1 Hey Emacs, this is -*- outline -*- mode
3 This is the todo list for Wget. I don't have any time-table of when I
4 plan to implement these features; this is just a list of things I'd
5 like to see in Wget. I'll work on some of them myself, and I will
6 accept patches in their direction. The items are not listed in any
7 particular order. Not all of them are user-visible changes.
9 * Make `-k' convert <base href=...> too.
11 * Add option to clobber existing file names (no `.N' suffixes).
13 * Introduce a concept of "boolean" options. For instance, every
14 boolean option `--foo' would have a `--no-foo' equivalent for
15 turning it off. Get rid of `--foo=no' stuff. Short options would
16 be handled as `-x' vs. `-nx'.
18 * Implement "thermometer" display (not all that hard; use an
19 alternative show_progress() if the output goes to a terminal.)
21 * Add option to only list wildcard matches without doing the download.
23 * Add case-insensitivity as an option.
25 * Add option to download all files needed to display a web page
28 * Handle MIME types correctly. There should be an option to (not)
29 retrieve files based on MIME types, e.g. `--accept-types=image/*'.
31 * Implement "persistent" retrieving. In "persistent" mode Wget should
32 treat most of the errors as transient.
34 * Allow time-stamping by arbitrary date.
36 * Fix Unix directory parser to allow for spaces in file names.
38 * Allow size limit to files.
40 * -k should convert convert relative references to absolute if not
43 * Recognize HTML comments correctly. Add more options for handling
44 bogus HTML found all over the 'net.
46 * Implement breadth-first retrieval.
48 * Download to .in* when mirroring.
50 * Add an option to delete or move no-longer-existent files when
53 * Implement a switch to avoid downloading multiple files (e.g. x and
56 * Implement uploading (--upload URL?) in FTP and HTTP.
58 * Rewrite FTP code to allow for easy addition of new commands. It
59 should probably be coded as a simple DFA engine.
61 * Recognize more FTP servers (VMS).
63 * Make HTTP timestamping use If-Modified-Since facility.
65 * Implement better spider options.
67 * Add more protocols (e.g. gopher and news), implementing them in a
70 * Implement a concept of "packages" a la mirror.
72 * Implement correct RFC1808 URL parsing.
74 * Implement HTTP cookies.
76 * Implement more HTTP/1.1 bells and whistles (ETag, Content-MD5 etc.)
78 * Support SSL encryption through SSLeay or OpenSSL.