ownCloud support

[jancborchardt]

Supporting ownCloud https://owncloud.org would be cool – it’s a self-hosted data sync platform. It supports WebDAV, so you can support multiple other platforms directly.

In addition you can use the Share API for sharing functionality: http://doc.owncloud.org/server/7.0/developer_manual/core/ocs-share-api.html

cc @brantje

[Jaex]

It would be difficult for me to implement it because need to host local server etc. for be able to test it. Also i'm not exactly sure how ownCloud works.

[brantje]

Server won't be a problem. I offer you a vps with ssh and http. Both on custom ports

[jancborchardt]

You can test with http://demo.owncloud.org :)

[Jaex]

I can't find upload method in here, Create a new Share not contains file field.

Am i need to search it in here? This is extremly long it can take days for me to read it.

[brantje]

I can make a simple app that does the receiving part and giving a url back.

[Jaex]

Document here http://doc.owncloud.org/server/7.0/developer_manual/core/ocs-share-api.html lacks greatly i don't know how to implement it. Both login system and uploading.

[brantje]

I guess uploading will be something like http (s):// < user>:< pass > @ owncloud / < pathwhere uploader is > I think @jancborchardt can tell you more.

[Jaex]

I tried using custom uploader in http://demo.owncloud.org/ using test:test@ but still it was giving authorization error:

Now i will try to set username/password in headers without use custom uploader.

Also i'm not sure is file form name is "file" or not because documentation not mentions it.

[brantje]

I think you can't write in the demo app. If you need an account, i can give you one.

[Jaex]

I can upload in demo app in web site.

[Jaex]

I tried this: 9718c5349bb3c183821f6c3f21d31383f8f281cf

But look like that share method for share already uploaded file. So i still can't find where is upload method.

[brantje]

https://github.com/owncloud/mirall This is the repo of the ownCloud client (windows/linux/etc). I don't know any C++ but here is a file that does some 'uploading' https://github.com/owncloud/mirall/blob/4759429702174a6a1ccfc4ab153ab11640f93cce/src/mirall/propagator_legacy.cpp#L223

[Jaex]

I don't know C++ too.

[jancborchardt]

@PVince81 @schiesbn can you help with this Share API question?

[Jaex]

Now i'm checking webdav: http://www.webdav.org/specs/

Again wall of texts: http://www.webdav.org/specs/rfc4918.html

[PVince81]

Try a simple HTTP POST upload to http://host/owncloud/remote.php/webdav/subdirname

Use the same auth.

[Jaex]

I tried this: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14076298/ShareX/2014/07/aIX6MYY8cX.png

and response was: The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14076298/ShareX/2014/07/Fi2IIg4XU4.txt)

[PVince81]

Looks like you need to use the PUT method instead of POST for upload.

Please also check whether you need an extra "/" at the end if the URL.

[PVince81]

Also please remove "owncloud/" from the URL. It was just an example. If owncloud us installed in the root, then the URL is http://myserver/remote.php/webdav/

[Jaex]

Using PUT method and URL ends with "/": http://demo.owncloud.org/remote.php/webdav/

Response is: The remote server returned an error: (409) Conflict.

Source code: https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX/blob/master/UploadersLib/FileUploaders/OwnCloud.cs

[PVince81]

Good progress ! :smile:

You get 409 because the file with that name already exists on the server.

Maybe try with another file name.

Ideally the uploader could try adding a (2) when getting 409. Not sure what your other uploaders do in such cases.

[PVince81]

I forgot to tell you that you need to append the file name in the URL:

http://server/remote.PHP/webdav/filename.txt

[Jaex]

Thanks @PVince81 now upload works after add filename to URL.

And it shows up in here too: http://demo.owncloud.org/index.php/apps/files

But when i click image there it not showing preview also don't have thumbnail but i can download it and be able to open it fine, weird.

By the way i didn't noticed you left irc before and was keep writing there to you :P

Edit: Is it intended not having response after successfull upload in webdav? So i can know it is success and then call share api to get URL.

[PVince81]

Congratulations!

The preview issue could be a bug on that version of ownCloud. Most important is that if you download the file in the web ui it gives the same content.

After upload you should get a 200 I think, or possibly a WebDAV multi status response code 207 with an XML response that contains a 200.

I left IRC a while ago, sorry.

[brantje]

I gave him access to my dev server running oc 7 RC1. He uploaded something and this was the result (and it worked!)

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ocs>
 <meta>
  <status>ok</status>
  <statuscode>100</statuscode>
  <message/>
 </meta>
 <data>
  <id>1</id>
  <url>http://home.ccc.com:8090/core/public.php?service=files&amp;t=1754d29256954f9d2b7772d6ff9ec714</url>
  <token>1754d29256954f9d2b7772d6ff9ec714</token>
 </data>
</ocs>

Only the image is corrupted...

[Jaex]

Now there is one problem uploaded image becomes corrupt: http://home.brantje.com:8090/core/public.php?service=files&t=a47e03f1b98848121160d60c4234a5e9

Because it contains:

But for last 5-6 years i'm using this same multipart form data request function i wrote for entire uploaders and never uploaded corrupted file before, so I'm not sure what is wrong?

[jancborchardt]

@Jaex since the issue is closed, is there a ShareX build with which to try out ownCloud support? :)

[Jaex]

@jancborchardt 3 days ago i was asked is anyone wants setup file in ownCloud IRC channel after see your request in here, i thought you were in channel.

Edit: Removed beta link because not necessary anymore.

[jancborchardt]

@Jaex awesome! :) Looking forward to the release of that.