deprecate JSON yt-dlp config & Post-Processors in presets and recommand cli options.

README.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Web GUI for [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) with playlist & channel s
 * Can Handle live streams.
 * Scheduler to queue channels or playlists to be downloaded automatically at a specified time.
 * Send notification to targets based on selected events. 
-* Support per link `yt-dlp JSON config or cli options`, `cookies` & `output format`.
+* Support per link `cli options` & `cookies`
 * Queue multiple URLs separated by comma.
 * Simple file browser. `Disabled by default`
 * A built in video player that can play any video file regardless of the format. **With support for sidecar external subtitles**.

app/library/Download.py

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class Download:
                 f'Task id="{self.info.id}" PID="{os.getpid()}" title="{self.info.title}" preset="{self.preset}" started.'
             )
 
-            self.logger.debug("Params before passing to yt-dlp.", extra=params)
+            self.logger.debug(f"Params before passing to yt-dlp. {params}")
 
             params["logger"] = NestedLogger(self.logger)
 

app/library/HttpAPI.py

@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@ class HttpAPI(Common):
             if "paths" in data and "home" in data["paths"]:
                 response["download_path"] = data["paths"]["home"]
 
+            if "format" in data:
+                response["format"] = data["format"]
+
             for key in data:
                 if key in IGNORED_KEYS:
                     continue

app/library/Presets.py

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class Preset:
     cookies: str = ""
     """The default cookies to use if non is given."""
 
+    cli: str = ""
+    """yt-dlp cli command line arguments."""
+
     default: bool = False
 
     def serialize(self) -> dict:
@@ -220,6 +223,15 @@ class Presets(metaclass=Singleton):
             msg = "Invalid postprocessors type. expected list."
             raise ValueError(msg)
 
+        if preset.get("cli"):
+            try:
+                from .Utils import arg_converter
+
+                arg_converter(args=preset.get("cli"))
+            except Exception as e:
+                msg = f"Invalid cli options. '{e!s}'."
+                raise ValueError(msg) from e
+
         return True
 
     def save(self, presets: list[Preset | dict]) -> "Presets":

app/library/Tasks.py

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ from typing import Any
 import httpx
 from aiohttp import web
 
-from app.library.Utils import arg_converter
-
 from .config import Config
 from .encoder import Encoder
 from .Events import EventBus, Events, error, info, success
@@ -224,6 +222,7 @@ class Tasks(metaclass=Singleton):
 
         if task.get("cli"):
             try:
+                from .Utils import arg_converter
                 arg_converter(args=task.get("cli"))
             except Exception as e:
                 msg = f"Invalid cli options. '{e!s}'."

app/library/YTDLPOpts.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from .config import Config
 from .Presets import Presets
 from .Singleton import Singleton
-from .Utils import IGNORED_KEYS, calc_download_path, merge_dict
+from .Utils import IGNORED_KEYS, arg_converter, calc_download_path, merge_dict
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger("YTDLPOpts")
 
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ class YTDLPOpts(metaclass=Singleton):
         if not preset or "default" == name:
             return self
 
+        if preset.cli:
+            try:
+                self._preset_opts = arg_converter(args=preset.cli, remove_options=True)
+            except Exception as e:
+                msg = f"Invalid cli options for preset '{preset.name}'. '{e!s}'."
+                raise ValueError(msg) from e
+
         if preset.cookies and with_cookies:
             file = Path(self._config.config_path, "cookies", f"{preset.id}.txt")
 
@@ -94,14 +101,15 @@ class YTDLPOpts(metaclass=Singleton):
                 "temp": self._config.temp_path,
             }
 
-        if preset.postprocessors and isinstance(preset.postprocessors, list) and len(preset.postprocessors) > 0:
+        if not preset.cli:
-            self._preset_opts["postprocessors"] = preset.postprocessors
+            if preset.postprocessors and isinstance(preset.postprocessors, list) and len(preset.postprocessors) > 0:
+                self._preset_opts["postprocessors"] = preset.postprocessors
 
-        if preset.args and isinstance(preset.args, dict) and len(preset.args) > 0:
+            if preset.args and isinstance(preset.args, dict) and len(preset.args) > 0:
-            for key, value in preset.args.items():
+                for key, value in preset.args.items():
-                if key in IGNORED_KEYS:
+                    if key in IGNORED_KEYS:
-                    continue
+                        continue
-                self._preset_opts[key] = value
+                    self._preset_opts[key] = value
 
         return self
 

app/library/presets.json

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "folder": "",
     "template": "",
     "cookies": "",
+    "cli": "",
     "default": true
   },
   {
@@ -15,69 +16,37 @@
     "folder": "",
     "template": "",
     "cookies": "",
+    "cli": "",
     "default": true
   },
   {
     "id": "441675ed-b739-40f0-a0b0-1ecfcb9dc48b",
     "name": "1080p H264/m4a or best available",
     "format": "bv[height<=1080][ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]/b[ext=mp4]/b[ext=webm]",
-    "args": {
-      "format_sort": [
-        "vcodec:h264"
-      ]
-    },
     "folder": "",
     "template": "",
     "cookies": "",
+    "cli": "-S vcodec:h264",
     "default": true
   },
   {
     "id": "9719fcc3-4cf2-4d88-b1e4-74dff3dba00e",
     "name": "720p h264/m4a or best available",
     "format": "bv[height<=720][ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]/b[ext=mp4]/b[ext=webm]",
-    "args": {
-      "format_sort": [
-        "vcodec:h264"
-      ]
-    },
     "folder": "",
     "template": "",
     "cookies": "",
+    "cli": "-S vcodec:h264",
     "default": true
   },
   {
     "id": "a6fd4b25-2b3e-458d-bb57-b75e41cc4330",
     "name": "Audio only",
     "format": "bestaudio/best",
-    "args": {
-      "writethumbnail": true
-    },
-    "postprocessors": [
-      {
-        "key": "FFmpegExtractAudio",
-        "preferredcodec": "best",
-        "preferredquality": "5",
-        "nopostoverwrites": false
-      },
-      {
-        "key": "FFmpegMetadata",
-        "add_chapters": true,
-        "add_metadata": true,
-        "add_infojson": "if_exists"
-      },
-      {
-        "key": "EmbedThumbnail",
-        "already_have_thumbnail": false
-      },
-      {
-        "key": "FFmpegConcat",
-        "only_multi_video": true,
-        "when": "playlist"
-      }
-    ],
     "folder": "",
     "template": "",
     "cookies": "",
+    "cli": "--extract-audio --add-chapters --embed-metadata --embed-thumbnail",
     "default": true
   }
 ]

ui/components/NewDownload.vue

@@ -23,9 +23,16 @@
                     <select id="preset" class="is-fullwidth"
                       :disabled="!socket.isConnected || addInProgress || hasFormatInConfig" v-model="selectedPreset"
                       v-tooltip.bottom="hasFormatInConfig ? 'Presets are disabled. Format key is present in the Command arguments for yt-dlp.' : ''">
-                      <option v-for="item in config.presets" :key="item.name" :value="item.name">
+                      <optgroup label="Default presets">
-                        {{ item.name }}
+                        <option v-for="item in filter_presets(true)" :key="item.name" :value="item.name">
-                      </option>
+                          {{ item.name }}
+                        </option>
+                      </optgroup>
+                      <optgroup label="Custom presets" v-if="config?.presets.filter(p => !p?.default).length > 0">
+                        <option v-for="item in filter_presets(false)" :key="item.name" :value="item.name">
+                          {{ item.name }}
+                        </option>
+                      </optgroup>
                     </select>
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -273,4 +280,7 @@ const hasFormatInConfig = computed(() => {
     return true
   }
 })
+
+const filter_presets = (flag = true) => config.presets.filter(item => item.default === flag)
+
 </script>

ui/components/PresetForm.vue

@@ -1,43 +1,5 @@
 <template>
   <main class="columns mt-2 is-multiline">
-    <div class="column is-12">
-      <h1 class="is-unselectable is-pointer title is-5" @click="convertExpanded = !convertExpanded">
-        <span class="icon-text">
-          <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid" :class="convertExpanded ? 'fa-arrow-up' : 'fa-arrow-down'" /></span>
-          <span>Convert yt-dlp cli options.</span>
-        </span>
-      </h1>
-      <form autocomplete="off" id="convertOpts" @submit.prevent="convertOptions()" v-if="convertExpanded">
-        <div class="box">
-          <label class="label" for="opts">
-            yt-dlp CLI options
-          </label>
-
-          <div class="field has-addons">
-
-            <div class="control has-icons-left is-expanded">
-              <input type="text" class="input" id="opts" v-model="opts"
-                placeholder="-x --audio-format mp3 -f bestaudio">
-              <span class="icon is-small is-left"><i class="fa-solid fa-n" /></span>
-            </div>
-
-            <div class="control">
-              <button form="convertOpts" class="button is-primary" :disabled="convertInProgress || !opts" type="submit"
-                :class="{ 'is-loading': convertInProgress }">
-                <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-cog" /></span>
-                <span>Convert</span>
-              </button>
-            </div>
-
-          </div>
-          <p class="help">
-            <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
-            <span>Convert yt-dlp CLI options to JSON format. This will overwrite the current form fields.</span>
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </form>
-    </div>
-
     <div class="column is-12">
       <form autocomplete="off" id="presetForm" @submit.prevent="checkInfo()">
         <div class="card">
@@ -157,43 +119,21 @@
                 </div>
               </div>
 
-              <div class="column is-6-tablet is-12-mobile">
+              <div class="column is-12">
                 <div class="field">
-                  <label class="label is-inline" for="args" v-tooltip="'Extends current global yt-dlp config. (JSON)'">
+                  <label class="label is-inline" for="cli_options">
-                    JSON yt-dlp config
+                    Command arguments for yt-dlp
                   </label>
                   <div class="control">
-                    <textarea class="textarea" id="args" v-model="form.args" :disabled="addInProgress"
+                    <input type="text" class="input" v-model="form.cli" id="cli_options" :disabled="addInProgress"
-                      placeholder="{}" />
+                      placeholder="command options to use, e.g. --no-embed-metadata --no-embed-thumbnail">
                   </div>
                   <span class="help">
                     <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
-                    <span>Extends current global yt-dlp config with given options. Some fields are ignored like
+                    <span>yt-dlp cli arguments. Check <NuxtLink target="_blank"
-                      <code>cookiefile</code>, <code>paths</code>, and <code>outtmpl</code> etc. Warning: Use with
+                        to="https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp?tab=readme-ov-file#general-options">this page</NuxtLink>.
-                      caution
+                      For more info. <span class="has-text-danger">Not all options are supported some are ignored. Use
-                      some of those options can break yt-dlp or the frontend.</span>
+                        with caution those arguments can break yt-dlp or the frontend.</span>
-                  </span>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-
-              <div class="column is-6-tablet is-12-mobile">
-                <div class="field">
-                  <label class="label is-inline" for="postprocessors"
-                    v-tooltip="'Things to do after download is done.'">
-                    JSON yt-dlp Post-Processors
-                  </label>
-                  <div class="control">
-                    <textarea class="textarea" id="postprocessors" v-model="form.postprocessors"
-                      :disabled="addInProgress" placeholder="[]" />
-                  </div>
-                  <span class="help">
-                    <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
-                    <span>
-                      Post-processing operations, refer to <NuxtLink
-                        href="https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/tree/master/yt_dlp/postprocessor" target="blank">this url
-                      </NuxtLink> for more info. It's easier for you to use the <b>Convert CLI options</b> to get what
-                      you
-                      want and it will auto-populate the fields if necessary.
                     </span>
                   </span>
                 </div>
@@ -217,6 +157,56 @@
                   </span>
                 </div>
               </div>
+              <div class="column is-12" v-if="has_data(form?.args) || has_data(form?.postprocessors)">
+                <Message title="Deprecation Warning" class="is-background-warning-80 has-text-dark"
+                  icon="fas fa-exclamation-circle">
+                  <ul>
+                    <li>
+                      The <code>JSON yt-dlp config</code> and <code>JSON yt-dlp Post-Processors</code> fields are
+                      deprecated and will be removed in the future. Please use the <b>Command arguments for yt-dlp</b>
+                      field instead. The deprecated fields will still be working for now but they will stop, we suggest
+                      that you migrate to the new field. as soon as possible to avoid any issues. No support will be
+                      given for the deprecated fields.
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                      If both fields are set, the <b>Command arguments for yt-dlp</b> field will take precedence over
+                      the deprecated fields. and when you click save it will remove the deprecated fields.
+                    </li>
+                  </ul>
+                </Message>
+              </div>
+              <div class="column is-6-tablet is-12-mobile" v-if="has_data(form?.args)">
+                <div class="field">
+                  <label class="label is-inline" for="args" v-tooltip="'Extends current global yt-dlp config. (JSON)'">
+                    JSON yt-dlp config <span class="has-text-danger">(DEPRECATED)</span>
+                  </label>
+                  <div class="control">
+                    <textarea class="textarea" id="args" v-model="form.args" :disabled="addInProgress"
+                      placeholder="{}" />
+                  </div>
+                  <span class="help has-text-danger">
+                    <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
+                    <span>Deprecated, use <b>Command arguments for yt-dlp</b> field instead. </span>
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <div class="column is-6-tablet is-12-mobile" v-if="has_data(form?.postprocessors)">
+                <div class="field">
+                  <label class="label is-inline" for="postprocessors"
+                    v-tooltip="'Things to do after download is done.'">
+                    JSON yt-dlp Post-Processors <span class="has-text-danger">(DEPRECATED)</span>
+                  </label>
+                  <div class="control">
+                    <textarea class="textarea" id="postprocessors" v-model="form.postprocessors"
+                      :disabled="addInProgress" placeholder="[]" />
+                  </div>
+                  <span class="help has-text-danger">
+                    <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-info" /></span>
+                    <span>Deprecated, use <b>Command arguments for yt-dlp</b> field instead. </span>
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>
 
@@ -239,6 +229,7 @@
         </div>
       </form>
     </div>
+
     <datalist id="folders" v-if="config?.folders">
       <option v-for="dir in config.folders" :key="dir" :value="dir" />
     </datalist>
@@ -273,14 +264,15 @@ const props = defineProps({
 
 const config = useConfigStore()
 const toast = useToast()
-const convertInProgress = ref(false)
 const form = reactive(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(props.preset)))
-const opts = ref('')
 const import_string = ref('')
 const showImport = useStorage('showImport', false);
-const convertExpanded = ref(false)
 
 onMounted(() => {
+  if (props.preset?.cli && '' !== props.preset?.cli) {
+    return
+  }
+
   if (props.preset?.args && (typeof props.preset.args === 'object')) {
     form.args = JSON.stringify(props.preset.args, null, 2)
   }
@@ -299,6 +291,14 @@ const checkInfo = async () => {
     }
   }
 
+  if (form?.cli && '' !== form.cli) {
+    const options = await convertOptions(form.cli);
+    if (null === options) {
+      return
+    }
+    form.cli = form.cli.trim()
+  }
+
   let copy = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(form));
 
   let usedName = false;
@@ -319,29 +319,47 @@ const checkInfo = async () => {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (typeof copy.args === 'object') {
+  if (form?.cli && '' !== form.cli) {
-    copy.args = JSON.stringify(copy.args, null, 2);
+    if ((has_data(copy?.args) || has_data(copy?.postprocessors))) {
-  }
+      if (false === confirm('cli options are set, this will remove the JSON yt-dlp config and Post-Processors. Are you sure?')) {
+        toast.warning('User cancelled the operation.')
+        return
+      }
+    }
 
-  if (typeof copy.postprocessors === 'object') {
+    if (copy?.args) {
-    copy.postprocessors = JSON.stringify(copy.postprocessors, null, 2);
+      delete copy.args
-  }
+    }
 
-  if (copy.args) {
+    if (copy?.postprocessors) {
-    try {
+      delete copy.postprocessors
-      copy.args = JSON.parse(copy.args)
-    } catch (e) {
-      toast.error(`Invalid JSON yt-dlp config. ${e.message}`)
-      return;
     }
   }
+  else {
+    if (typeof copy.args === 'object') {
+      copy.args = JSON.stringify(copy.args, null, 2);
+    }
 
-  if (copy.postprocessors) {
+    if (typeof copy.postprocessors === 'object') {
-    try {
+      copy.postprocessors = JSON.stringify(copy.postprocessors, null, 2);
-      copy.postprocessors = JSON.parse(copy.postprocessors)
+    }
-    } catch (e) {
+
-      toast.error(`Invalid JSON yt-dlp Post-Processors. ${e.message}`)
+    if (copy?.args) {
-      return;
+      try {
+        copy.args = JSON.parse(copy.args)
+      } catch (e) {
+        toast.error(`Invalid JSON yt-dlp config. ${e.message}`)
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (copy?.postprocessors) {
+      try {
+        copy.postprocessors = JSON.parse(copy.postprocessors)
+      } catch (e) {
+        toast.error(`Invalid JSON yt-dlp Post-Processors. ${e.message}`)
+        return;
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -355,30 +373,9 @@ const checkInfo = async () => {
   emitter('submit', { reference: toRaw(props.reference), preset: toRaw(copy) });
 }
 
-const convertOptions = async () => {
+const convertOptions = async args => {
-  if (convertInProgress.value) {
-    return
-  }
-
-  if (form.format || form.args || form.postprocessors || form.template || form.folder) {
-    if (false === confirm('This will overwrite the current form fields. Are you sure?')) {
-      return
-    }
-  }
-
   try {
-    convertInProgress.value = true
+    const response = await convertCliOptions(args)
-    const response = await convertCliOptions(opts.value)
-
-    if (!response.opts) {
-      toast.error('Failed to convert options.')
-      return
-    }
-
-    if (response.opts.format) {
-      form.format = response.opts.format
-      delete response.opts.format
-    }
 
     if (response.output_template) {
       form.template = response.output_template
@@ -388,18 +385,16 @@ const convertOptions = async () => {
       form.folder = response.download_path
     }
 
-    if (response.opts.postprocessors) {
+    if (response.format) {
-      form.postprocessors = JSON.stringify(response.opts.postprocessors, null, 2)
+      form.format = response.format
-      delete response.opts.postprocessors
     }
 
-    form.args = JSON.stringify(response.opts, null, 2)
+    return response.opts
-    opts.value = ''
   } catch (e) {
     toast.error(e.message)
-  } finally {
-    convertInProgress.value = false
   }
+
+  return null;
 }
 
 const importItem = async () => {
@@ -422,13 +417,15 @@ const importItem = async () => {
   try {
     const item = JSON.parse(val)
 
+    console.log(item)
+
     if ('preset' !== item._type) {
       toast.error(`Invalid import string. Expected type 'preset', got '${item._type}'.`)
       import_string.value = ''
       return
     }
 
-    if (form.format || form.args || form.postprocessors) {
+    if (form.format || form.cli) {
       if (false === confirm('This will overwrite the current form fields. Are you sure?')) {
         return
       }
@@ -442,15 +439,11 @@ const importItem = async () => {
       form.format = item.format
     }
 
-    if (item.args) {
+    if (item.cli) {
-      form.args = JSON.stringify(item.args, null, 2)
+      form.cli = item.cli
     }
 
-    if (item.postprocessors) {
+    if (item.template) {
-      form.postprocessors = JSON.stringify(item.postprocessors, null, 2)
-    }
-
-    if (item.output_template) {
       form.template = item.output_template
     }
 
@@ -465,4 +458,5 @@ const importItem = async () => {
     toast.error(`Failed to string. ${e.message}`)
   }
 }
+
 </script>

ui/components/TaskForm.vue

@@ -86,9 +86,16 @@
                       <select id="preset" class="is-fullwidth" v-model="form.preset"
                         :disabled="addInProgress || hasFormatInConfig"
                         v-tooltip.bottom="hasFormatInConfig ? 'Presets are disabled. Format key is present in the command arguments for yt-dlp.' : ''">
-                        <option v-for="item in config.presets" :key="item.name" :value="item.name">
+                        <optgroup label="Default presets">
-                          {{ item.name }}
+                          <option v-for="item in filter_presets(true)" :key="item.name" :value="item.name">
-                        </option>
+                            {{ item.name }}
+                          </option>
+                        </optgroup>
+                        <optgroup label="Custom presets" v-if="config?.presets.filter(p => !p?.default).length > 0">
+                          <option v-for="item in filter_presets(false)" :key="item.name" :value="item.name">
+                            {{ item.name }}
+                          </option>
+                        </optgroup>
                       </select>
                     </div>
                     <span class="icon is-small is-left"><i class="fa-solid fa-tv" /></span>
@@ -385,4 +392,7 @@ const hasFormatInConfig = computed(() => {
     return true
   }
 })
+
+const filter_presets = (flag = true) => config.presets.filter(item => item.default === flag)
+
 </script>

ui/pages/presets.vue

@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ div.is-centered {
               </header>
               <div class="card-content">
                 <div class="content">
+                  <template v-if="has_data(item?.args) || has_data(item.postprocessors)">
+                    <p class="has-text-danger is-5 has-text-bold">
+                      <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation" /></span>
+                      <span>The preset is using deprecated options. It is recommended to update the preset to use the
+                        new options. It will cease to work in future versions.</span>
+                      <hr>
+                    </p>
+                  </template>
+
                   <p class="is-text-overflow">
                     <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-f" /></span>
                     <span v-text="item.format" />
@@ -83,6 +92,10 @@ div.is-centered {
                     <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-file" /></span>
                     <span>{{ item.template }}</span>
                   </p>
+                  <p class="is-text-overflow" v-if="item.cli">
+                    <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-terminal" /></span>
+                    <span>{{ item.cli }}</span>
+                  </p>
                   <p class="is-text-overflow" v-if="item.cookies">
                     <span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-cookie" /></span>
                     <span>Has cookies</span>
@@ -293,12 +306,9 @@ const exportItem = item => {
     }
   })
 
-  if (data.args && typeof data.args === "string") {
+  if (has_data(data?.args) || has_data(data?.postprocessors)) {
-    data.args = JSON.parse(data.args)
+    toast.error("v1.0 presets are no longer supported target for export. Please update your preset.")
-  }
+    return
-
-  if (data.postprocessors && typeof data.postprocessors === "string") {
-    data.postprocessors = JSON.parse(data.postprocessors)
   }
 
   let userData = {}
@@ -311,7 +321,7 @@ const exportItem = item => {
   }
 
   userData['_type'] = 'preset'
-  userData['_version'] = '1.0'
+  userData['_version'] = '2.0'
 
   return copyText(base64UrlEncode(JSON.stringify(userData)))
 }

ui/stores/ConfigStore.js

@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ const CONFIG_KEYS = {
   presets: [
     {
       'name': 'default',
-      'format': 'default'
+      'format': 'default',
+      'folder': '',
+      'template': '',
+      'cookies': '',
+      'cli': '',
+      'default': true
     }
   ],
   folders: [],

ui/utils/index.js

@@ -428,6 +428,38 @@ const base64UrlDecode = input => {
   return atob(base64);
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Check if array or object has data.
+ *
+ * @param {string} item - The item to check
+ * @returns {boolean} - True if the item has data, false otherwise.
+ */
+const has_data = item => {
+  if (!item) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (typeof item === 'string') {
+    try {
+      item = JSON.parse(item)
+    } catch (e) {
+      return true
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    if (typeof item === 'object') {
+      return Object.keys(item).length > 0
+    }
+    return item.length > 0
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+  }
+
+  return false
+}
+
 export {
   ag_set,
   ag,
@@ -452,4 +484,5 @@ export {
   convertCliOptions,
   base64UrlEncode,
   base64UrlDecode,
+  has_data,
 }