downloadclipboard_nautilus_extension.py

# Drop this into ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions 
# (creating the directory if needed) and restart nautilus.
#
# Provides a new option to "Download from Clipboard" in the 
# context menu of folders, which uses `wget` to download 
# whatever is in the clipboard.

import gi
from gi import require_version
require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
require_version('Nautilus', '3.0')

from gi.repository import GObject
from gi.repository import Nautilus
import os

# A way to get unquote working with python 2 and 3
try:
    from urllib import unquote
except ImportError:
    from urllib.parse import unquote


class DownloadClipboardExtension(Nautilus.MenuProvider, GObject.GObject):
    def __init__(self):
        pass

    def _download_clipboard(self, file):
        filename = unquote(file.get_uri()[7:])

        os.chdir(filename)

        command = ''
        command += r'wget -o- -- "$(xclip -selection clipboard -o)" | '
        command += r"sed -u 's/^[a-zA-Z\-].*//; s/.* \{1,2\}\([0-9]\{1,3\}\)%.*/\1\n#Downloading... \1%/; s/^20[0-9][0-9].*/#Done./' | "
        command += r'zenity --progress --percentage=0 --title=Download dialog --text=Starting... --auto-close --auto-kill'
        os.system(command)

    def menu_activate_cb(self, menu, file):
        self._download_clipboard(file)

    def menu_background_activate_cb(self, menu, file):
        self._download_clipboard(file)

    def get_file_items(self, window, files):
        if len(files) != 1:
            return

        file = files[0]
        if not file.is_directory() or file.get_uri_scheme() != 'file':
            return

        item = Nautilus.MenuItem(name='NautilusPython::downloadclipboard_file_item',
                                 label='Download From Clipboard',
                                 tip='Download URL from Clipboard Into %s' % file.get_name())
        item.connect('activate', self.menu_activate_cb, file)
        return item,

    def get_background_items(self, window, file):
        item = Nautilus.MenuItem(name='NautilusPython::downloadclipboard_file_item2',
                                 label='Download From Clipboard',
                                 tip='Download URL from Clipboard Into %s' % file.get_name())
        item.connect('activate', self.menu_background_activate_cb, file)
        return item,