def transfer(self, filename, fileobj=None, xml=None):
fields = {}
if fileobj is None and filename is None:
raise BQCommError('Filename or fileobj are required for transfer')
if fileobj is None and os.path.exists(filename):
fileobj = open(filename, 'rb')
if fileobj is not None and filename is None:
filename = fileobj.name
if fileobj is not None:
filename = normalize_unicode(filename)
fields['file'] = (os.path.basename(filename), fileobj,
'application/octet-stream')
if xml is not None:
fields['file_resource'] = xml
if fields:
# https://github.com/requests/toolbelt/issues/75
m = MultipartEncoder(fields=fields)
m._read = m.read #pylint: disable=protected-access
m.read = lambda size: m._read(8129 * 1024) # 8MB
# ID generator is used to force load balancing operations
response = self.post("transfer_" + id_generator(),
data=m,
headers={
'Accept': 'text/xml',
'Content-Type': m.content_type
})
return response
