AWS S3 desktop file uploader - DEPRECATED

Python script for uploading files to an AWS S3 bucket with some additional features

• On startup, detects all files in the unprocessed directory (and recursive subdirectories), and for each file, uploads it to S3. Moves it to the done directory upon success, error directory upon failure
• Attaches to the newly created S3 file a field called file_created in its metadata section. This is the timestamp of when the file was created in the uploader's filesystem
• As long as the script is running, it will continuously monitor the unprocessed directory for new files and do the same
• Logs to AWS CloudWatch for remote monitoring

Installation

Ensure pipenv is installed on your computer. Then install the dependencies:

pipenv install

Install the awscli (pip install awscli might work) and set your AWS credentials (our script uses the local ~/.aws/credentials file):

aws configure

Copy the example config file,

cp config.yml.dst config.yml

then fill out the settings. You should have both S3 and CloudWatch set up on AWS.

To run

pipenv run python aws_s3_desktop_uploader/desktop_uploader.py

• For Windows: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32404/how-do-you-run-a-python-script-as-a-service-in-windows/46450007#46450007
• For Linux: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2366693/run-cron-job-only-if-it-isnt-already-running/38840507#38840507

Linux example

apt-get install run-one

"Ensure exactly one instance of main.py is running, and check every 5 minutes":

*/5 * * * * run-one /path/to/pipenv run python /path/to/aws_s3_desktop_uploader/desktop_uploader.py

Use as a package

Haven't taken the time to distribute a full-fledged package, but you can still use this as a git submodule:

git submodule add https://github.com/Salk-Harnessing-Plants-Initiative/aws-s3-desktop-uploader
pipenv install --editable ./aws-s3-desktop-uploader

Then in your Python script:

from aws_s3_desktop_uploader import desktop_uploader
print(desktop_uploader.get_file_created("iguana.jpg"))