Help Request: Two Small Enhancements for Download Functionality

[Devcharij]

Hallo!

First of all, I wanted to say I really like this project and have found the code to be incredibly useful. Thank you for all your work on it.

Due to my current theoretical course load, I'm unfortunately struggling to find the time to deeply interpret the codebase and implement the adjustments I need myself. Additionally, I'm not very familiar with the programming language used in this project, which makes it a bit more challenging for me to contribute code directly.

Because of this, I would be very grateful if you could consider adding two small enhancements:

1. Include summaryText in the download: Often, having a text summary is very helpful for organizing what has been studied and what will be studied next. It would be great to have this file included in the download folder, even as a simple .txt file for easy reading.

2. Allow for custom naming and location of the download folder: It would be incredibly helpful to have more control over where the files are saved and how the folder is structured.

   • Customizable Folder Name & Structure: For example, being able to structure it with the course name, semester, and subjects would make file management much easier. A clear folder structure helps visualize everything at a glance. Ideally, the downloads could be organized in a "tree" structure like this:

     My_Course_Name/
     ├── Semester_1/
     │   ├── Subject_1/
     │   └── Subject_2/
     └── Semester_2/
         ├── Subject_3/
         └── Subject_4/
     

   • Customizable Download Location: Furthermore, if it were possible to choose the download location (not just the default browser download folder), it would be a significant improvement. This would greatly help with synchronizing files directly to other cloud services (like Dropbox, Google Drive) or specific backup hard drives where I keep all my relevant course materials.

Any help you could provide with these features would be immensely appreciated.

Thank you so much for your time and consideration.

All the best

[marcelreppi]

Hey :)

Thank you very much for your kind words! Very glad to hear it's been so helpful for you!

1 - It's a nice idea. I will see if I can make that possible in the future.
2a -The custom download location is a bit tricky because for security reasons it's not possible to "break out" of the download directory. However, there is a workaround which was already discussed here: #68
2b - MoodleBuddy already supports limited customization regarding downloaded folder/file structure. If you use the trick from 2a and flip the sort hierarchy (parent is the semester, and subfolders are the courses) you could achieve something like that. You just need to switch the symbolic link every semester to point to a new folder for the new semester.

Also, what did you mean by "subject"? Moodle does support trying to parse the section names and then group the files accordingly. You can check out all the settings regarding "Download organization" in the options.

I don't have a lot of time to work on MoodleBuddy at the moment but I will try to find some time soon regarding the summary text.

Let me know if you have any further concrete feedback or requests.

All the best and thanks!

[Devcharij]

Dear Marcel, thank you very much for your quick response.

2.a - I understand. No worries at all.

2.b - As I mentioned above, on the screenshot: I believe that including the summary text would also be helpful, as it assists with the student's readings and the teacher's recommendations. I see no issue if this were saved as a TXT file, as it would only be a section of text within the section name folder itself. The TXT format would be lightweight and, I believe, ideal for easy comprehension.

Please see the image below.

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Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the programming language used and, therefore, cannot assist further in that regard. However, I hope my suggestions have been useful in some positive way.

Thank you for your assistance and for this great app.