slike 0.2.0

Python SDK for publishing media on Slike platform

slike

Python and TypeScript/JavaScript SDK for the Slike platform.

Supports chunked file upload (4 MiB chunks), editor-video registration, publish-by-URL (Google Drive, YouTube, direct links), media status checks, and upload cancellation (local + server-side). Two auth flows: direct Slike token or Denmark JWT.

• Python requires 3.7+
• TypeScript/JS requires Node 18+ (or modern browser with Fetch API)

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Install

Python

pip3 install slike

JavaScript / TypeScript

npm install slike

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Python SDK

Quick start

from slike import SlikeMedia

client = SlikeMedia(token="your-slike-token", environment="prod")
client.initialize()   # validates token; raises SlikeAPIError on failure

# Upload a local file (blocking)
result = client.register_media(
    file_path="/path/to/video.mp4",
    title="My Video",
    description="Description",
    on_progress=lambda done, total: print(f"{done}/{total} chunks"),
)
print("Media ID:", result["id"])

Denmark JWT auth

client = SlikeMedia(
    denmark_token="<jwt>",
    service="slike",        # optional, default: "slike"
    environment="prod",
)
client.initialize()         # exchanges JWT for a Slike session token
print(client.token)         # resolved Slike session token

Provide exactly one of token or denmark_token.

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Methods

initialize()

Validates credentials. Must be called once before any other method.

client.initialize()

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register_media

Register media on Slike. Provide exactly one of file_path (chunked upload) or editor_settings (editor-generated video — no bytes uploaded).

Blocking file upload (waits for all chunks to finish):

result = client.register_media(
    file_path="/path/to/video.mp4",
    title="My Video",
    description="Description",
    asset_type="video",                          # optional, default: "video"
    tags=["news", "sports"],                     # optional
    preset_config={"meta": "", "social": ""},    # optional
    on_progress=lambda done, total: print(f"{done}/{total} chunks"),
)
print("Media ID:", result["id"])

Non-blocking file upload (upload runs in a background thread; callback fires the moment chunks finish):

def on_done(res, err):
    if err:
        print("Upload failed:", err)
    else:
        print("Upload complete! ID:", res["id"])

result = client.register_media(
    file_path="/path/to/video.mp4",
    title="My Video",
    description="Description",
    on_upload_complete=on_done,   # fires immediately when chunks finish
)
# result["id"] is available right away — no need to wait
print("Registered, ID:", result["id"])

Editor video (no file — server renders from spec):

client.register_media(
    title="My Editor Video",
    description="Description",
    tags=["news", "sports"],
    editor_settings={
        "source_width": 1080,
        "source_height": 1920,
        "clips": [...],
        "background_music": {...},
    },
)

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get_status

Get basic media details and processing readiness by media ID.

status = client.get_status("media_id_here")

print(status["media_id"])  # media ID
print(status["title"])     # media title
print(status["desc"])      # media description
print(status["tags"])      # list of tags
print(status["status"])    # raw status code
print(status["is_ready"])  # True when status==5 and state==10
print(status["msg"])       # "Media is ready." or "Media is not ready yet."

Media is ready when is_ready is True (status == 5 and state == 10).

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cancel

Cancel all in-progress background uploads on this client (local abort only).

import threading

result = client.register_media(
    file_path="/path/to/video.mp4",
    title="My Video",
    description="Description",
    on_upload_complete=lambda res, err: print("cancelled" if isinstance(err, CancelError) else err or res["id"]),
)

# Cancel from a UI button handler or another thread:
threading.Timer(5.0, client.cancel).start()

cancel() is a no-op if nothing is in progress. All background uploads on the client are stopped; retry backoff sleeps are woken immediately.

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cancel_upload

Cancel a specific upload and notify the Slike server to mark the media as cancelled (calls media.update with cancel status values). Use this when the user explicitly cancels from the UI.

result = client.register_media(
    file_path="/path/to/video.mp4",
    title="My Video",
    description="Description",
    on_upload_complete=lambda res, err: print(err or "done"),
)

media_id = result["id"]

# When user clicks Cancel in the UI:
client.cancel_upload(media_id)

This performs two actions atomically:

1. Stops all local chunk upload threads
2. Calls media.update on the Slike server to mark the media as cancelled

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publish_media

Publish media by URL (Google Drive, YouTube, direct link).

client.publish_media(
    url="https://drive.google.com/file/d/FILE_ID/view",
    title="My Video",
    description="Description",
    type="gdrive",              # gdrive | youtube | url
    asset_type="video",         # optional
    tags=["news", "sports"],    # optional
    auto_publish=True,          # optional, default: True
)

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Error handling

from slike import SlikeMedia, SlikeAPIError, CancelError

try:
    client = SlikeMedia(token="...", environment="prod")
    client.initialize()
    result = client.register_media(file_path="video.mp4", title="T", description="D")
except ValueError as e:
    print(f"Bad input: {e}")
except CancelError:
    print("Upload was cancelled")
except SlikeAPIError as e:
    print(f"API error: {e} (code: {e.code})")

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TypeScript / JavaScript SDK

Quick start

import { SlikeMedia } from 'slike';

const client = new SlikeMedia({ token: 'your-slike-token', environment: 'prod' });
await client.initialize();

// Upload a file (blocking — waits for all chunks)
const result = await client.uploadMedia({
  file,           // File object
  title: 'My Video',
  description: 'Description',
  onProgress: (done, total) => console.log(`${done}/${total} chunks`),
});
console.log('Media ID:', result.id);

Denmark JWT auth

const client = new SlikeMedia({
  denmarkToken: '<jwt>',
  service: 'slike',       // optional
  environment: 'prod',
});
await client.initialize();
console.log(client.token);

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Methods

initialize()

await client.initialize();

uploadMedia(opts) — blocking upload

Registers and uploads all chunks. Returns when complete.

const result = await client.uploadMedia({
  file,
  title: 'My Video',
  description: 'Description',
  tags: ['news', 'sports'],
  onProgress: (done, total) => console.log(`${done}/${total}`),
  signal: abortController.signal,   // optional AbortSignal
});

uploadMediaBackground(opts) — non-blocking upload

Returns an UploadHandle immediately. onUploadComplete fires the moment chunks finish — caller does not need to wait.

const handle = await client.uploadMediaBackground({
  file,
  title: 'My Video',
  description: 'Description',
  onProgress: (done, total) => console.log(`${done}/${total}`),
  onUploadComplete: (result, error) => {
    if (error) console.error('Upload failed:', error);
    else console.log('Upload complete! ID:', result.id);
  },
});

console.log('Media ID (available now):', handle.mediaId);

// Cancel from UI — stops chunks locally AND marks media cancelled on Slike server:
cancelButton.onclick = () => handle.cancel();

// Or await completion:
const result = await handle.completion;

UploadHandle:

Property	Type	Description
mediaId	string	Media ID (available immediately)
cancel()	() => void	Abort chunks + notify Slike server
completion	Promise<RegisterMediaResult>	Resolves when upload finishes

getStatus(mediaId, signal?)

Get basic media details and processing readiness.

const status = await client.getStatus('media_id_here');

console.log(status.mediaId);  // media ID
console.log(status.title);    // media title
console.log(status.desc);     // media description
console.log(status.tags);     // string[] | undefined
console.log(status.status);   // raw status code
console.log(status.isReady);  // true when status===5 and state===10
console.log(status.msg);      // "Media is ready." or "Media is not ready yet."

cancelUpload(mediaId, signal?)

Mark a specific media as cancelled on the Slike server (calls media.update with cancel status values). Use when the user explicitly cancels from the UI and you need the server to reflect that.

await client.cancelUpload('media_id_here');

Note: UploadHandle.cancel() already calls this automatically. Use cancelUpload() directly only when you have a mediaId without a handle (e.g. cancelling a previously registered upload on page reload).

publishMedia(opts)

await client.publishMedia({
  url: 'https://drive.google.com/file/d/FILE_ID/view',
  title: 'My Video',
  description: 'Description',
  type: 'gdrive',           // 'gdrive' | 'youtube' | 'url'
  tags: ['news', 'sports'],
  autoPublish: true,
});

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Error handling (TypeScript)

import { SlikeMedia, SlikeAPIError, CancelError } from 'slike';

try {
  await client.uploadMedia({ file, title: 'T', description: 'D' });
} catch (err) {
  if (err instanceof CancelError) {
    console.log('Upload cancelled');
  } else if (err instanceof SlikeAPIError) {
    console.error('API error:', err.message);
  }
}

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Use Cases

1. Upload a file and check status after

# Python
client.initialize()
result = client.register_media(file_path="video.mp4", title="T", description="D")

status = client.get_status(result["id"])
print(status["msg"])   # "Media is not ready yet." (processing takes time)

// TypeScript
await client.initialize();
const result = await client.uploadMedia({ file, title: 'T', description: 'D' });

const status = await client.getStatus(result.id);
console.log(status.msg);   // "Media is not ready yet."

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2. Background upload with completion callback + cancel from UI

# Python
result = client.register_media(
    file_path="video.mp4",
    title="My Video",
    description="Description",
    on_upload_complete=lambda res, err: (
        print("failed:", err) if err else print("ready to process, ID:", res["id"])
    ),
)

# Store media_id for potential cancel
media_id = result["id"]

# When user clicks Cancel:
client.cancel_upload(media_id)

// TypeScript
const handle = await client.uploadMediaBackground({
  file,
  title: 'My Video',
  description: 'Description',
  onUploadComplete: (result, error) => {
    if (error) console.error('failed:', error);
    else console.log('chunks done, media processing started:', result.id);
  },
});

// Wire to UI cancel button — aborts chunks AND marks cancelled on server:
cancelBtn.onclick = () => handle.cancel();

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3. Check if media is ready before serving

# Python
status = client.get_status(media_id)
if status["is_ready"]:
    print("Serve URL from your CDN using media_id:", status["media_id"])
else:
    print(status["msg"])

// TypeScript
const status = await client.getStatus(mediaId);
if (status.isReady) {
  serveMedia(status.mediaId);
} else {
  showMessage(status.msg);
}

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4. Cancel a previously registered upload (e.g. on page reload)

// If you stored the mediaId in localStorage before the page unloaded:
const mediaId = localStorage.getItem('pendingMediaId');
if (mediaId) {
  await client.cancelUpload(mediaId);
  localStorage.removeItem('pendingMediaId');
}

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Configuration (CLI / Python only)

Priority (highest wins)

1. CLI flags (--token, --denmark-token, --env, --config)
2. Environment variables (SLIKE_TOKEN, SLIKE_ENVIRONMENT, SLIKE_CONFIG)
3. ./config.toml → ~/.slike/config.toml

Config file

token       = "your-token-here"
environment = "prod"              # "dev" or "prod"

Environment variables

Variable	Description
SLIKE_TOKEN	Slike auth token
SLIKE_ENVIRONMENT	dev or prod
SLIKE_CONFIG	Path to a specific config file

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CLI

# Upload a local file
slike-upload video.mp4 --title "My Video" --desc "Description"

# Publish by URL (Google Drive)
slike-upload --url https://drive.google.com/file/d/FILE_ID/view \
             --type gdrive --title "My Video" --desc "Description"

# Denmark JWT auth
slike-upload video.mp4 --title "T" --desc "D" --denmark-token <jwt>

Flag	Description
--url	Media URL to ingest (publish mode)
--type	gdrive, youtube, or url (default: url)
--title	Media title
--desc	Media description
--asset-type	e.g. video, shorts (default: video)
--tags	Comma-separated tags
--no-publish	Save as draft, skip auto-publish
--token	Slike auth token
--denmark-token	Denmark JWT (exchanged for a Slike session token)
--service	Service name for Denmark auth (default: slike)
--env	dev or prod
--config	Path to config file

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Environments

Environment	RPC endpoint	Upload endpoint	Auth endpoint
prod	https://b2b.sli.ke/rpc	https://asset.sli.ke/upload	https://accounts.sli.ke/login
dev	https://app-dev.sli.ke/rpc	https://asset-dev.sli.ke/upload	https://accounts-dev.sli.ke/login

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How it works

Auth (initialize()):

• token: calls user.me RPC to verify validity.
• denmark_token: POSTs {type: 4, jwt, service} to /login, reads data.token.

Chunked file upload:

1. media.register RPC → returns media_id + short-lived upload JWT
2. File split into 4 MiB chunks, each POSTed as multipart/form-data
3. Failed chunks retry up to 3 times with exponential backoff (interruptible by cancel)

Editor video: media.register with type: "videoeditor" + editor spec. No bytes uploaded.

Status check (get_status / getStatus): calls media.get RPC, returns shaped object with is_ready (status==5 AND state==10) and a human-readable msg.

Cancel upload (cancel_upload / cancelUpload): stops local chunk threads and calls media.update RPC with status=-2, state=-2, media_status=-1 to mark the media cancelled on the server.

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Development

git clone <repo>
cd slike-media-package

# Python
python3 -m pip install -e .
python3 -m unittest test_slike -v

# TypeScript
cd js
npm install
npx tsc --noEmit    # type-check
npm run build       # compile to dist/

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License

MIT