@julizey/yt-downloader/src/downloader.js

an easy CLI for downloading Youtube Videos

const exec = require("child_process").exec;
const join = require("path").join;
const ytdlp_path = join(__dirname, "../", "/yt-dlp.exe");
const ffmpeg_path = join(
  __dirname,
  "../",
  `/ffmpeg${process.platform === "win32" ? ".exe" : ""}`
);

async function download(url, output) {
  if (!url) throw new SyntaxError("No Url specified");
  console.log("Downloading Video. May take a while!");
  const args = `${ytdlp_path} --ffmpeg-location ${ffmpeg_path} ${url} ${
    output ? "--output " + output : ""
  }`;

  var child = exec(args);
  child.stdout.pipe(process.stdout);
  child.stderr.pipe(process.stderr);
  child.on("error", function (err) {
    if (err) throw err;
    process.exit(1);
  });
  child.on("exit", function (code) {
    if (code != 0) throw new Error("Failed to download video: " + url);
    process.exit(0);
  });
  child.on("close", function (code) {
    if (code != 0) throw new Error("Failed to download video: " + url);
    process.exit(0);
  });
}

module.exports = download;