Little helper to upload a file or a set of file in a library of a seafile instance.

upload_to_local_seafile.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
"""Little helper to upload a file or a set of file in a library of a seafile instance,
using requests.
"""

import os
import glob
import json
import argparse
import getpass
import requests

def parse_cli():
    """Simpler version"""
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
    parser.add_argument('files', nargs='+', type=str, help='file(s)')
    parser.add_argument('lib', type=str, help='library to populate')
    parser.add_argument('--indir', '-i', default='/', type=str, help='directory to create in the library in which the files will be added')
    parser.add_argument('--user', '-u', default='[email protected]', type=str, help='username')
    parser.add_argument('--password', '-p', type=str, help='password', default=None)
    parser.add_argument('--seafile-port', type=int, help='local seafile instance port', default=8082)
    parser.add_argument('--seafile-url', '-s', type=str, help='local seafile instance url', default='https://example.seafile.com/')
    return parser.parse_args()

def upload_files(args):
    # let's get the token allowing us to do things
    url = f'https://{args.seafile_url}/api2/'
    data = {'username': args.user, 'password': args.password or getpass.getpass()}
    ret = requests.post(url + 'auth-token/', data=data)
    if 'token' not in ret.json():
        print('failure:', ret, '\n', ret.json())
        return
    token = {'Authorization': f'Token {ret.json()["token"]}'}
    print(f'Connected with token {ret.json()["token"]}')
    # let's find the requested library
    ret = requests.get(url + 'repos/', headers=token)
    if 'detail' in ret.json():
        print('failure:', ret, '\n', ret.json())
        return
    # print('success:', ret, '\n', ret.json())
    for lib in ret.json():
        if lib['name'] == args.lib:
            lib_id = lib['id']
            if 'w' not in lib['permission']:
                print(f"Library named \"{args.lib}\" found, but you don't have write access on it.")
                return
            break
    else:  # none found
        print(f"No library named \"{args.lib}\" found. Maybe you don't have access ?")
        return
    # add, if given, a directory
    # TODO
    # get an upload link
    ret = requests.get(url + f'repos/{lib_id}/upload-link/', headers=token)
    if 'detail' in ret.json():
        print('failure:', ret, '\n', ret.json())
        return
    # print('success:', ret, '\n', ret.json())
    upload_url = ret.json()
    print(f'Upload will be sent to "{upload_url}"')

    # upload the files
    if not args.indir.startswith('/'):  # absolute path needed
        args.indir = '/' + args.indir
    if args.indir != '/':
        print('For a mysterious reason, uploading files to specific directory is not functional.')
        if input('Continue nonetheless ? [y/N]').lower() not in {'o', 'y', 'yes'}:
            return
    for glob_fname in args.files:
        at_least_one_file = False
        for fname in glob.glob(glob_fname):
            at_least_one_file = True
            print(f'Sending "{fname}"…', end='', flush=False)
            files = {'filename': os.path.basename(fname), 'file': open(fname, 'rb'), 'parent_dir': args.indir}
            # print('', files, end='', flush=False)
            ret = requests.post(upload_url, headers=token, files=files)
            print(' OK:', ret.text)
        if not at_least_one_file:
            print(f'No file matched by glob "{glob_fname}"')
    return ret.text

if __name__ == "__main__":
    upload_files(parse_cli())