I've searched the web looking for something more than a "create a node" example for Drupal Services. There are some good examples for Flash/Flex and some bits and pieces in Python or PHP but nothing that helps me to figure out what I am doing wrong.
Since my client is planning to develop a cross platform application that interacts with their Drupal site, I thought I would create a sample app in Python - just to show the Flash, iPhone, Droid, Blackberry developers how the Drupal Services API works.
I may be doing something dumb. I've been programming for over 20 years but I have never really done anything serious with Python. I have a really hard time mapping what I know in PHP onto Python.
But, since the code will be of use to others and I really want to figure this out, I am posting it here and asking for help with one area of the sample app. I can't figure out how to attach the file upload to the node. I think it's because I am not passing the data correctly. Has anyone made this work when calling the XML-RPC server?
#! /usr/bin/python
import os.path, sys, time, mimetypes, xmlrpclib, pprint, base64
pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter()
config = {
'url': 'http://example.com/services/xmlrpc',
'username': 'developer',
'password': 'bZdKNTv7XB8C',
}
# Make initial connection to service, then login as developer
server = xmlrpclib.Server(config['url'], allow_none=True);
connection = server.system.connect();
session = server.user.login(connection['sessid'], config['username'], config['password']);
sessid = session['sessid'];
user = session['user'];
timestamp = str(int(time.time()))
## Load a movie file - get size, mimetype
filename = 'testfile.MOV'
filesize = os.stat(filename).st_size
filemime = mimetypes.guess_type(filename)
fd = open(filename, 'rb')
video_file = fd.read()
fd.close()
# Create file_obj with encoded file data
file_obj = {
'file': base64.b64encode(video_file),
'filename': filename,
'filepath': 'sites/default/files/' + filename,
'filesize': filesize,
'timestamp': timestamp,
'uid': user['uid'],
'filemime': filemime,
}
# Save the file to the server
try:
f = server.file.save(sessid, file_obj)
except xmlrpclib.Fault, err:
print "A fault occurred"
print "Fault code: %d" % err.faultCode
print "Fault string: %s" % err.faultString
else:
pp.pprint(f) # DEBUG
# Get the new file from the server (verify) DEBUG
try:
ff = server.file.get(sessid, f)
except xmlrpclib.Fault, err:
print "A fault occurred"
print "Fault code: %d" % err.faultCode
print "Fault string: %s" % err.faultString
else:
# We have the new file info - we need this in case the name of the file was changed when sotred on the server
# pp.pprint(ff) # DEBUG
del ff['file'] # We don't need this - free it
node_files = {
'fid': f,
'filemime': filemime,
'filename': ff['filename'],
'filepath': ff['filepath'],
'filesize': filesize,
'status': '1',
'timestamp': timestamp,
'uid': user['uid'],
}
# Create the node object and refernce the new fid just created
node = {
'type': 'video_local',
'status': 1,
'type': 'video_local',
'title': 'Remote Test ' + timestamp,
'body': 'This is a test created from a remote app',
'uid': user['uid'],
'name': user['name'],
'changed': timestamp,
'files': {},
'field_video_overlay' : [
{'value': 'Here is some CCK field text'},
],
}
# my latest attempt to figure out how to get node->files in the right format for the node.save method
# please don't laugh - I am just grasping at straws here - ive tried all the lists and dictionary formats.
node['files'][f] = node_files
pp.pprint(node) # DEBUG
try:
n = server.node.save(sessid, node)
nn = server.node.get(sessid,int(n),[])
except xmlrpclib.Fault, err:
print "A fault occurred"
print "Fault code: %d" % err.faultCode
print "Fault string: %s" % err.faultString
else:
pp.pprint(n) # DEBUG
pp.pprint(nn) # DEBUGThe code formatter makes it appear that some of the code is not indented correctly. See the attached file for working code
This code runs without errors - connects, logs in, uploads a file, gets the fid, creates a node - but in the end, the new node does not include the file attachment.
Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?
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