A GDownloader can download files and data over an internet connection. More...

#include "gdownloader.h"

Inheritance diagram for GDownloader:

Signals
void	downloaded()
	This Qt signal fires when the data is done downloading. More...

Public Member Functions
	GDownloader()
	Creates a new downloader. More...

	~GDownloader()
	Frees memory allocated internally by the downloader. More...

string	downloadAsString(string url)
	Downloads the text contents of the given URL, returning them as a string. More...

void	downloadToFile(string url, string file)
	Downloads the text contents of the given URL, saving it to the given output file. More...

string	getErrorMessage() const
	Returns the last HTTP error message that occurred. More...

string	getHeader(string name) const
	Returns the value of the given HTTP header for this URL request. More...

int	getHttpStatusCode() const
	Returns the most recent HTTP status code, which may be a successful code (e.g. More...

string	getUserAgent() const
	Returns the value of the HTTP "User-Agent" header for this URL request, or an empty string if the user agent has not been set. More...

bool	hasError() const
	Returns true if the HTTP connection failed and had an error. More...

void	httpGet(string url)
	Performs an HTTP GET request to the given URL. More...

void	httpPost(string url)
	Performs an HTTP POST request to the given URL, submitting any headers and query parameters previously specified. More...

void	setHeader(string name, string value)

void	setUserAgent(string userAgent)

Detailed Description

A GDownloader can download files and data over an internet connection.

It can save the data to a file or return the data as a string.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ GDownloader()

GDownloader ( )

Creates a new downloader.

◆ ~GDownloader()

~GDownloader ( )

virtual

Frees memory allocated internally by the downloader.

Member Function Documentation

◆ downloadAsString()

string downloadAsString ( string url )

Downloads the text contents of the given URL, returning them as a string.

This method blocks until the data is finished downloading.

◆ downloaded

void downloaded ( )

signal

This Qt signal fires when the data is done downloading.

◆ downloadToFile()

void downloadToFile	(	string	url,
		string	file
	)

Downloads the text contents of the given URL, saving it to the given output file.

This method blocks until the data is finished downloading.

◆ getErrorMessage()

string getErrorMessage ( ) const

Returns the last HTTP error message that occurred.

If no HTTP errors have occurred, returns "".

◆ getHeader()

string getHeader ( string name ) const

Returns the value of the given HTTP header for this URL request.

If the given header is not defined, returns an empty string.

◆ getHttpStatusCode()

int getHttpStatusCode ( ) const

Returns the most recent HTTP status code, which may be a successful code (e.g.

200) or an error (e.g 404). If there is no HTTP status code to return, returns 0.

◆ getUserAgent()

string getUserAgent ( ) const

Returns the value of the HTTP "User-Agent" header for this URL request, or an empty string if the user agent has not been set.

◆ hasError()

bool hasError ( ) const

Returns true if the HTTP connection failed and had an error.

You can see what the error was by calling getErrorMessage.

◆ httpGet()

void httpGet ( string url )

Performs an HTTP GET request to the given URL.

along with any headers previously specified.

◆ httpPost()

void httpPost ( string url )

Performs an HTTP POST request to the given URL, submitting any headers and query parameters previously specified.

◆ setHeader()

void setHeader	(	string	name,
		string	value
	)

◆ setUserAgent()

void setUserAgent ( string userAgent )

Signals

Public Member Functions