transitioning to ts

src/scripts/download.ts

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+import fs from "fs";
+import request from "request";
+
+/**
+ * download and save a file
+ * @param {string} fileUrl url to download
+ * @param {string} targetPath path to save it at
+ */
+export const downloadFile = function (fileUrl: string, targetPath: string) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const req = request({
+      method: "GET",
+      uri: fileUrl,
+    });
+
+    const out = fs.createWriteStream(targetPath);
+    req.pipe(out);
+
+    req.on("end", resolve);
+
+    req.on("error", reject);
+  });
+};