diff --git a/progressreader/progressreader.go b/progressreader/progressreader.go
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+package progressreader
+
+import (
+	"io"
+)
+
+type StreamFormatter interface {
+	FormatProg(string, string, interface{}) []byte
+	FormatStatus(string, string, ...interface{}) []byte
+	FormatError(error) []byte
+}
+
+type PR_JSONProgress interface {
+	GetCurrent() int
+	GetTotal() int
+}
+
+type JSONProg struct {
+	Current int
+	Total   int
+}
+
+func (j *JSONProg) GetCurrent() int {
+	return j.Current
+}
+func (j *JSONProg) GetTotal() int {
+	return j.Total
+}
+
+// Reader with progress bar
+type Config struct {
+	In         io.ReadCloser // Stream to read from
+	Out        io.Writer     // Where to send progress bar to
+	Formatter  StreamFormatter
+	Size       int
+	Current    int
+	LastUpdate int
+	NewLines   bool
+	ID         string
+	Action     string
+}
+
+func New(newReader Config) *Config {
+	return &newReader
+}
+func (config *Config) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	read, err := config.In.Read(p)
+	config.Current += read
+	updateEvery := 1024 * 512 //512kB
+	if config.Size > 0 {
+		// Update progress for every 1% read if 1% < 512kB
+		if increment := int(0.01 * float64(config.Size)); increment < updateEvery {
+			updateEvery = increment
+		}
+	}
+	if config.Current-config.LastUpdate > updateEvery || err != nil {
+		config.Out.Write(config.Formatter.FormatProg(config.ID, config.Action, &JSONProg{Current: config.Current, Total: config.Size}))
+		config.LastUpdate = config.Current
+	}
+	// Send newline when complete
+	if config.NewLines && err != nil && read == 0 {
+		config.Out.Write(config.Formatter.FormatStatus("", ""))
+	}
+	return read, err
+}
+func (config *Config) Close() error {
+	config.Out.Write(config.Formatter.FormatProg(config.ID, config.Action, &JSONProg{Current: config.Current, Total: config.Size}))
+	return config.In.Close()
+}