Help Topics for vbox

Sample CLI

gway vbox open-remote

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(server_url: str = '[SERVER_URL]', *, path: str = 'vbox', email: str = '[ADMIN_EMAIL]')

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Create a vbox on a remote system, retrieve the upload link from email, and store it locally. - server_url: Base URL of the remote server (e.g., 'https://example.com') - path: Path on remote server where vbox upload is handled (default 'vbox') - email: Email address to receive the upload link (should be accessible by local mail.search) Returns: dict of stored record fields, or None if unsuccessful.

Sample CLI

gway vbox periodic-purge

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(*, seconds=120)

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Background thread to periodically purge expired upload boxes.

Sample CLI

gway vbox poll-remote

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(server_url: str = '[SERVER_URL]', *, target='work/vbox/remote', interval=3600)

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Poll the remote vbox for files and download new/updated ones to the local target directory. - server_url: Remote GWAY instance base URL - target: Local directory to save downloaded files - interval: Seconds between polls (runs forever unless interval=None) Skips files already downloaded by using the modified_since parameter.

vbox · purge

Sample CLI

gway vbox purge

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(*, all=False)

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Manually purge expired vbox entries and remove their folders. Args: all (bool): If True, delete all folders, even non-empty ones and those not in _open_boxes.

Sample CLI

gway vbox render-error

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(title: str, message: str, *, back_link: bool = True, target: str = 'uploads') -> str

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Helper for error display with optional link back to upload main page.

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gway vbox stream-file-response

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(path: str, filename: str) -> bottle.HTTPResponse

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Return a proper file download response that bypasses HTML templating.

Sample CLI

gway vbox view-downloads

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(*hashes: tuple[str], vbid: str = None, modified_since=None, **kwargs)

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GET: Show list of files in the box (with hash), allow selection/downloads. If a single hash is provided, return that file. Multiple hashes are not supported yet. - Allows access via full vbid (short.long) or short-only (just the folder name). - If full vbid is used, shows link to upload more files. - If modified_since is passed (as iso or epoch seconds), only send file if newer, else 304.

TODOs

# TODO: Support multiple hashes by checking them one by one. If the first doesn't exist, # try the next and so forth. Give up when every hash fails to match. First matches is chosen first.