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Updated on 2023-11-09 GMT+08:00

Performing a Resumable Download

Downloading large files often fails due to poor network conditions or program breakdowns. It is a waste of resources to restart the download process upon a download failure, and the restarted download process may still suffer from the unstable network. To resolve such issues, you can use the API for resumable download, whose working principle is to divide the to-be-downloaded file into multiple parts and download them separately. The download result of each part is recorded in a checkpoint file in real time. Only when all parts are successfully downloaded, the result indicating a successful download is returned. Otherwise, an exception is thrown to remind you of calling the API again for re-downloading. Based on the download status of each part recorded in the checkpoint file, the re-downloading will download the parts failed to be downloaded previously, instead of downloading all parts. By virtue of this, resources are saved and efficiency is improved.

You can use downloadFile to perform a resumable download. The following table describes the parameters involved in this API.

Parameter

Description

Method in OBS iOS SDK

bucketName

(Mandatory) Bucket name

request.bucketName

objectKey

(Mandatory) Object name

request.objectKey

downloadFilePath

Full path of the local directory to which the object is downloaded

request.downloadFilePath

versionID

Object version ID

request.versionID

enableCheckpoint

Whether to enable the resumable upload mode. The default value is NO, which indicates that this mode is disabled.

request.enableCheckpoint

enableMD5Check

Whether to enable MD5 verification

request.enableMD5Check

enableForceOverwrite

Whether to enable forcible overwriting

request.enableForceOverwrite

checkpointFilePath

File used to record the download progress. This parameter is effective only in the resumable download mode. If the value is null, the file is in the same local directory as the downloaded object.

request.checkpointFilePath

partSize

Part size, in bytes. The value ranges from 5 MB to 5 GB.

request.partSize

ifModifiedSince

Returns the object if it is modified after the time specified by this parameter; otherwise, an exception is thrown.

request.ifModifiedSince

ifUnmodifiedSince

Returns the object if it remains unchanged since the time specified by this parameter; otherwise, an exception is thrown.

request.ifUnmodifiedSince

ifETagMatch

Returns the source object if its ETag is the same as the one specified by this parameter; otherwise, an exception is thrown.

request.ifETagMatch

ifETagNoneMatch

Returns the source object if its ETag is different from the one specified by this parameter; otherwise, an exception is thrown.

request.ifETagNoneMatch

Sample code:

static OBSClient *client;
NSString *endPoint = @"your-endpoint";
// Hard-coded or plaintext AK/SK are risky. For security purposes, encrypt your AK/SK and store them in the configuration file or environment variables. In this example, the AK/SK are stored in environment variables for identity authentication. Before running this example, configure environment variables AccessKeyID and SecretAccessKey.
// Obtain an AK/SK pair on the management console. For details, see https://support.huaweicloud.com/intl/en-us/usermanual-ca/ca_01_0003.html.
char* ak_env = getenv("AccessKeyID");
char* sk_env = getenv("SecretAccessKey");
NSString *AK = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:ak_env];
NSString *SK = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:sk_env];

    
// Initialize identity authentication.
OBSStaticCredentialProvider *credentialProvider = [[OBSStaticCredentialProvider alloc] initWithAccessKey:AK secretKey:SK];
    
//Initialize service configuration.
OBSServiceConfiguration *conf = [[OBSServiceConfiguration alloc] initWithURLString:endPoint credentialProvider:credentialProvider];
    
// Initialize an instance of OBSClient.
client = [[OBSClient alloc] initWithConfiguration:conf];
    
// Storage path
NSString * outfilePath = [NSTemporaryDirectory() stringByAppendingString:@"filename"];
// Maximum number of resumable downloads that can be currently performed
self.client.configuration.maxConcurrentDownloadRequestCount = 5;
// Resumable download
OBSDownloadFileRequest *request = [[OBSDownloadFileRequest alloc]initWithBucketName:@"bucketname" objectKey:@"objectname" downloadFilePath:outfilePath];
    
// Whether to enable forcible overwriting
request.enableForceOverwrite = YES;
// Part size
request.partSize = [NSNumber numberWithInteger:5*1024*1024];
// Whether to enable resumable download
request.enableCheckpoint = YES;
    
request.downloadProgressBlock = ^(int64_t bytesWritten, int64_t totalBytesWritten, int64_t totalBytesExpectedToWrite) {
    NSLog(@"%0.1f%%",(float)floor(totalBytesWritten*10000/totalBytesExpectedToWrite)/100);
        
};
OBSBFTask  *task = [client downloadFile:request completionHandler:^(OBSDownloadFileResponse *response, NSError *error) {
    NSLog(@"%@",response);
}];
    
[task waitUntilFinished];

if(task.error){
    // Perform the download again.
}