this actually serves a purpose but please dont ask

bin/mtag/guestbook.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+store messages from users in an sqlite database
+which can be read from another mtp for example
+
+takes input from application/x-www-form-urlencoded POSTs,
+for example using the message/pager function on the website
+
+example copyparty config to use this:
+  --urlform save,get -vsrv/hello:hello:w:c,e2ts,mtp=xgb=ebin,t10,ad,p,bin/mtag/guestbook.py:mte=+xgb
+
+explained:
+  for realpath srv/hello (served at /hello),write-only for eveyrone,
+  enable file analysis on upload (e2ts),
+  use mtp plugin "bin/mtag/guestbook.py" to provide metadata tag "xgb",
+  do this on all uploads with the file extension "bin",
+  t300 = 300 seconds timeout for each dwonload,
+  ad = parse file regardless if FFmpeg thinks it is audio or not
+  p = request upload info as json on stdin
+  mte=+xgb enabled indexing of that tag for this volume
+
+PS: this requires e2ts to be functional,
+  meaning you need to do at least one of these:
+   * apt install ffmpeg
+   * pip3 install mutagen
+"""
+
+
+import json
+import os
+import sqlite3
+import sys
+from urllib.parse import unquote_to_bytes as unquote
+
+
+# set 0 to allow infinite msgs from one IP,
+# other values delete older messages to make space,
+# so 1 only keeps latest msg
+NUM_MSGS_TO_KEEP = 1
+
+
+def main():
+    fp = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[1])
+    fdir = os.path.dirname(fp)
+    fname = os.path.basename(fp)
+    if not fname.startswith("put-") or not fname.endswith(".bin"):
+        raise Exception("not a post file")
+
+    zb = sys.stdin.buffer.read()
+    zs = zb.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+    md = json.loads(zs)
+
+    buf = b""
+    with open(fp, "rb") as f:
+        while True:
+            b = f.read(4096)
+            buf += b
+            if len(buf) > 4096:
+                raise Exception("too big")
+
+            if not b:
+                break
+
+    if not buf:
+        raise Exception("file is empty")
+
+    buf = unquote(buf.replace(b"+", b" "))
+    txt = buf.decode("utf-8")
+
+    if not txt.startswith("msg="):
+        raise Exception("does not start with msg=")
+
+    ip = md["up_ip"]
+    ts = md["up_at"]
+    txt = txt[4:]
+
+    # can put the database inside `fdir` if you'd like,
+    # by default it saves to PWD:
+    # os.chdir(fdir)
+
+    db = sqlite3.connect("guestbook.db3")
+    try:
+        db.execute("select 1 from gb").fetchone()
+    except:
+        with db:
+            db.execute("create table gb (ip text, ts real, msg text)")
+            db.execute("create index gb_ip on gb(ip)")
+
+    with db:
+        if NUM_MSGS_TO_KEEP == 1:
+            t = "delete from gb where ip = ?"
+            db.execute(t, (ip,))
+
+        t = "insert into gb values (?,?,?)"
+        db.execute(t, (ip, ts, txt))
+
+        if NUM_MSGS_TO_KEEP > 1:
+            t = "select ts from gb where ip = ? order by ts desc"
+            hits = db.execute(t, (ip,)).fetchall()
+
+            if len(hits) > NUM_MSGS_TO_KEEP:
+                lim = hits[NUM_MSGS_TO_KEEP][0]
+                t = "delete from gb where ip = ? and ts <= ?"
+                db.execute(t, (ip, lim))
+
+    print(txt)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()