replace progress percentage with actual file size

app/download.go

@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ func startAsyncDownload(s *discordgo.Session, i *discordgo.InteractionCreate, ur
 
 	// Handle progress and results asynchronously
 	go func() {
-		// First update the original ephemeral message with "Processing..."
 		_, err := s.InteractionResponseEdit(i.Interaction, &discordgo.WebhookEdit{
-			Content: ptr(fmt.Sprintf("Downloading video: %s", renderProgressBar(0))),
+			Content: ptr("⏬ downloading: starting..."),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Error updating interaction: %v", err)
@@ -63,35 +62,28 @@ func startAsyncDownload(s *discordgo.Session, i *discordgo.InteractionCreate, ur
 					progressChan = nil
 					continue
 				}
+
+				var content string
 				if prog.Phase == "post-processing" {
-					phaseEmoji := "⚙️"
+					content = "⚙️ post-processing"
-					content := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s",
-						phaseEmoji,
-						prog.Phase)
-					_, err := s.InteractionResponseEdit(i.Interaction, &discordgo.WebhookEdit{
-						Content: ptr(content),
-					})
-					if err != nil {
-						log.Printf("Error updating progress: %v", err)
-					}
 				} else {
-					phaseEmoji := "⏬"
+					var progressStr string
-					content := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s: %s [eta: %s]\n📄 %s",
+					if prog.DownloadedBytes > 0 {
-						phaseEmoji,
+						progressStr = formatBytes(prog.DownloadedBytes) + " downloaded"
-						prog.Phase,
+					} else {
-						renderProgressBar(prog.PercentFloat),
+						progressStr = "starting..."
-						prog.ETA,
+					}
-						prog.Filename)
+					content = fmt.Sprintf("Downloading Video: %s", progressStr)
+				}
+
 				_, err := s.InteractionResponseEdit(i.Interaction, &discordgo.WebhookEdit{
 					Content: ptr(content),
 				})
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Printf("Error updating progress: %v", err)
 				}
-				}
 
 			case result := <-resultChan:
-				// Handle completion
 				if result.Success {
 					_, err = s.FollowupMessageCreate(i.Interaction, false, &discordgo.WebhookParams{
 						Content: "📥 Video downloaded: " + result.URL,

app/misc.go

@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 package main
 
-import (
+import "fmt"
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-)
 
 // Helper function to create string pointer
 func ptr(s string) *string {
 	return &s
 }
 
-const progressBarLength = 20
+func formatBytes(b int) string {
-
+	switch {
-func renderProgressBar(percent float64) string {
+	case b >= 1<<30:
-	filled := int(float64(progressBarLength) * percent / 100)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%.1f GB", float64(b)/float64(1<<30))
-	bar := strings.Repeat("█", filled) + strings.Repeat(" ", progressBarLength-filled)
+	case b >= 1<<20:
-	return fmt.Sprintf("[%s] %.0f%%", bar, percent)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%.1f MB", float64(b)/float64(1<<20))
+	case b >= 1<<10:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%.1f KB", float64(b)/float64(1<<10))
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d B", b)
+	}
 }

app/types.go

@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 package main
 
-import (
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/lrstanley/go-ytdlp"
-)
-
 type DownloadOptions struct {
 	EmbedThumbnail   bool
 	IncludeSubtitles bool
@@ -35,12 +29,9 @@ type FormatOptions struct {
 }
 
 type ProgressUpdate struct {
-	Status       ytdlp.ProgressStatus
-	Percent      string
-	PercentFloat float64
-	ETA          time.Duration
-	Filename     string
 	Phase           string
+	DownloadedBytes int
+	Filename        string
 }
 
 // InteractionState holds the state for a specific interaction

app/ytdlp.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lrstanley/go-ytdlp"
@@ -95,42 +97,80 @@ func GetFormats(url string) (*FormatOptions, error) {
 	return formatOpts, nil
 }
 
+func dirSize(path string) int {
+	var total int64
+	filepath.Walk(path, func(_ string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err == nil && !info.IsDir() {
+			total += info.Size()
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	return int(total)
+}
+
 func DownloadVideo(out_dir, temp_dir, url string, opts DownloadOptions, progressChan chan<- ProgressUpdate) {
-	defer close(progressChan)
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	currentPhase := "downloading"
+	currentFilename := ""
+
+	// Poll the temp directory for actual bytes-on-disk progress.
+	// The yt-dlp progress callback only tracks phase/filename since
+	// DownloadedBytes from the callback is unreliable for DASH streams.
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	stopPoll := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-stopPoll:
+				return
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				mu.Lock()
+				phase := currentPhase
+				filename := currentFilename
+				mu.Unlock()
+				progressChan <- ProgressUpdate{
+					Phase:           phase,
+					DownloadedBytes: dirSize(temp_dir),
+					Filename:        filename,
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	defer func() {
+		close(stopPoll)
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(progressChan)
+	}()
 
 	homePath := "home:" + out_dir
 	tempPath := "temp:" + temp_dir
 
-	var lastPhase string
-
 	dl := ytdlp.New().
 		SetExecutable(ytdlpBinary).
 		Paths(homePath).
 		Paths(tempPath).
 		RecodeVideo("mp4").
 		ProgressFunc(100*time.Millisecond, func(prog ytdlp.ProgressUpdate) {
-			// Detect phase transition -- differentiate "downloading" as the main download
+			if prog.Status == ytdlp.ProgressStatusFinished ||
-			// and "post processing" when the file name changes, preventing it from appearing "reset"
+				prog.Status == ytdlp.ProgressStatusStarting ||
+				prog.Status == ytdlp.ProgressStatusError {
+				return
+			}
+
 			phase := "downloading"
-			if prog.Status == ytdlp.ProgressStatusDownloading && prog.Percent() == 0.0 {
+			if prog.Status == ytdlp.ProgressStatusPostProcessing {
-				// If we already had progress, it's likely post-processing
-				if lastPhase == "downloading" {
-					phase = "post-processing"
-				}
-			} else if prog.Status != ytdlp.ProgressStatusDownloading {
 				phase = "post-processing"
 			}
 
-			lastPhase = phase
+			mu.Lock()
-
+			currentPhase = phase
-			progressChan <- ProgressUpdate{
+			currentFilename = prog.Filename
-				Status:       prog.Status,
+			mu.Unlock()
-				Percent:      prog.PercentString(),
-				PercentFloat: prog.Percent(),
-				ETA:          prog.ETA(),
-				Filename:     prog.Filename,
-				Phase:        phase,
-			}
 		}).
 		Output("%(title)s.%(ext)s")