Scheduling downloads based on metadata in a client-server topology

A computer program product for scheduling downloads based on metadata in a client-server topology, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable to:

• receive from a client application, by a server, a request for scheduling a download of a file, wherein the request for scheduling the download of the file comprises a requirement of a time period for downloading the file;
• fetch, by the server, information from one or more metadata sources, wherein the information is relevant to the request for scheduling the download of the file;
• determine, by the server, an optimal time for downloading the file, based on the requirement of the time period and information from one or more metadata sources;
• send to the client application, by the server, a response with the optimal time and information for downloading the file;
• receive from the client, by the server, a request for downloading the file at the optimal time;
• receive from the client application, by the server, a token for authentication, wherein the token is used to provide mapping between the request for scheduling the download of the file and the request for downloading the file at the optimal time;
• and
• serve, by the server, at the optimal time, the file to the client application.

A computer system for scheduling downloads based on metadata in a client-server topology, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions executable to:
• receive from a client application, by a server, a request for scheduling a download of a file, wherein the request for scheduling the download of the file comprises a requirement of a time period for downloading the file;
• fetch, by the server, information from one or more metadata sources, wherein the information is relevant to the request for scheduling the download of the file;
• determine, by the server, an optimal time for downloading the file, based on the requirement of the time period and information from one or more metadata sources;
• send to the client application, by the server, a response with the optimal time and information for downloading the file;
• receive from the client, by the server, a request for downloading the file at the optimal time;
• receive from the client application, by the server, a token for authentication, wherein the token is used to provide mapping between the request for scheduling the download of the file and the request for downloading the file at the optimal time;
• and
• serve, by the server, at the optimal time, the file to the client application.