james-nesbitt/getfile

coding test

getfile's Issues

we need a build system

We need a more comprehensive build system for the tool.

We need it because:

• we have vendor tools
• we have a non-orthodox package arrangement (using a full pkg arrangment would have been superfluous)

use Travis

let's do some Travis testing.

vendor is broken

Vendor breaks for

• test
• build

It needs a global timeout control feature

There are many external factors that could lock the program:

• external network failure
• socket lag
• large pieces

A global timeout control would be recommended. It could start at some big timeout, but could in the future be adapted to cancel on different controls.

needs some testing abstraction

This app will need to do some testing with regards to downloading binary files from a server.

we will likely need:

1. some http server to serve files in parts
2. some verifiable binary data, probably a file or something