Image Downloader Module (JavaBasics_Task_196_V0.1)

📖 Description

This project demonstrates how to download binary content (an image) from a remote web server using Java's networking capabilities. It combines the java.net.URL class for establishing a connection with the java.nio.file.Files utility for streamlined file saving.

📋 Requirements Compliance

• Source: Connect to https://httpbin.org/image/png.
• Target: Save the file as image01.png in the root directory.
• Connection: Use URL.openStream() to retrieve the data stream.
• Persistence: Use Files.copy(InputStream, Path) for efficient data transfer.
• Goal: Learn the basics of web-to-disk data streaming.

🚀 Architectural Stack

• Java 11+ (using Path.of())

🏗️ Implementation Details

The program opens an InputStream directly from the URL. This stream acts as a pipe through which the image data flows. Instead of manually reading bytes into a buffer, we use Files.copy(), which efficiently pipes the input stream directly to the specified file path.

📋 Expected result

A new file image01.png appears in the project folder. When opened, it displays a valid PNG image.

Image successfully downloaded: image01.png

💻 Code Example

Project Structure:

├── image01.png
└── src src/com/yurii/pavlenko/
                        └── Solution.java

Code

package com.yurii.pavlenko;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.URL;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;

public class Solution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String imageUrl = "https://httpbin.org/image/png";
        String fileName = "image01.png";

        Path destination = Path.of(fileName);

        try (InputStream inputStream = new URL(imageUrl).openStream()) {
            Files.copy(inputStream, destination, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
            System.out.println("Image successfully downloaded: " + fileName);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error during download: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}

⚖️ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Copyright (c) 2026 Yurii Pavlenko

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files...

License: MIT