[YoutubeDL] Add declarative version of progress hooks

README.md

@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ # EMBEDDING YOUTUBE-DL
 
 Most likely, you'll want to use various options. For a list of what can be done, have a look at [youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py#L69). For a start, if you want to intercept youtube-dl's output, set a `logger` object.
 
-Here's a more complete example of a program that only outputs errors, and downloads/converts the video as mp3:
+Here's a more complete example of a program that outputs only errors (and a short message after the download is finished), and downloads/converts the video to an mp3 file:
 
 
     import youtube_dl
@@ -553,6 +553,12 @@ # EMBEDDING YOUTUBE-DL
         def error(self, msg):
             print(msg)
 
+
+    def my_hook(d):
+        if d['status'] == 'finished':
+            print('Done downloading, now converting ...')
+
+
     ydl_opts = {
         'format': 'bestaudio/best',
         'postprocessors': [{
@@ -561,6 +567,7 @@ # EMBEDDING YOUTUBE-DL
             'preferredquality': '64',
         }],
         'logger': MyLogger(),
+        'progress_hooks': [my_hook],
     }
     with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
         ydl.download(['http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc'])

youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py

@@ -182,10 +182,27 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                        Pass in 'in_playlist' to only show this behavior for
                        playlist items.
     postprocessors:    A list of dictionaries, each with an entry
-                       key:  The name of the postprocessor. See
+                       * key:  The name of the postprocessor. See
                                youtube_dl/postprocessor/__init__.py for a list.
                        as well as any further keyword arguments for the
                        postprocessor.
+    progress_hooks:    A list of functions that get called on download
+                       progress, with a dictionary with the entries
+                       * filename: The final filename
+                       * status: One of "downloading" and "finished"
+
+                       The dict may also have some of the following entries:
+
+                       * downloaded_bytes: Bytes on disk
+                       * total_bytes: Size of the whole file, None if unknown
+                       * tmpfilename: The filename we're currently writing to
+                       * eta: The estimated time in seconds, None if unknown
+                       * speed: The download speed in bytes/second, None if
+                                unknown
+
+                       Progress hooks are guaranteed to be called at least once
+                       (with status "finished") if the download is successful.
+
 
     The following parameters are not used by YoutubeDL itself, they are used by
     the FileDownloader:
@@ -273,6 +290,9 @@ def __init__(self, params=None, auto_init=True):
             pp = pp_class(self, **compat_kwargs(pp_def))
             self.add_post_processor(pp)
 
+        for ph in self.params.get('progress_hooks', []):
+            self.add_progress_hook(ph)
+
     def warn_if_short_id(self, argv):
         # short YouTube ID starting with dash?
         idxs = [

youtube_dl/downloader/common.py

@@ -305,19 +305,6 @@ def _hook_progress(self, status):
             ph(status)
 
     def add_progress_hook(self, ph):
-        """ ph gets called on download progress, with a dictionary with the entries
+        # See YoutubeDl.py (search for progress_hooks) for a description of
-        * filename: The final filename
+        # this interface
-        * status: One of "downloading" and "finished"
-
-        It can also have some of the following entries:
-
-        * downloaded_bytes: Bytes on disks
-        * total_bytes: Total bytes, None if unknown
-        * tmpfilename: The filename we're currently writing to
-        * eta: The estimated time in seconds, None if unknown
-        * speed: The download speed in bytes/second, None if unknown
-
-        Hooks are guaranteed to be called at least once (with status "finished")
-        if the download is successful.
-        """
         self._progress_hooks.append(ph)