chore: major download speed boost

Author: DemonKingSwarn

README.md

@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ pip install --upgrade flix-cli
 - [`iina`](https://iina.io) - Alternate video player for MacOS
 - [`vlc`](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vlc-media-player/id650377962) - Video Player for iPhone/iPad
 - [`ffmpeg`](https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg) - Download manager
-- [`yt-dlp`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) - Frontend for ffmpeg
 - [`fzf`](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf) - for selection menu
 
 # Usage

flix_cli/core/__version__.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__core__ = "1.7.11.5"
+__core__ = "1.7.11.6"

flix_cli/core/utils/__config__.py

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ def get_config() -> str:
     CONFIG_FILE = f"{CONFIG_DIR}/flix-cli.conf"
 
     config = {}
+    player = ""
+    downloads_dir = ""
 
     if os.path.exists(CONFIG_FILE):
         with open(CONFIG_FILE, "r") as f:
@@ -37,7 +39,11 @@ def get_config() -> str:
                     key, value = line.split('=', 1)
                     config[key.strip()] = value.strip().strip('"')
 
-    player = config.get("player")
-    downloads_dir = config.get("dl_dir")
+        player = config.get("player")
+        downloads_dir = config.get("dl_dir")
+
+    else:
+        player = "mpv"
+        downloads_dir = f"C:/Users/{getpass.getuser()}/Downloads" if plt.system() == "Windows" else f"{os.path.expanduser("~")}/Downloads"
 
     return player, downloads_dir

flix_cli/core/utils/__downloader__.py

@@ -18,21 +18,22 @@ def download(path, name, file, referer, subs):
     name = name.replace(" ", "-")
     name = name.replace("\"", "")
     url = file
-    if not os.path.exists(f"{path}/{FLIX_CLI_DOWNLOADS}"):
-        os.makedirs(f"{path}/{FLIX_CLI_DOWNLOADS}")
 
     if os.path.exists(dl_path):
-        path = dl_path
-        
+        path = dl_path 
+
+    if not os.path.exists(f"{path}/{FLIX_CLI_DOWNLOADS}"):
+        os.makedirs(f"{path}/{FLIX_CLI_DOWNLOADS}")
+       
     path = f"{path}/{FLIX_CLI_DOWNLOADS}"
 
     args = [
         YT_DLP_EXECUTABLE,
-        url,
-        "--downloader",
-        "ffmpeg",
-        "-o",
-        f"{path}/{name}.mp4"
+        f"{url}",
+        "--no-skip-unavailable-fragments",
+        "--fragment-retries", "infinite",
+        "-N", "16",
+        "-o", f"{path}/{name}.mp4"
     ]
 
     yt_dl_process = subprocess.Popen(args)

flix_cli/core/utils/__player__.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 MPV_EXECUTABLE = "mpv"
 IINA_EXECUTABLE = "iina"
-VLC_EXECUTABLE = "vlc"
+#VLC_EXECUTABLE = "vlc"
 
 client = httpx.Client(timeout=None)
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "flix-cli"
-version = "1.7.11.5"
+version = "1.7.11.6"
 description = "A high efficient, powerful and fast movie scraper."
 authors = ["DemonKingSwarn <rockingswarn@gmail.com>"]
 license = "GPLv3"