This script is used to allow two sockets to communicate while relaying data through Google Drive.
Check out this blog post for more details.
Follow these steps to get started:
- Install needed python modules (see below)
- Run "python ./google_socks.py --setup" and follow the instructions
- Read the help information here: "python ./google_socks.py -h"
###Needed Python Modules pip install oauth2client pip install google-api-python-client
###Help Usage: google_socks.py [options]
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--setup Setup script with Drive App
-c CREDS Index of creds in credentials array to use (default: 0)
-d Delete files with names provided to -s and -r
-l Enable Socket Mode: Listener
-i IP Enable Socket Mode: Connect
-p PORT Port number for socket mode (default: 8000)
-s SEND Sending channel (default: 0)
-r RECV Receiving channel (default: 1)
-P POLL Poll every x seconds (default: 0)
-j JITTER Amount of randomness in polling (default: 1.0)
-v Enable verbose output
--debug Enable debug output
###Performance Tip If you need to send data as fast as possible, set no polling (-P 0) or jitter (-j 0). If you get an error from going over the API rate limit, try raising your polling time little by little until you find a sweetspot. I found .2 seconds worked well.