[Byte]

Easy Downloader (V1.03)
Download and Precache files the easy way.

By Byte

🔹 Description 🔹
This plugin is a simple downloader plugin which downloads/precaches files on any mod.


🔹 Instructions 🔹

1. Compile easydownloader.sp
2. Copy easydownloader.smx to your server.
3. Configure files to download/precache by editing text files in /config/easydownloader
4. Change map on server.

🔹 Configuration 🔹
Use file/directory paths relative to gamedir root (so include "sound/", "materials/" etc).
One file/directory path per line in the relevant config file.
Directory paths should NOT end with a separator character ('/')
Directories are downloaded recursively.
Blank lines and comment lines (starting with //) are ignored.

• decals.txt - Uses API function PrecacheDecal. For: .vtf,.vmt
• generics.txt - Uses API function PrecacheGeneric. For: .pcf
• models.txt - Uses API function PrecacheModel. For: .mdl
• sentencefiles.txt - Uses API function PrecacheSentenceFile
• sounds.txt - Uses API function PrecacheSound. For: .mp3, etc
• downloadonly.txt - Downloads only. No precaching. For: .phy,.vvd,.vtx,.vtf,.vmt, etc

🔹 Options 🔹
Extension whitelisting
You can whitelist certain extensions when using recursive directory downloading.
When using this option, only files with the provided extensions will be downloaded/precached.

Example in models.txt:

//Download all .mdl files from the folder below
models/player/custom_player/some_folder|exts=.mdl

Example in downloadsonly.txt:

//Download the other model files required
models/player/custom_player/some_folder|exts=.dx90.vtx,.phy,.vvd
materials/models/player/some_folder|exts=.vmt,.vtf

🔹 Acknowledgements 🔹
I decided to write this plugin after SM File/Folder Downloader and Precacher (https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=69005) stopped working for me.
Huge props to SWAT_88 though, RIP buddy ❤️

Powerlord: CSGO/DOTA Asterisk fake precache method (link)


🔹 Changelog 🔹

1.03 Added extension filtering for recursive directory downloads. Naming convention cleanup. 
1.02 Fixed sound precaching for CSGO/DOTA game engines.
1.01 Added support for recursive directory downloading and download only mode.
1.00 Initial release

🔹 Downloads 🔹

Github Repo:

Source | Releases

AlliedModders Mirror:

[wolvez04]

Thanks for the release! Silly question but should all materials be put into the decals.txt?

[skinheadxtreme]

sdownloader does all of this and its easier

[wolvez04]

Originally Posted by skinheadxtreme sdownloader does all of this and its easier

No because s downloader does everything in your server files and not everyone wants that due to have unused things.

[donrevan]

You should close the file handle via CloseHandle or File.Close

[Byte]

Originally Posted by wolvez04 Thanks for the release! Silly question but should all materials be put into the decals.txt?

Yeah you can put vmt/vtfs there.

Originally Posted by skinheadxtreme sdownloader does all of this and its easier

Actually didn't know about that one, its pretty cool! However, as mentioned inactive materials/etc are also added to d-table so I guess list based downloaders are still useful for some.

Originally Posted by donrevan You should close the file handle via CloseHandle or File.Close

Good call, added.

[wolvez04]

L 01/03/2017 - 19:25:11: [SM] Exception reported: Script execution timed out
L 01/03/2017 - 19:25:11: [SM] Blaming: easydownloader.smx
L 01/03/2017 - 19:25:11: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 01/03/2017 - 19:25:11: [SM] [1] Line 95, /home/forums/content/files/2/6/1/6/1/3/159758.attach::processFile
L 01/03/2017 - 19:25:11: [SM] [2] Line 44, /home/forums/content/files/2/6/1/6/1/3/159758.attach::OnMapStart

[Byte]

Originally Posted by wolvez04 L 01/03/2017 - 19:25:11: [SM] Exception reported: Script execution timed out L 01/03/2017 - 19:25:11: [SM] Blaming: easydownloader.smx L 01/03/2017 - 19:25:11: [SM] Call stack trace: L 01/03/2017 - 19:25:11: [SM] [1] Line 95, /home/forums/content/files/2/6/1/6/1/3/159758.attach::processFile L 01/03/2017 - 19:25:11: [SM] [2] Line 44, /home/forums/content/files/2/6/1/6/1/3/159758.attach::OnMapStart

Hmm.
What do your lists look like? How many files in your list?

Also experiment with this:
https://forums.alliedmods.net/showth...44#post2013444

Increase 'SlowScriptTimeout' in core.cfg to a higher amount to see if it solves it.

[headline]

Originally Posted by wolvez04 ~snip~

Try this

[Byte]

Originally Posted by Headline Try this

Would the EndOfFile check change anything?
ReadFileLine should return false if it hits end of the file or if its an empty file anyway.