[Request] Simple "downloadFile()" function

[Pika]

I would like this added since the current method of downloading files is crazy.

[Mahyar Koshkouei]

The http_download(const char *url) function in this example provides what you want already.

[fincs]

Closing. libctru is not supposed to be a kitchen sink of random utility functions. The example projects exist for a reason.

[Ace]

@deltabeard the example project is... deleted?

[Mahyar Koshkouei]

It seems to have moved to here. All the ctrulib examples may be found here.

[Ace]

But I want the content of it, I tried this example but it just tells me some stuff like the content size... I just want the content of it.

[oreo639]

The example application does get the content (using httpcDownloadData()) and it stores the downloaded data in memory in a buffer called buf (which after download the example tries writing to the framebuffer). If you want to write it to a file, you can use fwrite.
Although I don't think the file the example is trying to download exists anymore.

Correct me if I am wrong.

[mtheall]

@deltabeard example lives here: https://github.com/devkitPro/3ds-examples/tree/master/network/http

@oreo639 yes, that example's url gives me a 404.

Additionally, we now have a curl portlib.

[Mahyar Koshkouei]

@mtheall Thank you for linking the source code. I linked the documentation deliberately in this case.

[Ace]

This still doesn't work for me tho.

[Mahyar Koshkouei]

Could you be a little more description with what isn't actually working for you please?