Add overwrite option (#137)

Co-authored-by: Wilson Wong <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Sindre Sorhus <[email protected]>

index.d.ts

@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ declare namespace electronDl {
 		@default true
 		*/
 		readonly showBadge?: boolean;
+
+		/**
+		Allow downloaded files to overwrite files with the same name in the directory they are saved to.
+
+		The default behavior is to append a number to the filename.
+
+		@default false
+		*/
+		readonly overwrite?: boolean;
 	}
 }
 

index.js

@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ function registerListener(session, options, callback = () => {}) {
 		} else {
 			const filename = item.getFilename();
 			const name = path.extname(filename) ? filename : getFilenameFromMime(filename, item.getMimeType());
-			filePath = unusedFilename.sync(path.join(directory, name));
+
+			if (options.overwrite) {
+				filePath = path.join(directory, name);
+			} else {
+				filePath = unusedFilename.sync(path.join(directory, name));
+			}
 		}
 
 		const errorMessage = options.errorMessage || 'The download of {filename} was interrupted';

readme.md

@@ -195,6 +195,15 @@ Default: `true`
 
 Shows the file count badge on macOS/Linux dock icons when download is in progress.
 
+#### overwrite
+
+Type: `boolean`\
+Default: `false`
+
+Allow downloaded files to overwrite files with the same name in the directory they are saved to.
+
+The default behavior is to append a number to the filename.
+
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