DepotDownloaderSubProcess 3.4.0

dotnet add package DepotDownloaderSubProcess --version 3.4.0
                    
NuGet\Install-Package DepotDownloaderSubProcess -Version 3.4.0
                    
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<PackageReference Include="DepotDownloaderSubProcess" Version="3.4.0" />
                    
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="DepotDownloaderSubProcess" Version="3.4.0" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="DepotDownloaderSubProcess" />
                    
Project file
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paket add DepotDownloaderSubProcess --version 3.4.0
                    
#r "nuget: DepotDownloaderSubProcess, 3.4.0"
                    
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package DepotDownloaderSubProcess@3.4.0
                    
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=DepotDownloaderSubProcess&version=3.4.0
                    
Install as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=DepotDownloaderSubProcess&version=3.4.0
                    
Install as a Cake Tool

DepotDownloaderSubProcess

NuGet Version .NET Core CI

A C# API wrapping Steam depot downloader in a sub-process utilizing Tmds.ExecFunction library.

This avoids many pitfalls of calling the original utility that has been specifically written for CLI usage. Original code remains largely unchanged to facilitate easy sync with upstream.

Usage

As per ExecFunction documentation, add the following to your Main method.

public static int Main(string[] args)
{
    // Starting a subprocess function? [Tmds.ExecFunction]
    if (ExecFunction.IsExecFunctionCommand(args))
    {
        return ExecFunction.Program.Main(args);
    }

    // Start normally..
}

App download

Prepare call:

CancellationTokenSource cts = new CancellationTokenSource();

var cfg = new DepotDownloader.AppDownloadConfig
{
    // AccountSettingsFileName = "custom.config",
    // Username = "user",
    // Password = "pass",
    InstallDirectory = "C:/apps/244310",
    VerifyAll = true,
    AppId = 244310
};

Method A) Using an async enumerable:

int? exitCode = null;
await foreach ((string message, bool error) in DepotDownloader.SubProcess.AppDownload(
        cfg, ec => exitCode = ec, new UserConsoleAuthenticator(), cts.Token))
{
    Console.WriteLine("DepotDownloader: " + message);
}

if (exitCode != DepotDownloader.SubProcess.Success)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Download failed");
}

Method B) Using a task and message callbacks:

void MessageHandler(object sender, DataReceivedEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Data != null) Console.WriteLine("DepotDownloader: " + e.Data);
}

int exitCode = await DepotDownloader.SubProcess.AppDownload(
        cfg, MessageHandler, MessageHandler, new UserConsoleAuthenticator(), cts.Token);

if (exitCode != DepotDownloader.SubProcess.Success)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Download failed");
}

Pubfile (Workshop) download

Pubfile download is similiar to App download, but uses PubFileDownloadConfig :

var cfg = new DepotDownloader.PubFileDownloadConfig
{
    AppId = ...,
    PublishedFileId = ...
};
DepotDownloader.SubProcess.PubFileDownload(cfg, ...)

UGC (Workshop) download

UGC download is similiar to App download, but uses UGCDownloadConfig :

var cfg = new DepotDownloader.UGCDownloadConfig
{
    AppId = ...,
    UGCId = ...
};
DepotDownloader.SubProcess.UGCDownload(cfg, ...)
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