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Copy files to the "documents" folder by using MTP.
# Copy files to the "documents" folder by using MTP.
# Mostly for sending documents locally to recent Kindle devices.
#
# Usage: python3 copy_to_documents.py [file ...]
#
# Requires `aftl` package that can be installed from a non-master branch at
# <https://github.com/niw/android-file-transfer-linux>.
#
# Copyright (c) 2025 Yoshimasa Niwa
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
# the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
import argparse
import os
import aftl
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("files", nargs="*")
args = parser.parse_args()
device = aftl.Device.find_first()
if device is None:
print("No device found")
exit(1)
session = device.open_session()
storage_ids = session.get_storage_ids()
if not storage_ids:
print("No storage found")
exit(1)
storage_id = storage_ids[0]
info = session.get_storage_info(storage_id)
name = info.StorageDescription
print(f"Use storage: {name}")
def get_child_object_ids(
*, parent: aftl.ObjectId = aftl.Session.Root
) -> list[aftl.ObjectId]:
return session.get_object_handles(storage_id, aftl.ObjectFormat.Any, parent)
root_objects_ids = get_child_object_ids()
documents_object_id: aftl.ObjectId | None = None
for object_id in root_objects_ids:
info = session.get_object_info(object_id)
if (
info.Filename == "documents"
and info.ObjectFormat == aftl.ObjectFormat.Association
):
documents_object_id = object_id
break
if documents_object_id is None:
print("No 'documents' folder found")
exit(1)
document_object_ids = get_child_object_ids(parent=documents_object_id)
document_objects: dict[str, aftl.ObjectId] = {}
for object_id in document_object_ids:
info = session.get_object_info(object_id)
document_objects[info.Filename] = object_id
def upload_file(*, path: str, parent: aftl.ObjectId) -> aftl.ObjectId:
filename = os.path.basename(path)
size = os.path.getsize(path)
object_info = aftl.ObjectInfo()
object_info.Filename = filename
object_info.ObjectFormat = aftl.ObjectFormat.Undefined
object_info.ObjectCompressedSize = size
new_object_info = session.send_object_info(object_info, storage_id, parent)
with open(path, "rb") as f:
session.send_object(f, size)
return new_object_info.object_id
for file in args.files:
if not os.path.exists(file):
continue
filename = os.path.basename(file)
object_id = document_objects.get(filename)
if object_id:
print(f"Found '{filename}' (object_id = {object_id})")
print(f"Delete '{filename}' ...")
session.delete_object(object_id)
else:
print(f"Not found '{filename}'")
print(f"Upload '{filename}'...")
upload_file(path=file, parent=documents_object_id)
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