upload files to nextcloud and get shareable link

nextcloud-uploader.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

import sys
import os
import requests
import time
from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET


def get_timed_filename(filePath):
    baseName = os.path.basename(filePath)
    filename, file_extension = os.path.splitext(baseName)
    return filename+'-'+str(round(time.time()))+file_extension


def upload_share(user, password, baseUrl, filePath, remoteFolder, quiet):
    timedFileName = get_timed_filename(filePath)

    # upload
    if not quiet:
        print('Uploading file '+filePath+'.....')
    response = requests.put(baseUrl+"/remote.php/dav/files/"+user+remoteFolder+'/'+timedFileName,
                            auth=HTTPBasicAuth(user, password),
                            data=open(filePath, 'rb'))
    status = response.status_code
    if status == 201:
        if not quiet:
            print('File uploaded scuccessfully.')
    elif status == 204:
        if not quiet:
            print('File already exists.')
    elif status < 299:
        if not quiet:
            print('File uploaded, status code: ' + str(status)+'.')
    else:
        print('File failed to upload, status code: ' +
              str(status)+', response: '+response.text)
        return (False, None)

    # share
    if not quiet:
        print("Getting the file share link.....")
    response = requests.post(baseUrl+"/ocs/v2.php/apps/files_sharing/api/v1/shares",
                             auth=HTTPBasicAuth(user, password),
                             headers={'OCS-APIRequest': 'true'},
                             data={'shareType': '3', 'path': remoteFolder+'/'+timedFileName})
    if status >= 200 and status < 300:
        if not quiet:
            print('Got the share link scuccessfully.')
        xml = ET.fromstring(response.text)
        return (True, xml.find('./data/url').text)
    else:
        print('Failed to get the share link, status code: ' +
              str(status)+', response: '+response.text)
        return (False, None)


if len(sys.argv) == 1 or '--help' in sys.argv:
    print(
        """nextcloud-uploader - upload files to nextcloud and get shareable link
Usage: nextcloud-uploader [OPTION] [<file names>...]

Options:
    -q, --quiet                       don't print logs
    -d, --direct                      get direct link of the file
    -p, --preview                     get preview link of the file (for images and pdfs)
    -u, --user username:password      username and password of your nextcloud account
    -b, --baseurl                     base url of your nextcloud instance, example: https://cloud.pegasis.site
    -r, --remotefolder                remote folder your files will be uploaded to, example: /typora-images
    """)

quiet = False
directLink = False
previewLink = False
user = ''
password = ''
baseUrl = ''
remoteFolder = ''
filePaths = []

i = 1
while i < len(sys.argv):
    arg = sys.argv[i]
    if arg == '-q' or arg == '--quiet':
        quiet = True
        i += 1
    elif arg == '-d' or arg == '--direct':
        directLink = True
        i += 1
    elif arg == '-p' or arg == '--preview':
        previewLink = True
        i += 1
    elif arg == '-u' or arg == '--user':
        auth = sys.argv[i+1].split(':')
        user = auth[0]
        password = auth[1]
        i += 2
    elif arg == '-b' or arg == '--baseurl':
        baseUrl = sys.argv[i+1]
        i += 2
    elif arg == '-r' or arg == '--remotefolder':
        remoteFolder = sys.argv[i+1]
        i += 2
    else:
        filePaths.append(arg)
        i += 1

sharedUrls = []
for filePath in filePaths:
    (success, url) = upload_share(user, password,
                                  baseUrl, filePath, remoteFolder, quiet)
    if success:
        sharedUrls.append(url)

for url in sharedUrls:
    if directLink:
        print(url+'/download')
    elif previewLink:
        print(url+'/preview')
    else:
        print(url)