based as they need the most hand holding)
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## Bonus
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Powershell script to extract zips, delete zips, convert .cue, .gdi, .iso to .chd. `chd.ps1`
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## Example executions
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Create a list for all Atari2600 games.
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```
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python links.py --platform Atari2600 --letter all -f atari26roms.txt
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```
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Download the games.
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```
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python dlp.py -nm True -uh True -tw 1 -u atari26roms.txt
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```
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**NOTE**: if you are using the release, substitute "V-dlp" for "python dlp.py". |