Option for Parallel Downloads (#1397)

* Adding menu

* Working on parallel downloads

* error updates

* updates

* update

* Few more updates

* bug fixes

* More bug fixes

* Minor bug fixes

* Few changes

* Minor changes

* Cleaned up add_number_of_parrallel_downloads() and hid it behind --advanced

* Forgot one import

* Fixed flake8

Co-authored-by: Anton Hvornum <anton@hvornum.se>

archinstall/lib/menu/global_menu.py

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from ..user_interaction import select_encrypted_partitions
 from ..user_interaction import select_harddrives
 from ..user_interaction import select_profile
 from ..user_interaction import select_additional_repositories
+from ..user_interaction import add_number_of_parrallel_downloads
 from ..models.users import User
 from ..user_interaction.partitioning_conf import current_partition_layout
 from ..output import FormattedOutput
@@ -145,6 +146,15 @@ class GlobalMenu(GeneralMenu):
 				display_func=lambda x: x if x else 'None',
 				default=None
 			)
+
+		self._menu_options['parallel downloads'] = \
+			Selector(
+				_('Parallel Downloads'),
+				add_number_of_parrallel_downloads,
+				display_func=lambda x: x if x else '0',
+				default=None
+			)
+
 		self._menu_options['kernels'] = \
 			Selector(
 				_('Kernels'),

archinstall/lib/user_interaction/__init__.py

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ from .network_conf import ask_to_configure_network
 from .partitioning_conf import select_partition, select_encrypted_partitions
 from .general_conf import (ask_ntp, ask_for_a_timezone, ask_for_audio_selection, select_language, select_mirror_regions,
 							select_profile, select_archinstall_language, ask_additional_packages_to_install,
-							select_additional_repositories, ask_hostname)
+							select_additional_repositories, ask_hostname, add_number_of_parrallel_downloads)
 from .disk_conf import ask_for_main_filesystem_format, select_individual_blockdevice_usage, select_disk_layout, select_disk
 from .utils import get_password, do_countdown

archinstall/lib/user_interaction/general_conf.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
+import pathlib
 from typing import List, Any, Optional, Dict, TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from ..menu.menu import MenuSelectionType
@@ -205,6 +206,29 @@ def ask_additional_packages_to_install(pre_set_packages: List[str] = []) -> List
 
 	return packages
 
+def add_number_of_parrallel_downloads(input_number :Optional[int] = None) -> Optional[int]:
+	print(_("Enter the number of parallel downloads to be enabled.\n [Default value is 0]"))
+
+	while input_number is None:
+		try:
+			input_number = int(TextInput("> ").run().strip() or 0)
+			break
+		except:
+			print(_("Invalid input! Try again with a valid input"))
+
+	pacman_conf_path = pathlib.Path("/etc/pacman.conf")
+	with pacman_conf_path.open() as f:
+		pacman_conf = f.read().split("\n")
+
+	with pacman_conf_path.open("w") as fwrite:
+		for line in pacman_conf:
+			if "ParallelDownloads" in line:
+				fwrite.write(f"ParallelDownloads = {input_number}\n")
+			else:
+				fwrite.write(f"{line}\n")
+
+	return input_number
+
 
 def select_additional_repositories(preset: List[str]) -> List[str]:
 	"""

examples/guided.py

@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ def ask_user_questions():
 
 	global_menu.enable('packages')
 
+	if archinstall.arguments.get('advanced', False):
+		# Enable parallel downloads
+		global_menu.enable('parallel downloads')
+
 	# Ask or Call the helper function that asks the user to optionally configure a network.
 	global_menu.enable('nic')