5.0 KiB
KIT-ILIAS-downloader
Download content from ILIAS. That includes:
- files
- exercise sheets and solutions
- Opencast lectures
- forum posts
Installation
Windows/Linux users: go to the releases and download the executable for your operating system.
macOS users: Install Rust:
$ curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
and compile from source:
$ cargo install --all-features --git 'https://github.com/FliegendeWurst/KIT-ILIAS-downloader'
Usage
First, open a terminal. Navigate to the directory that contains the downloaded binary.
Then execute the program (use -o <directory>
to specify the download directory):
$ KIT-ILIAS-downloader -o ./ILIAS
By default, only content on your personal desktop will be downloaded.
Use the --sync-url
option to download a specific page and its sub-pages: (the URL should be copied from an ILIAS link, not the browser URL bar)
$ KIT-ILIAS-downloader -o ./ILIAS/WS2021-HM1 --sync-url 'https://ilias.studium.kit.edu/ilias.php?ref_id=1276968&cmdClass=ilrepositorygui&cmdNode=uk&baseClass=ilRepositoryGUI'
Options
KIT-ILIAS-downloader 0.3.5
USAGE:
KIT-ILIAS-downloader [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] --output <output>
FLAGS:
--all Download all courses
--check-videos Re-check OpenCast lectures (slow)
--combine-videos Combine videos if there is more than one stream (requires ffmpeg)
--content-tree Use content tree (experimental)
-f Re-download already present files
-t, --forum Download forum content
-h, --help Prints help information
--keep-session Attempt to re-use session cookies
--keyring Use the system keyring
-n, --no-videos Do not download Opencast videos
--save-ilias-pages Save overview pages of ILIAS courses and folders
-s, --skip-files Do not download files
-V, --version Prints version information
-v Verbose logging
OPTIONS:
-j, --jobs <jobs> Parallel download jobs [default: 1]
-o, --output <output> Output directory
--pass-path <pass-path> Path inside `pass(1)` to the password for your KIT account
-P, --password <password> KIT account password
-p, --proxy <proxy> Proxy, e.g. socks5h://127.0.0.1:1080
--rate <rate> Requests per minute [default: 8]
--sync-url <sync-url> ILIAS page to download
-U, --username <username> KIT account username
.iliasignore
.gitignore syntax can be used in a .iliasignore
file: (located in the output directory)
# example 1: only download a single course
/*/
!/InsertCourseHere/
# example 2: only download files related to one tutorial
/Course/Tutorien/*/
!/Course/Tutorien/Tut* 3/
Credentials
You can use the --user
and --keyring
options to get/store the password using the system password store:
$ KIT-ILIAS-downloader -U uabcd --keyring [...]
If you use pass, you can use the --pass-path
option to specify which password store entry to use:
$ KIT-ILIAS-downloader -U uabcd --pass-path edu/kit/uskyk [...]
You can also save your username and password in a .iliaslogin
file: (located in the output folder)
username
password
When running the downloader multiple times in a short period of time, you may want to use the --keep-session
flag.
If specified, the downloader will save and restore session cookies (.iliassession
file in the output directory).
Renaming course names (0.2.24+)
If you'd like to avoid unwieldy course names (e.g. "24030 – Programmierparadigmen"), you can create a course_names.toml
file in the output directory. It should contain the desired mapping of course names to folder names, e.g.:
"24030 – Programmierparadigmen" = "ProPa"
"Numerische Mathematik für die Fachrichtungen Informatik und Ingenieurwesen" = "Numerik"
Troubleshooting
Error when using --keyring
option
PlatformFailure(Zbus(MethodError("org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown", Some("The name org.freedesktop.secrets was not provided by any .service files"), Msg { type: Error, sender: "org.freedesktop.DBus", reply-serial: 2, body: Signature: [
s (115),
] })))
If you get the above error when activating the --keyring
option, you need to make sure that your system keyring service (KeePassXC, GNOME Keyring, ...) is running.
Other useful programs
- https://github.com/Garmelon/PFERD
- https://github.com/DeOldSax/iliasDownloaderTool
- https://github.com/brantsch/kit-ilias-fuse
- https://github.com/Mr-Pine/IliasUploaderUtility (unlike the other tools, this one uploads files)
- https://github.com/I-Al-Istannen/ilias-tests (unlike the other tools, this one processes "tests")