Get a File Stream

Get a metadata and a readable stream of the contents of a File.

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Method Signature

getDownloadStream(id: string): Promise<Stream>;
getDownloadStream(id: string, callback: (err?: Error, stream: Stream) => any): void;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	`string`	The id of the File to get a readable stream of
`callback`	`(err?: Error, stream: Stream) => any`	Optional The callback
returns	`Stream`	The requested file's metadata and readable stream

Example

/*
 * This example demonstrates streaming a File's contents to
 * the Console
 */
const { CatalyticClient } = require('@catalytic/sdk');

const catalytic = new CatalyticClient();

const stream = await catalytic.files.getDownloadStream('c9f2beec-10c0-4f2f-b4e0-1d884c7e053c');

stream.on('data', chunk => console.log(chunk.toString()));