[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16236: Method to stream file downloads in HTTP API, to reduce update memory footprint

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#16236: Method to stream file downloads in HTTP API, to reduce update memory
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 Reporter:  markjaquith          |       Owner:  sivel
     Type:  task (blessed)       |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  HTTP                 |     Version:
 Severity:  normal               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  3.2-early has-patch  |
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Comment (by dd32):

 we have a few other download-to-file functions such as
 [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/wp-
 includes/functions.php#L1261 wp_get_http()] I'd like to deprecate all the
 various wrappers and merge it into the HTTP API functions instead.

 ie. Instead of calling download_url(), call
 `wp_remote_get(..stream=path);`

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16236#comment:25>
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