[FEATURE] Could a Logging Feature Be Added to HTTP.jl?

[TheCedarPrince]

Version Details:

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• Julia 1.6
• HTTP.jl 1
• MbedTLS.jl N/A

Issue Details

This is more of a cross issue from DataDeps.jl based on a discussion there in this issue.@oxinabox said once upon a time that logging of downloads could be possible and that she had it working once upon a time for DataDeps.jl.

@VarshC and I were working on a package today and encountered a situation where her internet was quite spotty - the download from DataDeps didn't stop but it did seem to hang. Having a progress bar option/ability would help give us as users feedback to know if either a download is still happening, paused, or significantly slowed due to poor internet stability.

Is this possible to add into HTTP.jl or outside the scope of this package?

Thanks!

~ tcp 🌳

[quinnj]

So to clarify, the request here is for logging download progress when using HTTP.download?

[TheCedarPrince]

Hi @quinnj - I am sure @oxinabox could comment better but based on the download structure here: https://github.com/oxinabox/DataDeps.jl/blob/master/src/resolution_automatic.jl I believe the answer is yes.

P.S. Jacob you are so insanely fast on this it is amazing. 😄

[oxinabox]

This used to work as long as you had a ProgressLogging.jl based logger being used.
Which establishes the principle that having a named log argument called progress should be displayed as a progress bar or similar.
I believe TerminalLoggers.jl is one such logging package.

It definitely used to work in Juno.
And using OhMyLog.jl.

Even without such a logger install HTTP download should be printing a number for progress and a speed and an ETA.
It just won't be a bar.