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Trovebox Python Library
=======================
(Previously known as openphoto-python)
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This library works with any Trovebox server, either
`self-hosted <https://github.com/photo>`__, or using the hosted service at
`trovebox.com <http://trovebox.com>`__.
It provides full access to your photos and metadata, via a simple
Pythonic API.
Installation
============
::
pip install trovebox
Documentation
=============
See the `Trovebox API Documentation <https://trovebox.com/documentation>`__
for full API documentation, including Python examples.
All development takes place at the `openphoto-python GitHub site <https://github.com/photo/openphoto-python>`__.
Credentials
===========
For full access to your photos, you need to create the following config
file in ``~/.config/trovebox/default``::
# ~/.config/trovebox/default
host = your.host.com
consumerKey = your_consumer_key
consumerSecret = your_consumer_secret
token = your_access_token
tokenSecret = your_access_token_secret
The ``config_file`` switch lets you specify a different config file.
To get your credentials:
* Log into your Trovebox site
* Click the arrow on the top-right and select 'Settings'
* Click the 'Create a new app' button
* Click the 'View' link beside the newly created app
Using the library
=================
::
from trovebox import Trovebox
client = Trovebox()
photos = client.photos.list()
photos[0].update(tags=["tag1", "tag2"])
print(photos[0].tags)
The Trovebox Python class hierarchy mirrors the
`Trovebox API <https://trovebox.com/documentation>`__ endpoint layout.
For example, the calls in the example above use the following API endpoints:
* ``client.photos.list() -> /photos/list.json``
* ``photos[0].update() -> /photo/<id>/update.json``
You can also access the API at a lower level using GET/POST methods::
resp = client.get("/photos/list.json")
resp = client.post("/photo/62/update.json", tags=["tag1", "tag2"])
API Versioning
==============
It may be useful to lock your application to a particular version of the Trovebox API.
This ensures that future API updates won't cause unexpected breakages.
To do this, add the optional ``api_version`` parameter when creating the client object::
from trovebox import Trovebox
client = Trovebox(api_version=2)
Commandline Tool
================
You can run commands to the Trovebox API from your shell!
These are the options you can pass to the shell program::
--help # Display help text
-c config_file # Either the name of a config file in ~/.config/trovebox/ or a full path to a config file
-h hostname # Overrides config_file for unauthenticated API calls
-e endpoint # [default=/photos/list.json]
-X method # [default=GET]
-F params # e.g. -F 'title=my title' -F 'tags=mytag1,mytag2'
-p # Pretty print the json
-v # Verbose output
--version # Display the current version information
Commandline Examples
--------------------
Upload a public photo to the host specified in ```~/.config/trovebox/default```::
trovebox -p -X POST -e /photo/upload.json -F 'photo=@/path/to/photo/jpg' -F 'permission=1'
{
"code":201,
"message":"Photo 1eo uploaded successfully",
"result":{
"actor":"user@example.com",
"albums":[],
...
...
}
}
Get a thumbnail URL from current.trovebox.com (unauthenticated access)::
trovebox -h current.trovebox.com -p -e /photo/62/view.json -F 'returnSizes=20x20'
{
"code":200,
"message":"Photo 62",
"result":{
"actor":"",
"albums":[
"1"
],
...
...
"path20x20":"http://current.trovebox.com/photo/62/create/36c0a/20x20.jpg",
"pathBase":"http://awesomeness.trovebox.com/base/201203/7ae997-Boracay-Philippines-007.jpg",
"permission":"1",
"photo20x20":[
"http://current.trovebox.com/photo/62/create/36c0a/20x20.jpg",
13,
20
],
...
...
}
}