medialoopster 0.3.1

medialoopster API wrapper for Python

medialoopster

medialoopster API wrapper for Python

medialoopster is a wrapper library for the HTTP API of the medialoopster Media Asset Management System.

Installation

pip install medialoopster

Features

• Connect to medialoopster API with authentication
• Retrieve and manage productions
• Get, create, update, and delete assets (video, audio, image, project)
• Search for assets by metadata
• Archive and restore assets
• Manage asset approval status
• Handle shots and sequences for video assets

Usage Examples

Basic Connection

from medialoopster import Medialoopster

# Initialize the client
client = Medialoopster(
    url="https://medialoopster.example.com/api/",
    user="username",
    password="password",
    verify=True  # Set to False to disable SSL verification
)

# Check if the API is reachable
if client.ping():
    print("Connected to medialoopster API!")
else:
    print("Failed to connect to medialoopster API")

Working with Productions

# Get all productions
productions = client.productions()
for production in productions:
    print(f"Production: {production.name} (ID: {production.id})")

# Get a specific production by ID
production = client.production(production_id=123)

# Get a specific production by name
production = client.production(production_name="My Production")

Working with Assets

# Get video assets for a production
assets = client.get_videoassets(production_id=123)
for asset in assets:
    print(f"Asset: {asset.get('name')} (ID: {asset.get('id')})")

# Get a specific asset
asset = client.get_asset(asset_id=456)

# Import a new asset
asset_id = client.asset_import(
    production="My Production",
    asset_type="video",
    name="My Video",
    path_file="/path/to/file.mp4",
    meta_field_store={"key": "value"}
)

# Approve an asset
client.approve_asset(asset_id=456)

# Delete an asset
client.delete_asset(asset_id=456)

Error Handling

from medialoopster import Medialoopster
from medialoopster.exceptions import (
    MedialoopsterError,
    MedialoopsterConnectionError,
    MedialoopsterAuthenticationError,
    MedialoopsterNotFoundError
)

client = Medialoopster(url="https://medialoopster.example.com/api/")

try:
    asset = client.get_asset(asset_id=999999)
except MedialoopsterNotFoundError:
    print("Asset not found")
except MedialoopsterConnectionError:
    print("Connection error")
except MedialoopsterError as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

Documentation

For more detailed documentation, please refer to the docstrings in the code or visit the medialoopster API documentation.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.