--max-downloads option (Closes #230)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b0ab67..1f568e7 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                              sub-string)
     --reject-title REGEX     skip download for matching titles (regex or
                              caseless sub-string)
+    --max-downloads NUMBER   Abort after downloading NUMBER files
 
 ### Filesystem Options:
     -t, --title              use title in file name

diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index ebfb6ae..6dac70b 100755 (executable)
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -701,6 +701,13 @@ class FileDownloader(object):
 
        def process_info(self, info_dict):
                """Process a single dictionary returned by an InfoExtractor."""
+
+               max_downloads = int(self.params.get('max_downloads'))
+               if max_downloads is not None:
+                       if self._num_downloads > max_downloads:
+                               self.to_screen(u'[download] Maximum number of downloads reached. Skipping ' + info_dict['title'])
+                               return
+               
                filename = self.prepare_filename(info_dict)
                
                # Forced printings
@@ -3997,6 +4004,7 @@ def parseOpts():
                        dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', help='playlist video to end at (default is last)', default=-1)
        selection.add_option('--match-title', dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',help='download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
        selection.add_option('--reject-title', dest='rejecttitle', metavar='REGEX',help='skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
+       selection.add_option('--max-downloads', metavar='NUMBER', dest='max_downloads', help='Abort after downloading NUMBER files', default=None)
 
        authentication.add_option('-u', '--username',
                        dest='username', metavar='USERNAME', help='account username')
@@ -4266,6 +4274,7 @@ def _real_main():
                'writeinfojson': opts.writeinfojson,
                'matchtitle': opts.matchtitle,
                'rejecttitle': opts.rejecttitle,
+               'max_downloads': int(opts.max_downloads),
                })
        for extractor in extractors:
                fd.add_info_extractor(extractor)

diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 1ce1200..6dac70b 100755 (executable)
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ __author__  = (
        'Sören Schulze',
        'Kevin Ngo',
        'Ori Avtalion',
+       'shizeeg',
        )
 
 __license__ = 'Public Domain'
@@ -700,6 +701,13 @@ class FileDownloader(object):
 
        def process_info(self, info_dict):
                """Process a single dictionary returned by an InfoExtractor."""
+
+               max_downloads = int(self.params.get('max_downloads'))
+               if max_downloads is not None:
+                       if self._num_downloads > max_downloads:
+                               self.to_screen(u'[download] Maximum number of downloads reached. Skipping ' + info_dict['title'])
+                               return
+               
                filename = self.prepare_filename(info_dict)
                
                # Forced printings
@@ -3996,6 +4004,7 @@ def parseOpts():
                        dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', help='playlist video to end at (default is last)', default=-1)
        selection.add_option('--match-title', dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',help='download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
        selection.add_option('--reject-title', dest='rejecttitle', metavar='REGEX',help='skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
+       selection.add_option('--max-downloads', metavar='NUMBER', dest='max_downloads', help='Abort after downloading NUMBER files', default=None)
 
        authentication.add_option('-u', '--username',
                        dest='username', metavar='USERNAME', help='account username')
@@ -4265,6 +4274,7 @@ def _real_main():
                'writeinfojson': opts.writeinfojson,
                'matchtitle': opts.matchtitle,
                'rejecttitle': opts.rejecttitle,
+               'max_downloads': int(opts.max_downloads),
                })
        for extractor in extractors:
                fd.add_info_extractor(extractor)