py-ipfs-api
A python client library for the IPFS API
Check out ipfs and the API command reference for more information about the IPFS API.
Note: This library constantly has to change to stay compatible with the IPFS HTTP API. Currently, this library is tested against go-ipfs v0.4.3rc2. You may experience compatibility issues when attempting to use it with other versions of go-ipfs.
Table of Contents
Install
Install with pip:
pip install ipfs-api
Usage
Basic use-case (requires a running instance of IPFS daemon):
>>> import ipfsApi
>>> api = ipfsApi.Client('127.0.0.1', 5001)
>>> res = api.add('test.txt')
>>> res
{'Hash': 'QmWxS5aNTFEc9XbMX1ASvLET1zrqEaTssqt33rVZQCQb22', 'Name': 'test.txt'}
>>> api.cat(res['Hash'])
'fdsafkljdskafjaksdjf\n'
Administrative functions:
>>> api.id()
{'Addresses': ['/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmS2C4MjZsv2iP1UDMMLCYqJ4WeJw8n3vXx1VKxW1UbqHS',
'/ip6/::1/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmS2C4MjZsv2iP1UDMMLCYqJ4WeJw8n3vXx1VKxW1UbqHS'],
'AgentVersion': 'go-ipfs/0.3.8-dev',
'ID': 'QmS2C4MjZsv2iP1UDMMLCYqJ4WeJw8n3vXx1VKxW1UbqHS',
'ProtocolVersion': 'ipfs/0.1.0',
'PublicKey': 'CAASpgIwgg ... 3FcjAgMBAAE='}
Pass in API options:
>>> api.pin_ls(opts={'type':'all'})
{'Keys': {'QmNMELyizsfFdNZW3yKTi1SE2pErifwDTXx6vvQBfwcJbU': {'Count': 1,
'Type': 'indirect'},
'QmNQ1h6o1xJARvYzwmySPsuv9L5XfzS4WTvJSTAWwYRSd8': {'Count': 1,
'Type': 'indirect'},
...
Add a directory and match against a filename pattern:
>>> api.add('photos', match='*.jpg')
[{'Hash': 'QmcqBstfu5AWpXUqbucwimmWdJbu89qqYmE3WXVktvaXhX',
'Name': 'photos/photo1.jpg'},
{'Hash': 'QmSbmgg7kYwkSNzGLvWELnw1KthvTAMszN5TNg3XQ799Fu',
'Name': 'photos/photo2.jpg'},
{'Hash': 'Qma6K85PJ8dN3qWjxgsDNaMjWjTNy8ygUWXH2kfoq9bVxH',
'Name': 'photos/photo3.jpg'}]
Or add a directory recursively:
>>> api.add('fake_dir', recursive=True)
[{'Hash': 'QmQcCtMgLVwvMQGu6mvsRYLjwqrZJcYtH4mboM9urWW9vX',
'Name': 'fake_dir/fsdfgh'},
{'Hash': 'QmNuvmuFeeWWpxjCQwLkHshr8iqhGLWXFzSGzafBeawTTZ',
'Name': 'fake_dir/test2/llllg'},
{'Hash': 'QmX1dd5DtkgoiYRKaPQPTCtXArUu4jEZ62rJBUcd5WhxAZ',
'Name': 'fake_dir/test2'},
{'Hash': 'Qmenzb5J4fR9c69BbpbBhPTSp2Snjthu2hKPWGPPJUHb9M',
'Name': 'fake_dir'}]
This module also contains some helper functions for adding strings, json, and even python objects to IPFS:
>>> lst = [1, 77, 'lol']
>>> api.add_pyobj(lst)
'QmRFqz1ABQtbMBDfjpMubTaginvpVnf58Y87gheRzGfe4i'
>>> api.get_pyobj(_)
[1, 77, 'lol']
Contribute
IRC
Join us on IRC at #ipfs
on chat.freenode.net if you have any suggestions or questions,
or if you just want to discuss IPFS and python.
Bug reports
You can submit bug reports using the GitHub issue tracker.
Pull requests
Pull requests are welcome. Before submitting a new pull request, please make sure that your code passes both the pep8 formatting check:
$ tox -e pep8
And the unit tests:
$ tox
You can arrange to run the pep8 tests automatically before each commit by
installing a pre-commit
hook:
$ ./tools/pre-commit --install
Please make sure to include new unit tests for new features or changes in behavior.
License
This code is distributed under the terms of the MIT license. Details can be found in the file LICENSE in this repository.