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How to calculate download speed?

Asked by: BuGFiX00

How to calculate the download speed in "kb" using URLDownloadToFile?

sorry for my poooor english ^^

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2008-11-01 at 12:22:42ID23867812
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by: Geert_GruwezPosted on 2008-11-01 at 13:59:46ID: 22858856

basically ?
before you start : save the starting time
when your done, (now - starttime) / filesize

// average in Kb/sec
function TimedDownload(Url, FileName: string): Double;
var aStartTime, aEndTime: TDateTime;
begin
  Result := 0;
  aStartTime := Now;
  URLDownLoadToFile(Url, FileName);
  if FileExists(FileName) then
    Result := SecondSpan(Now, aStartTime) / (FileSize(FileName) / 1024);
end;

 

by: BuGFiX00Posted on 2008-11-01 at 14:53:00ID: 22859047

I need the current download speed.

i need to show the download speed while the DownloadThread is active and downloading

the download thread code:

type
  TDownloadThread = class(TThread)
  private
  FURL: String;
  FFileName: String;
  protected
  procedure Execute; override;
  public
//  Downloading : Boolean;
  Progress : Int64;
  Duration : Integer;
  FileSize : Int64;
  DownloadPercent : Integer;
  FileName : String;
  URL : String;
  constructor Create(sURL,sSaveToFile: String);
  destructor Destroy; override;
  procedure URL_OnDownloadProgress(Sender: TDownLoadURL;
  fProgress, fProgressMax: Cardinal;
  StatusCode: TURLDownloadStatus;
  StatusText: String; var Cancel: Boolean);
  end;
 
implementation
 
uses
  Main;
 
{ TDownloadThread }
 
constructor TDownloadThread.Create(sURL: string; sSaveToFile: string);
begin
  inherited Create(False);
  FURL := sURL;
  FFileName := sSaveToFile;
  FreeOnTerminate := True;
end;
 
procedure TDownloadThread.Execute;
begin
  with TDownloadURL.Create(nil) do
  try
  URL:= FURL;
  FileName := FFileName;
  OnDownloadProgress := URL_OnDownloadProgress;
  ExecuteTarget(nil);
  finally
  Free;
  end;
end;
 
destructor TDownloadThread.Destroy;
begin
  //Downloading := False;
end;
 
 
procedure TDownloadThread.URL_OnDownloadProgress(Sender: TDownLoadURL;
  fProgress, fProgressMax: Cardinal;
  StatusCode: TURLDownloadStatus;
  StatusText: String; var Cancel: Boolean);
begin
 // Downloading := True;
  Progress := fProgress;
  FileSize := fProgressMax;
 
 if (Progress > 0) and (fProgressMax > 0) then
  DownloadPercent := Trunc(((fProgress / fProgressMax) * 100));
 
  FileName := FFileName;
  URL := FURL;
end;
                                              
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by: BuGFiX00Posted on 2008-11-02 at 11:08:57ID: 22862724

?????

 

by: Geert_GruwezPosted on 2008-11-02 at 12:10:34ID: 22863081

the download speed average is the total downloaded divided by the total time
when you need to find the speed at that moment
you will monitor it over a certain amount of time (delta time)
in this time frame you will have downloaded a portion (delta download)
download speed at that moment (delta download / delta time)
providing delta time > 0

you need to tell the main form how much is downloaded and how fast it is going ...
for this you will send back info to the main form
for this i use a callback thread

your using your main form in your thread uses ... this will solve that problem too :)

type
  TCallbackProc = procedure (aMessage: string; aMessageInfo: Integer = 0) of object;
 
  TCallbackThread = class(TThread)
  private
    FCallBack: TCallbackProc;
    FCallbackMsg: string;
    FCallbackMsgInfo: integer;
    procedure SynchedCallback;
  protected
    procedure DoCallback(aMsg: string; aMsgInfo: integer = 0); virtual;
    property Callback: TCallbackProc read FCallback;
  public
    constructor Create(aCallback: TCallbackProc; CreateSuspended: Boolean = False); reintroduce; virtual;
  end;
 
  TDownloadThread = class(TCallbackThread)
  private
    FURL: String;
    FFileName: String;
    FProgress: Int64;
    FDuration: Integer;
    FFileSize: Int64;
    FDownloadPercent: Integer;
    fLastTime: TDateTime;
    fLastDownloaded: Int64;
  protected
    procedure Execute; override;
  public
    constructor Create(aURL,aSaveToFile: String; aCallbackProc: TCallbackProc); reintroduce;
    destructor Destroy; override;
    procedure URL_OnDownloadProgress(Sender: TDownLoadURL;
      aProgress, aProgressMax: Cardinal;
      StatusCode: TURLDownloadStatus;
      StatusText: String; var Cancel: Boolean);
  end;
 
implementation
 
{ TCallbackThread }
 
constructor TCallbackThread.Create(aCallback: TCallbackProc; CreateSuspended: Boolean = False);
begin
  inherited Create(CreateSuspended);
  FreeOnTerminate := True;
  FCallback := aCallback;
end;
 
procedure TCallbackThread.DoCallback(aMsg: string; aMsgInfo: Integer = 0);
begin
  FCallbackMsg := aMsg;
  FCallbackMsgInfo := aMsgInfo;
  Synchronize(SynchedCallback);
end;
 
procedure TCallbackThread.SynchedCallback;
begin
  if Assigned(FCallback) then
    FCallBack(FCallbackMsg, FCallbackMsgInfo);
end;
 
{ TDownloadThread }
 
constructor TDownloadThread.Create(aURL, aSaveToFile: string; aCallback: TCallbackProc);
begin
  inherited Create(aCallback, False);
  FURL := aURL;
  FFileName := aSaveToFile;
  fLastTime := Now;
  FreeOnTerminate := True;
end;
 
procedure TDownloadThread.Execute;
begin
  DoCallback('Starting download of ' + fUrl + '/' + fFileName, 0);
  with TDownloadURL.Create(nil) do
  try
    URL:= FURL;
    FileName := FFileName;
    OnDownloadProgress := URL_OnDownloadProgress;
    fLastTime := Now;
    fLastDownloaded := 0;
    ExecuteTarget(nil);
  finally
    Free;
  end;
  DoCallbakc('Download finished', 10);
end;
 
destructor TDownloadThread.Destroy;
begin
  //Downloading := False;
  inherited Destroy;
end;
 
procedure TDownloadThread.URL_OnDownloadProgress(Sender: TDownLoadURL;
  aProgress, aProgressMax: Cardinal;
  StatusCode: TURLDownloadStatus;
  StatusText: String; var Cancel: Boolean);
  deltaDownloaded: Int64;
begin
  // Downloading := True;
  fProgress := aProgress;
  fFileSize := aProgressMax;
 
  if (fProgress > 0) and (fFileSize > 0) then
    fDownloadPercent := Trunc(((fProgress / fFileSize) * 100));
  // Show percent complete  
  DoCallback(FloatToStr(fDownloadPercent), 1);
  // Show speed 
  deltaDownloaded := fProgress - fLastDownloaded;
  DoCallback(FloatToStr(deltaDownloaded / 1024 / SecondSpan(Now, fLastTime)), 2);
  fLastTime := Now;
  fLastDownloaded := fProgress;
end;

                                              
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by: Geert_GruwezPosted on 2008-11-02 at 12:15:15ID: 22863112

oh yeah, here is how you create the proc from the main thread

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    ProgressBar1: TProgressBar;
    LabelMessage: TLabel;
    LabelSpeed: TLabel;
  private
    fThread:  TDownloadThread;
  protected
    procedure DownloadMsg(aMessage: string; aMessageInfo: Integer = 0);
  public
    procedure StartDownload(aUrl, aFileName: string);
  end;

procedure TForm1.StartDownload(aUrl, aFileName: string);
begin
  fThread := TDownLoadThread.Create(aUrl, aFileName, DownloadMsg);
end;

procedure TForm1.DownloadMsg(aMessage: string; aMessageInfo: Integer = 0);
begin
  case aMessageInfo of
    0: LabelMessage.Caption := aMessage;
    1: ProgressBar1.Position := Round(StrToFloat(aMessage));
    2: LabelSpeed.Caption := Format('%.2f kb/s', [StrToFloat(aMessage)]);
  end;
end;

 

by: BuGFiX00Posted on 2008-11-02 at 17:49:21ID: 31512373

Tankyou very much!! xD
PERFECT!

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