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🎩 Command-line itch.io helper
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Why does `butler fetch` require authentication for public games #206

Closed fanmanpro closed 4 years ago

fanmanpro commented 4 years ago

We're looking for a way to download a specific channel and version of a game using butler.

The closest solution seems to be butler fetch <user/project:channel> <destination>, however this always prompts to authenticate. Seen in code here: https://github.com/itchio/butler/blob/e020453ca7b0e9fd115ad65511a61c9d15c53ff6/cmd/fetch/fetch.go#L60-L63

I'm curious if there could be a check to first determine if the game is private and only then prompt to authenticate?

Happy to run with the PR if it checks out design wise.

fasterthanlime commented 4 years ago

Downloading via the API always requires an API key (so, authentication), so that we can monitor usage and, if needed, shut down abuse.

We allow downloading free games via the website without an account because we're happy with folks visiting the site, and we're able to recommend them other games, etc.

We provide a platform that graciously offers downloads for free games as long as they're downloaded via the website or our application. We do not offer a free, unlimited, white label CDN :)