Implemented endpoint to start download from file or url

Tribler/Core/Modules/restapi/downloads_endpoint.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import cgi
 import json
 
 from twisted.web import http, resource
@@ -112,6 +113,35 @@ def render_GET(self, request):
  downloads_json.append(download_json)
  return json.dumps({"downloads": downloads_json})
 
+ def render_PUT(self, request):
+ headers = request.getAllHeaders()
+ request_data = cgi.FieldStorage(fp=request.content, headers=headers,
+ environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'POST', 'CONTENT_TYPE': headers['content-type']})
+
+ if 'source' not in request_data:
+ request.setResponseCode(http.BAD_REQUEST)
+ return json.dumps({"error": "source parameter missing"})
+
+ if request_data['source'].value not in ['file', 'url']:
+ request.setResponseCode(http.BAD_REQUEST)
+ return json.dumps({"error": "source parameter should be either file or url"})
+
+ if request_data['source'].value == 'url' and 'url' not in request_data:
+ request.setResponseCode(http.BAD_REQUEST)
+ return json.dumps({"error": "url parameter missing"})
+
+ if request_data['source'].value == 'file' and 'file' not in request_data:
+ request.setResponseCode(http.BAD_REQUEST)
+ return json.dumps({"error": "file parameter missing"})
+
+ if request_data['source'].value == 'url':
+ self.session.start_download_from_uri(request_data['url'].value)
+ elif request_data['source'].value == 'file':
+ tdef = TorrentDef.load_from_memory(request_data['file'].value)
+ self.session.start_download_from_tdef(tdef)
+
+ return json.dumps({"added": True})
+
 
 class DownloadSpecificEndpoint(DownloadBaseEndpoint):
  """