Add --force-download-archive by by @h-h-h-h

Authored-by: h-h-h-h

README.md

@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ I will add some memorable short links to the binaries so you can download them e
                                      playlist information in a single line.
     --print-json                     Be quiet and print the video information as
                                      JSON (video is still being downloaded).
+    --force-write-archive            Force download archive entries to be written 
+                                     as far as no errors occur, even if -s or 
+                                     another simulation switch is used.
+                                     (Same as --force-download-archive)
     --newline                        Output progress bar as new lines
     --no-progress                    Do not print progress bar
     --console-title                  Display progress in console titlebar

test/parameters.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "forcethumbnail": false, 
     "forcetitle": false, 
     "forceurl": false, 
+    "force_write_download_archive": false,
     "format": "best",
     "ignoreerrors": false, 
     "listformats": null, 

youtube_dlc/YoutubeDL.py

@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
     forcejson:         Force printing info_dict as JSON.
     dump_single_json:  Force printing the info_dict of the whole playlist
                        (or video) as a single JSON line.
+    force_write_download_archive: Force writing download archive regardless of
+                       'skip_download' or 'simulate'.
     simulate:          Do not download the video files.
     format:            Video format code. See options.py for more information.
     outtmpl:           Template for output names.
@@ -1805,8 +1807,11 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
         # Forced printings
         self.__forced_printings(info_dict, filename, incomplete=False)
 
-        # Do nothing else if in simulate mode
         if self.params.get('simulate', False):
+            if self.params.get('force_write_download_archive', False):
+                self.record_download_archive(info_dict)
+
+            # Do nothing else if in simulate mode
             return
 
         if filename is None:
@@ -2086,6 +2091,9 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                 except (PostProcessingError) as err:
                     self.report_error('postprocessing: %s' % str(err))
                     return
+                must_record_download_archive = True
+
+        if must_record_download_archive or self.params.get('force_write_download_archive', False):
             self.record_download_archive(info_dict)
 
     def download(self, url_list):

youtube_dlc/__init__.py

@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
         'forceformat': opts.getformat,
         'forcejson': opts.dumpjson or opts.print_json,
         'dump_single_json': opts.dump_single_json,
+        'force_write_download_archive': opts.force_write_download_archive,
         'simulate': opts.simulate or any_getting,
         'skip_download': opts.skip_download,
         'format': opts.format,

youtube_dlc/options.py

@@ -645,8 +645,13 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     verbosity.add_option(
         '--print-json',
         action='store_true', dest='print_json', default=False,
-        help='Be quiet and print the video information as JSON (video is still being downloaded).',
+        help='Be quiet and print the video information as JSON (video is still being downloaded).')
-    )
+    verbosity.add_option(
+        '--force-write-download-archive', '--force-write-archive', '--force-download-archive',
+        action='store_true', dest='force_write_download_archive', default=False,
+        help=(
+            'Force download archive entries to be written as far as no errors occur,'
+            'even if -s or another simulation switch is used.'))
     verbosity.add_option(
         '--newline',
         action='store_true', dest='progress_with_newline', default=False,