Downloading Image file using scala - scala

Question

I am trying to downloading image file for Latex formula. Following is the code I am using
var out: OutputStream = null;
var in: InputStream = null;
try {
val url = new URL("http://latex.codecogs.com/png.download?$$I=\frac{dQ}{dt}$$")
val connection = url.openConnection().asInstanceOf[HttpURLConnection]
connection.setRequestMethod("GET")
in = connection.getInputStream
val localfile = "sample2.png"
out = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(localfile))
val byteArray = Stream.continually(in.read).takeWhile(-1 !=).map(_.toByte).toArray
out.write(byteArray)
} catch {
case e: Exception => println(e.printStackTrace())
} finally {
out.close
in.close
}
I am able to download but it is not downloading complete image, expected image size is around 517 bytes but it is downloading only 275 bytes. What might be going wrong in it. Attached the incomplete and complete images. Please help me. I have used same code to download files more than 1MB size it worked properly.

Answer 1

You're passing a bad string, the "\f" is interpreted as an escape sequence and gives you a single "form feed" character.
Better:
val url = new URL("http://latex.codecogs.com/png.download?$$I=\\frac{dQ}{dt}$$")
or
val url = new URL("""http://latex.codecogs.com/png.download?$$I=\frac{dQ}{dt}$$""")

Answer 2

An alternative option is to use the system commands which is much cleaner
import sys.process._
import java.net.URL
import java.io.File
new URL("""http://latex.codecogs.com/png.download?$$I=\frac{dQ}{dt}$$""") #> new File("sample2.png") !!

Answer 3

An example using standard Java API and resource releasing with Using.
import java.nio.file.Files
import java.nio.file.Paths
import java.net.URL
import scala.util.Using
#main def main() =
val url = URL("http://webcode.me/favicon.ico")
Using(url.openStream) { in =>
Files.copy(in, Paths.get("favicon.ico"))
}