downloadaszip

facelessuser · **Joined:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:21 pm **Posts:** 501

I have never used a delay when downloading as zip. I simply wait until the status is good, and then begin download of zip file.

spartacus · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:39 pm **Posts:** 33

Something is clearly amiss - likely my understanding...

initial request response:

Code:

httpResponseStatus 200
   [ Cache-Control ] = private, no-cache, no-store, proxy-revalidate
   [ Connection ] = Close
   [ Content-Length ] = 116
   [ Content-Type ] = text/xml; charset=utf-8
   [ Date ] = Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:25:37 GMT
   [ Pragma ] = no-cache
<commands>
  <command>
    <type>startzip</type>
    <result>1</result>
    <message>135424023379842620</message>
  </command>
</commands>

later, zipstatus response:

Code:

httpResponseStatus 200
   [ Cache-Control ] = private, no-cache, no-store, proxy-revalidate
   [ Connection ] = Close
   [ Content-Length ] = 328
   [ Content-Type ] = text/xml; charset=utf-8
   [ Date ] = Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:27:26 GMT
   [ Pragma ] = no-cache
<commands>
  <command>
    <type>zipstatus</type>
    <result>1</result>
    <message>blah, blah, blah</message>
  </command>
</commands>

elapsed: 01:49

then, after extracting the downloaded zip, repeat:

Code:

httpResponseStatus 200
   [ Cache-Control ] = private, no-cache, no-store, proxy-revalidate
   [ Connection ] = Close
   [ Content-Length ] = 116
   [ Content-Type ] = text/xml; charset=utf-8
   [ Date ] = Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:36:28 GMT
   [ Pragma ] = no-cache
<commands>
  <command>
    <type>startzip</type>
    <result>1</result>
    <message>135424029885699910</message>
  </command>
</commands>

zipstatus response:

Code:

httpResponseStatus 200
   [ Cache-Control ] = private, no-cache, no-store, proxy-revalidate
   [ Connection ] = Close
   [ Content-Length ] = 99
   [ Content-Type ] = text/xml; charset=utf-8
   [ Date ] = Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:37:04 GMT
   [ Pragma ] = no-cache
<commands>
  <command>
    <type>zipstatus</type>
    <result>1</result>
    <message/>
  </command>
</commands>

elapsed: 0:36

downloadaszip fails because zip is still in progress, and Tonido_Zip_<id>.zip file left in the directory.

I'm not sure how ladybug helps, though I did use Charles to view the browser's api calls...

Am I perhaps, missing some RequestHeader?

Regards,

madhan · **Posted:** Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:36 pm

The Tonido_zip will remain in the directory for a while.
The download as zip actually downloads that zip file.

spartacus · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:39 pm **Posts:** 33

yes, but why am I getting a result=1 when the zip is NOT ready?

seems like the response is cached somewhere...

Regards,

facelessuser · **Joined:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:21 pm **Posts:** 501

Are you calculating and sending the time parameter when you startzip and request the status? I saw quirky things occur when I did not send the time parameter.

spartacus · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:39 pm **Posts:** 33

No, not sending the time... I noticed it on all the calls, but it is not documented in any API docs, so omitted it... how is it calculated.

I don't think the local cache is a problem, since I tried explicitly turning it off in the request (and anyway, its not the same request...)

Also, since I am still running Jaunty, the clock on the plug is messed up. I did create a cron job to reset it every 12 hours or so...

Regards,

facelessuser · **Joined:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:21 pm **Posts:** 501

The time is basically just epoch time in seconds at the time you are making the call.

All the APIs that I currently use are the ones I learned from snooping and listening to the the commands sent through the browsers. I have mimicked them exactly because I assumed there must be a reason for how they were being sent.

I have documented the current ones I have snooped out save getting the image thumbnail (I have it written somewhere, but have not formerly documented it thumbnail images yet because I have not yet used it in my apps; therefore, I am not certain if there are other considerations that need to taken into account with real world usage). There aren't many listed because I don't use a lot of them currently.

http://tonidouser.com/doku.php?id=phpde ... le_for_php

I personally only use the API right now for things like downloading and uploading. Things like getting file lists from the API always filters out things I want to see, so I just use PHP to get that kind of stuff.

Specifically, I have documented downloading as a zip in two sections: "Zip Files in a Folder" and "Download a Folder".

Zipping:
http://tonidouser.com/doku.php?id=phpde ... n_a_folder

Download Zip:
http://tonidouser.com/doku.php?id=phpde ... d_a_folder

Parts of the documentation are incomplete; feel free to update and add new commands.

spartacus · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:39 pm **Posts:** 33

Added time(stamp) - no change

log output:

Code:

07:49:117 [1577] [TCPServerConnection (default[#1555])]:T: HTTP Request [192.168.2.133] [GET] [/core/startzip?path=%2Fmedia%2Fusb0%2FMy%20Music%2FiTunes%2FiTunes%20Music%2FThe%20Eagles%2FOne%20Of%20These%20Nights&time=1323118642]
07:49:120 [1582] [default[#1560]]:T: CompressActivity Starting.... /media/usb0/My Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/The Eagles/One Of These Nights file Tonido_Zip_135424120691202650.zip
07:51:001 [1580] [TCPServerConnection (default[#1558])]:T: HTTP Request [192.168.2.133] [GET] [/core/zipstatus?id=135424120691202660&time=1323118644]
08:21:707 [1577] [TCPServerConnection (default[#1555])]:T: HTTP Request [192.168.2.133] [GET] [/core/downloadaszip?id=135424120691202660]

The first zipstatus after startzip returns 1!

facelessuser · **Joined:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:21 pm **Posts:** 501

So are you automating multiple downloadaszips back to back?

The way I currently use it requires the user to initiate each one, and if one is in progress the user can't initiate another, so naturally you do get a delay in between. A delay that is based on how long it takes for the user to close the dialogs and initiate a new one.

If you are doing back to back automated zips, I would try a delay. There might be something that requires one; I just can't be sure because I have never automated multiple zips in a row.

madhan · **Posted:** Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:02 pm

Are you doing multiple download as zip calls?

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