syntools 0.0.7

Utilities for using Synapse.

Synapse Power Tools

Utilities for using Synapse.

Dependencies

• Python3.10+
• A Synapse account with a username/password. Authentication through a 3rd party (.e.g., Google) will not work, you must have a Synapse user/pass for the API to authenticate.

Install

pip install syntools

Configuration

Environment Variables

No configuration is necessary if using environment variables or the default synapse config file. For user/pass, set:

SYNAPSE_USERNAME=
SYNAPSE_PASSWORD=

For auth token, set:

SYNAPSE_AUTH_TOKEN=

For Synapse Config file, have a valid config file in: ~/.synapseConfig Or, have the environment variable set: SYNAPSE_CONFIG_FILE=

Command Line Arguments

options:
  -u USERNAME, --username USERNAME
                        Synapse username.
  -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
                        Synapse password.
  --auth-token AUTH_TOKEN
                        Synapse auth token.
  --synapse-config SYNAPSE_CONFIG
                        Path to Synapse configuration file.

Usage

usage: syntools [-h] [--version] {download,find-id,copy,move,list} ...

Synapse Power Tools

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --version             show program's version number and exit

Commands:
  {download,find-id,copy,move,list}
    download            Download folders and files from Synapse.
    find-id             Find a Synapse ID by a Synapse path (e.g., MyProject/Folder/file.txt).
    copy                Copy Synapse entities from one container to another.
    move                Move Synapse entities from one container to another.
    list                List Synapse entities in one or more containers.

Development Setup

pipenv --python 3.10
pipenv shell
make pip_install
make build
make install_local

See Makefile for all commands.

Testing

• Create and activate a virtual environment:
• Rename .env-template to .env and set each of the variables.
• Run the tests: make test