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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from twisted.internet import defer, threads
+
+from .media_storage import FileResponder
+
+from synapse.config._base import Config
+from synapse.util.logcontext import preserve_fn
+
+import logging
+import os
+import shutil
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class StorageProvider(object):
+ """A storage provider is a service that can store uploaded media and
+ retrieve them.
+ """
+ def store_file(self, path, file_info):
+ """Store the file described by file_info. The actual contents can be
+ retrieved by reading the file in file_info.upload_path.
+
+ Args:
+ path (str): Relative path of file in local cache
+ file_info (FileInfo)
+
+ Returns:
+ Deferred
+ """
+ pass
+
+ def fetch(self, path, file_info):
+ """Attempt to fetch the file described by file_info and stream it
+ into writer.
+
+ Args:
+ path (str): Relative path of file in local cache
+ file_info (FileInfo)
+
+ Returns:
+ Deferred(Responder): Returns a Responder if the provider has the file,
+ otherwise returns None.
+ """
+ pass
+
+
+class StorageProviderWrapper(StorageProvider):
+ """Wraps a storage provider and provides various config options
+
+ Args:
+ backend (StorageProvider)
+ store_local (bool): Whether to store new local files or not.
+ store_synchronous (bool): Whether to wait for file to be successfully
+ uploaded, or todo the upload in the backgroud.
+ store_remote (bool): Whether remote media should be uploaded
+ """
+ def __init__(self, backend, store_local, store_synchronous, store_remote):
+ self.backend = backend
+ self.store_local = store_local
+ self.store_synchronous = store_synchronous
+ self.store_remote = store_remote
+
+ def store_file(self, path, file_info):
+ if not file_info.server_name and not self.store_local:
+ return defer.succeed(None)
+
+ if file_info.server_name and not self.store_remote:
+ return defer.succeed(None)
+
+ if self.store_synchronous:
+ return self.backend.store_file(path, file_info)
+ else:
+ # TODO: Handle errors.
+ preserve_fn(self.backend.store_file)(path, file_info)
+ return defer.succeed(None)
+
+ def fetch(self, path, file_info):
+ return self.backend.fetch(path, file_info)
+
+
+class FileStorageProviderBackend(StorageProvider):
+ """A storage provider that stores files in a directory on a filesystem.
+
+ Args:
+ hs (HomeServer)
+ config: The config returned by `parse_config`.
+ """
+
+ def __init__(self, hs, config):
+ self.cache_directory = hs.config.media_store_path
+ self.base_directory = config
+
+ def store_file(self, path, file_info):
+ """See StorageProvider.store_file"""
+
+ primary_fname = os.path.join(self.cache_directory, path)
+ backup_fname = os.path.join(self.base_directory, path)
+
+ dirname = os.path.dirname(backup_fname)
+ if not os.path.exists(dirname):
+ os.makedirs(dirname)
+
+ return threads.deferToThread(
+ shutil.copyfile, primary_fname, backup_fname,
+ )
+
+ def fetch(self, path, file_info):
+ """See StorageProvider.fetch"""
+
+ backup_fname = os.path.join(self.base_directory, path)
+ if os.path.isfile(backup_fname):
+ return FileResponder(open(backup_fname, "rb"))
+
+ @staticmethod
+ def parse_config(config):
+ """Called on startup to parse config supplied. This should parse
+ the config and raise if there is a problem.
+
+ The returned value is passed into the constructor.
+
+ In this case we only care about a single param, the directory, so let's
+ just pull that out.
+ """
+ return Config.ensure_directory(config["directory"])
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