Issue 56 archivefile links

README.md

@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ onc.downloadArchivefile("AXISQ6044PTZACCC8E334C53_20161201T000001.000Z.jpg", ove
 You can use the method `downloadArchivefile()` as above to download individual files or the method `downloadDirectArchivefile()`
 to download all the files that match your filters.
 
+Alternatively, if you prefer using a download manager like [aria2](https://aria2.github.io/) or [Free Download Manager](https://www.freedownloadmanager.org/), `getArchivefileUrls` and `getArchivefileUrl` can return the download URLs of the archivefile
+without downloading the files.
+
 Check more on the _[archive file download methods guide](https://oceannetworkscanada.github.io/Oceans3.0-API/API_Guide.html#archive-file-download-methods)_
 and _[code examples](https://oceannetworkscanada.github.io/api-python-client/Code_Examples/Download_Archived_Files.html)_.
 

doc/source/Code_Examples/Download_Archived_Files.md

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ onc.getArchivefile(params)
 
 ## Download archived files that match the parameters
 
-Download all "mat" files from a hydrophone at Straight of Georgia East (_locationCode_:"**SEVIP**") using the parameter above.
+Download all "mat" files from a hydrophone at Straight of Georgia East (_locationCode_:"**SEVIP**").
 
 ```python
 params = {
@@ -127,3 +127,57 @@ onc.downloadDirectArchivefile(params)
 # onc.getDirectFiles(params)
 
 ```
+
+## Download archived files using a download manager
+
+Return the download URLs from a hydrophone at Straight of Georgia East (_locationCode_:"**SEVIP**").
+
+```python
+params = {
+    "deviceCategoryCode": "HYDROPHONE",
+    "locationCode": "SEVIP",
+    "extension": "mat",
+    "dateFrom": "2018-10-05T00:00:00.000Z",
+    "dateTo": "2018-10-05T00:10:00.000Z",
+}
+
+# print is necessary to render the newline character
+print(onc.getArchivefileUrls(params, joinedWithNewline=True))
+```
+
+After running the code, a list of URLs will be printed.
+
+```
+https://data.oceannetworks.ca/api/archivefile/download?filename=ICLISTENHF1560_20181004T235903.000Z-spect.mat&token=Your_TOKEN
+https://data.oceannetworks.ca/api/archivefile/download?filename=ICLISTENHF1560_20181005T000403.000Z-spect.mat&token=Your_TOKEN
+https://data.oceannetworks.ca/api/archivefile/download?filename=ICLISTENHF1560_20181005T000903.000Z-spect.mat&token=Your_TOKEN
+```
+
+At this point, you can open your favorite download manager, paste the URLs, and start the download.
+Most modern download managers support batch download, probably from a multi-line text input, the clipboard or a file.
+
+Here is an example of using a popular open source download manager -- aria2.
+
+### webui-aria2
+
+[aria2](https://aria2.github.io/) is a lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source command-line download utility.
+[webui-aria2](https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2) is a web interface to interact with aria2.
+Refer to the webui-aria2 [README](https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2?tab=readme-ov-file#webui-aria2) file
+for more information on how to use the tool.
+
+1. Install aria2 by downloading it from the [release](https://github.com/aria2/aria2/releases)
+   (or use your package manager if you are on Linux), extract the zip file,
+   and start the server by running
+
+```shell
+./aria2c --enable-rpc --rpc-listen-all
+```
+
+2. Go to <https://ziahamza.github.io/webui-aria2> (or you can download this repository and open index.html
+   from docs folder), change "Enter the host" field to "localhost" in the setting, and save the settings.
+   Sometimes you need to also refresh the page.
+   ![Aria2c host change.png](../_static/Code_Examples/webui-aria2c-host.png)
+
+3. Click "Add" -> "By URIs" in the menu. Fill in the URLs and start the download.
+   You can also customize the download in the "Download settings" like changing the download directory.
+   ![Aria2c add URLs.png](../_static/Code_Examples/webui-aria2c-add-uri.png)

src/onc/modules/_OncArchive.py

@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ def getArchivefile(self, filters: dict, allPages: bool):
             allPages=allPages,
         )
 
+    def getArchivefileUrls(self, filters: dict, allPages: bool) -> list[str]:
+        file_list: list[str] = self.getArchivefile(filters, allPages)["files"]
+        return list(map(self.getArchivefileUrl, file_list))
+
+    def getArchivefileUrl(self, filename: str) -> str:
+        """
+        Return an archivefile absolute download URL for a filename
+        """
+        url = self._serviceUrl("archivefile")
+        token = self._config("token")
+        return f"{url}/download?filename={filename}&token={token}"
+
     def downloadArchivefile(self, filename: str = "", overwrite: bool = False):
         url = self._serviceUrl("archivefiles")
 
@@ -123,7 +135,7 @@ def downloadDirectArchivefile(
             else:
                 print(f'   Skipping "{filename}": File already exists.')
                 downInfo = {
-                    "url": self._getDownloadUrl(filename),
+                    "url": self.getArchivefileUrl(filename),
                     "status": "skipped",
                     "size": 0,
                     "downloadTime": 0,
@@ -139,15 +151,6 @@ def downloadDirectArchivefile(
             "stats": {"totalSize": size, "downloadTime": time, "fileCount": successes},
         }
 
-    def _getDownloadUrl(self, filename: str):
-        """
-        Returns an archivefile absolute download URL for a filename
-        """
-        url = self._serviceUrl("archivefiles")
-        return "{:s}?method=getFile&filename={:s}&token={:s}".format(
-            url, filename, self._config("token")
-        )
-
     def _getList(self, filters: dict, by: str = "location", allPages: bool = False):
         """
         Wraps archivefiles getArchivefileByLocation and getArchivefileByDevice methods

src/onc/modules/_OncService.py

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def _serviceUrl(self, service: str):
             "properties",
             "dataProducts",
             "archivefiles",
+            "archivefile",
             "scalardata",
             "rawdata",
         ]:

src/onc/onc.py

@@ -1299,6 +1299,59 @@ def getArchivefile(self, filters: dict = None, allPages: bool = False):
         """  # noqa: E501
         return self.archive.getArchivefile(filters, allPages)
 
+    def getArchivefileUrls(
+        self,
+        filters: dict = None,
+        allPages: bool = False,
+        joinedWithNewline: bool = False,
+    ) -> list[str] | str:
+        """
+        Return a list of file URLs (or joined with a newline) available in Oceans 3.0 Archiving System by given query parameters.
+
+        A helper method for getting a list of archive files URLs without downloading them.
+        It can also return a single string that concatenates all the URLs in the list together with a newline,
+        which can be useful if you are using a download manager and it supports batch downloading multiple URLs
+        that expects all the URLs on a separate line from either a file or the clipboard.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        filters : dict, optional
+            Query string parameters in the API request.
+            See ``getArchivefileByLocation`` and ``getArchivefileByDevice`` for more information.
+        allPages : bool, default False
+            Whether the response concatenates data on all pages if there are more than one page due to rowLimit.
+        joinedWithNewline: bool, default False
+            Whether it returns a list of URLs or a single string that concatenates the list with a newline.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        list[str] | str
+            A list of file URLs or a single joined string.
+        """  # noqa: E501
+        file_urls = self.archive.getArchivefileUrls(filters, allPages)
+        if joinedWithNewline:
+            return "\n".join(file_urls)
+        else:
+            return file_urls
+
+    def getArchivefileUrl(self, filename: str = "") -> str:
+        """
+        Return a file URL from Oceans 3.0 Archiving System by specifying the file name.
+
+        A helper method for obtaining the archive file URL without actually downloading the file.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        filename : str, default ""
+            A valid name of a file in DMAS Archiving System.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        str:
+            A download URL for the given archive filename.
+        """  # noqa: E501
+        return self.archive.getArchivefileUrl(filename)
+
     def downloadArchivefile(self, filename: str = "", overwrite: bool = False):
         """
         Download a file from Oceans 3.0 Archiving System by specifying the file name.