def explore(request, f_path=''):
'''
View that returns the information of the current directory in the filesystem.
:param request: request information.
:param f_path: relative filepath from the URL.
:return: an array of JSON objects that represent the characteristics of the files/directories in the current path.
'''
f_path = f_path.split(
'/') # splitting just in case the OS doesn't use unix
current_folder_path = path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, *f_path)
# open the current folder using Django specific classes.
current_folder = FileSystemStorage(location=current_folder_path,
file_permissions_mode=0o644,
directory_permissions_mode=0o644)
# current_folder_info: [[folder1, folder2, ...], [file1, file2, ...]]
current_folder_info = [[], []]
try:
current_folder_info = current_folder.listdir(path='.')
except NotADirectoryError:
raise Http404('Not a Directory')
# store data of present folder
folder_data = []
for f_name in current_folder_info[0]: # reading folders
folder_data.append({
'name':
f_name,
'is_folder':
True,
'created':
current_folder.get_created_time(name=f_name),
'modified':
current_folder.get_modified_time(name=f_name),
'accessed':
current_folder.get_accessed_time(name=f_name),
})
# update file's information
for f_name in current_folder_info[1]: # reading files
file_path = path.join(current_folder_path, f_name)
## Fetch tags
try:
obj = Dataset.objects.get(path=file_path)
obj_tags = DatasetTag.objects.filter(dataset_id=obj.id)
tags = [Tag.objects.get(id=el.tag_id).tag_name for el in obj_tags]
except ObjectDoesNotExist:
tags = []
# get file type using specific library
type_file = magic_unix.from_file(filename=file_path)
type_file_mime = magic_unix.from_file(filename=file_path, mime=True)
folder_data.append({
'name':
f_name,
'is_folder':
False,
'created':
current_folder.get_created_time(name=f_name),
'modified':
current_folder.get_modified_time(name=f_name),
'accessed':
current_folder.get_accessed_time(name=f_name),
'size':
current_folder.size(name=f_name),
'type':
type_file,
'type/mime':
type_file_mime,
'tags':
tags
})
return JsonResponse({'response': folder_data}, safe=True)
