Actually merge #379

README.md

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ # OPTIONS
     -i, --ignore-errors      continue on download errors
     -r, --rate-limit LIMIT   download rate limit (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)
     -R, --retries RETRIES    number of retries (default is 10)
+    --buffer-size SIZE       size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16k) (default
+                             is 1024)
+    --no-resize-buffer       do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By
+                             default, the buffer size is automatically resized
+                             from an initial value of SIZE.
     --dump-user-agent        display the current browser identification
     --user-agent UA          specify a custom user agent
     --list-extractors        List all supported extractors and the URLs they

youtube-dl.1

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
 -i,\ --ignore-errors\ \ \ \ \ \ continue\ on\ download\ errors
 -r,\ --rate-limit\ LIMIT\ \ \ download\ rate\ limit\ (e.g.\ 50k\ or\ 44.6m)
 -R,\ --retries\ RETRIES\ \ \ \ number\ of\ retries\ (default\ is\ 10)
+--buffer-size\ SIZE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ size\ of\ download\ buffer\ (e.g.\ 1024\ or\ 16k)\ (default
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ is\ 1024)
+--no-resize-buffer\ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ automatically\ adjust\ the\ buffer\ size.\ By
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default,\ the\ buffer\ size\ is\ automatically\ resized
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ from\ an\ initial\ value\ of\ SIZE.
 --dump-user-agent\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ display\ the\ current\ browser\ identification
 --user-agent\ UA\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ user\ agent
 --list-extractors\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ List\ all\ supported\ extractors\ and\ the\ URLs\ they

youtube-dl.bash-completion

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ __youtube-dl()
     local cur prev opts
     COMPREPLY=()
     cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
-    opts="--all-formats --audio-format --audio-quality --auto-number --batch-file --console-title --continue --cookies --dump-user-agent --extract-audio --format --get-description --get-filename --get-format --get-thumbnail --get-title --get-url --help --id --ignore-errors --keep-video --list-extractors --list-formats --literal --match-title --max-downloads --max-quality --netrc --no-continue --no-mtime --no-overwrites --no-part --no-progress --output --password --playlist-end --playlist-start --prefer-free-formats --quiet --rate-limit --reject-title --restrict-filenames --retries --simulate --skip-download --srt-lang --title --update --user-agent --username --verbose --version --write-description --write-info-json --write-srt"
+    opts="--all-formats --audio-format --audio-quality --auto-number --batch-file --buffer-size --console-title --continue --cookies --dump-user-agent --extract-audio --format --get-description --get-filename --get-format --get-thumbnail --get-title --get-url --help --id --ignore-errors --keep-video --list-extractors --list-formats --literal --match-title --max-downloads --max-quality --netrc --no-continue --no-mtime --no-overwrites --no-part --no-progress --no-resize-buffer --output --password --playlist-end --playlist-start --prefer-free-formats --quiet --rate-limit --reject-title --restrict-filenames --retries --simulate --skip-download --srt-lang --title --update --user-agent --username --verbose --version --write-description --write-info-json --write-srt"
 
     if [[ ${cur} == * ]] ; then
         COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${opts}" -- ${cur}) )

youtube_dl/FileDownloader.py

@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class FileDownloader(object):
 	ratelimit:         Download speed limit, in bytes/sec.
 	nooverwrites:      Prevent overwriting files.
 	retries:           Number of times to retry for HTTP error 5xx
+	buffersize:        Size of download buffer in bytes.
+	noresizebuffer:    Do not automatically resize the download buffer.
 	continuedl:        Try to continue downloads if possible.
 	noprogress:        Do not print the progress bar.
 	playliststart:     Playlist item to start at.
@@ -644,7 +646,7 @@ def _do_download(self, filename, info_dict):
 			data_len = long(data_len) + resume_len
 		data_len_str = self.format_bytes(data_len)
 		byte_counter = 0 + resume_len
-		block_size = 1024
+		block_size = self.params.get('buffersize', 1024)
 		start = time.time()
 		while True:
 			# Download and write
@@ -670,7 +672,8 @@ def _do_download(self, filename, info_dict):
 			except (IOError, OSError), err:
 				self.trouble(u'\nERROR: unable to write data: %s' % str(err))
 				return False
-			block_size = self.best_block_size(after - before, len(data_block))
+			if not self.params.get('noresizebuffer', False):
+				block_size = self.best_block_size(after - before, len(data_block))
 
 			# Progress message
 			speed_str = self.calc_speed(start, time.time(), byte_counter - resume_len)

youtube_dl/__init__.py

@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ def _find_term_columns():
 			dest='ratelimit', metavar='LIMIT', help='download rate limit (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)')
 	general.add_option('-R', '--retries',
 			dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', help='number of retries (default is %default)', default=10)
+	general.add_option('--buffer-size',
+			dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', help='size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16k) (default is %default)', default="1024")
+	general.add_option('--no-resize-buffer',
+			action='store_true', dest='noresizebuffer',
+			help='do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of SIZE.', default=False)
 	general.add_option('--dump-user-agent',
 			action='store_true', dest='dump_user_agent',
 			help='display the current browser identification', default=False)
@@ -443,6 +448,11 @@ def _real_main():
 			opts.retries = long(opts.retries)
 		except (TypeError, ValueError), err:
 			parser.error(u'invalid retry count specified')
+	if opts.buffersize is not None:
+		numeric_buffersize = FileDownloader.parse_bytes(opts.buffersize)
+		if numeric_buffersize is None:
+			parser.error(u'invalid buffer size specified')
+		opts.buffersize = numeric_buffersize
 	try:
 		opts.playliststart = int(opts.playliststart)
 		if opts.playliststart <= 0:
@@ -493,6 +503,8 @@ def _real_main():
 		'ratelimit': opts.ratelimit,
 		'nooverwrites': opts.nooverwrites,
 		'retries': opts.retries,
+		'buffersize': opts.buffersize,
+		'noresizebuffer': opts.noresizebuffer,
 		'continuedl': opts.continue_dl,
 		'noprogress': opts.noprogress,
 		'playliststart': opts.playliststart,