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Token-efficient map of the Downloader (bezzad/Downloader) .NET library plus its enforced C# code-style rules. Use this BEFORE grepping or reading broadly when working in this repo: locating the file that owns a behavior (downloads, chunks, redirects, resume, throttling, events, HTTP), or writing/editing C# so it matches house style. Read the named file directly instead of scanning.

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Downloader — code navigator & style guide

Goal: spend the fewest tokens to land in the right file and produce code that matches the repo. For deep architecture, read src/CLAUDE.md (don't re-derive it). This skill is the fast index + the non-obvious style rules .editorconfig enforces.

1. Jump straight to the owning file

Don't grep the tree first — map the concept, open the file, read only the relevant region.

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Download lifecycle, events, pause/resume/cancel, progress aggregationDownloader/AbstractDownloadService.cs
StartDownload, parallel/serial dispatch, auto-resume, Stopped-vs-FailedDownloader/DownloadService.cs
Settings / defaults / clone / INotifyPropertyChangedDownloader/DownloadConfiguration.cs
HTTP headers, request/proxy/auth/cookies/redirect/user-agentDownloader/RequestConfiguration.cs, Downloader/Request.cs
Range probe, file-size/filename extraction, redirectsDownloader/SocketClient.cs
Retry classification (IsMomentumError), redirect status, cert callbackDownloader/Extensions/ExceptionHelper.cs
One chunk: retry/backoff, pause, ArrayPool reads, throttle wiringDownloader/ChunkDownloader.cs
Split file into chunksDownloader/ChunkHub.cs
Live state, status transitions, TrySetCompleteState, storage choiceDownloader/DownloadPackage.cs
Thread-safe writes + background watcherDownloader/ConcurrentStream.cs, Downloader/ConcurrentPacketBuffer.cs
Bandwidth limit / speedDownloader/ThrottledStream.cs, Downloader/Bandwidth.cs
Fluent APIDownloader/DownloadBuilder.cs
URL normalization before new Uri()Downloader/Extensions/UrlHelper.cs
Test HTTP endpoints (failure/timeout/redirect/truncate/cookie-challenge/useragent)Downloader.DummyHttpServer/Controllers/DummyFileController.cs
Test URL buildersDownloader.DummyHttpServer/DummyFileHelper.cs

Cross-cutting concepts and their home: cancellation→Stopped rule and retry loop → DownloadService.cs; redirect/cookie-challenge → SocketClient.FetchResponseHeaders; unknown Content-Length progress → AbstractDownloadService.RaiseProgressChangedEvents.

2. Cheap recon, in order

  1. This skill + src/CLAUDE.md first (already summarize structure, hazards, issue history).
  2. Need a symbol? grep -rn "MethodName" src/Downloader scoped to the library, not the whole repo.
  3. Read targeted line ranges, not whole files, once the table above points you at one.
  4. Tests: there is almost always an existing test mirroring what you're changing — find it by name (grep -rn "Redirect\|Resume\|Truncate" src/Downloader.Test) and copy its arrange/act/assert shape.
  5. Don't re-read a file you just edited to "verify" — Edit/Write fail loudly on mismatch.

3. House C# style (enforced by src/.editorconfig)

Match these exactly; they differ from common defaults:

  • No var. Always use explicit types — HttpResponseMessage response = ..., not var. (csharp_style_var_* = false.)
  • File-scoped namespaces: namespace Downloader;. Usings outside the namespace, System groups not sorted first, groups not separated.
  • 4-space indent, CRLF, no final newline.
  • Allman braces for types/methods/properties/accessors/control blocks; always brace even one-line if. Object/collection initializers stay K&R: SocketsHttpHandler handler = new() {.
  • Expression-bodied properties/accessors/indexers/lambdas = yes; methods/constructors = no.
  • Prefer pattern matching & switch expressions, null-propagation/coalescing, target-typed new(), collection expressions [], range/index operators, is null checks.
  • readonly fields where possible; predefined types (string/int) over BCL names.
  • Modifier order: public private protected internal static ... readonly ... async.
  • Discard unused: _ = .... Static local functions where applicable.
  • Primary constructors are used (e.g. class ChunkDownloader(...), controllers) — keep that idiom.

4. AOT & correctness rules that bite (don't regress)

  • Reflection-free / AOT-safe. Classify exceptions by type/status only — never Exception.Source (empty under AOT, issue #226). System.Text.Json source-gen only.
  • Don't trust a clean EOF — verify Chunk.Position == Chunk.Length; a short stream is a retry, not success (issue #231).
  • Cancellation → Stopped even when the thrown exception isn't a cancel type; check IsCancelled first (issue #225).
  • Unknown Content-Length: never report 100%/percentage until the size is finalized (issue #230).
  • Redirects: clear ResponseHeaders before re-probing a redirect target; same-URL 307 challenges resolve only with a CookieContainer. No HTTP client defeats a JS challenge or an expired signed link — inspect the live response (curl -I, -r 0-0) before assuming a code bug.

5. Verifying changes

  • Tests target net10.0: dotnet test src/Downloader.Test/ --filter "FullyQualifiedName~<Name>".
  • The DummyHttpServer auto-starts in-process (dynamic port) on first DummyFileHelper reference — no manual server start needed.
  • Add new server behavior as a DummyFileController endpoint + a DummyFileHelper.Get*Url builder, then an integration test mirroring an existing one.