Add sending support for URLs (fixes #67)

README.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pip3 install ./opendrop
 We briefly explain how to send and receive files using `opendrop`.
 To see all command line options, run `opendrop -h`.
 
-### Sending a File
+### Sending a File or a Link
 
 Sending a file is typically a two-step procedure. You first discover devices in proximity using the `find` command.
 Stop the process once you have found the receiver.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Looking for receivers. Press Ctrl+C to stop ...
 Found  index 0  ID eccb2f2dcfe7  name John’s iPhone
 Found  index 1  ID e63138ac6ba8  name Jane’s MacBook Pro
 ```
-You can then `send` a file using 
+You can then `send` a file (or link, see below) using 
 ```
 $ opendrop send -r 0 -f /path/to/some/file
 Asking receiver to accept ...
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ Uploading has been successful
 Instead of the `index`, you can also use `ID` or `name`.
 OpenDrop will try to interpret the input in the order (1) `index`, (2) `ID`, and (3) `name` and fail if no match was found.
 
+**Sending a web link.** Since v0.13, OpenDrop supports sending web links, i.e., URLs, so that receiving Apple devices will immediately open their browser upon accepting. 
+(Note that OpenDrop _receivers_ still only support receiving regular files.)
+
+```
+$ opendrop send -r 0 -f https://owlink.org --url
+```
+
 ### Receiving Files
 
 Receiving is much easier. Simply use the `receive` command. OpenDrop will accept all incoming files automatically and put received files in the current directory.

opendrop/cli.py

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class AirDropCli:
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
         parser.add_argument("action", choices=["receive", "find", "send"])
         parser.add_argument("-f", "--file", help="File to be sent")
+        parser.add_argument("-u", "--url", help="'-f,--file is a URL", action="store_true")
         parser.add_argument(
             "-r",
             "--receiver",
@@ -99,9 +100,10 @@ class AirDropCli:
             else:  # args.action == 'send'
                 if args.file is None:
                     parser.error("Need -f,--file when using send")
-                if not os.path.isfile(args.file):
+                if not os.path.isfile(args.file) and not args.url:
                     parser.error("File in -f,--file not found")
                 self.file = args.file
+                self.is_url = args.url
                 if args.receiver is None:
                     parser.error("Need -r,--receiver when using send")
                 self.receiver = args.receiver
@@ -184,12 +186,12 @@ class AirDropCli:
             return
         self.client = AirDropClient(self.config, (info["address"], info["port"]))
         logger.info("Asking receiver to accept ...")
-        if not self.client.send_ask(self.file):
+        if not self.client.send_ask(self.file, is_url=self.is_url):
             logger.warning("Receiver declined")
             return
         logger.info("Receiver accepted")
         logger.info("Uploading file ...")
-        if not self.client.send_upload(self.file):
+        if not self.client.send_upload(self.file, is_url=self.is_url):
             logger.warning("Uploading has failed")
             return
         logger.info("Uploading has been successful")

opendrop/client.py

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class AirDropClient:
         # if name is returned, then receiver is discoverable
         return response.get("ReceiverComputerName")
 
-    def send_ask(self, file_path, icon=None):
+    def send_ask(self, file_path, is_url=False, icon=None):
         ask_body = {
             "SenderComputerName": self.config.computer_name,
             "BundleID": "com.apple.finder",
@@ -155,18 +155,6 @@ class AirDropClient:
         if self.config.record_data:
             ask_body["SenderRecordData"] = self.config.record_data
 
-        if isinstance(file_path, str):
-            file_path = [file_path]
-
-        # generate icon for first file
-        with open(file_path[0], "rb") as f:
-            file_header = f.read(128)
-            flp = fleep.get(file_header)
-            if not icon and len(flp.mime) > 0 and "image" in flp.mime[0]:
-                icon = AirDropUtil.generate_file_icon(f.name)
-        if icon:
-            ask_body["FileIcon"] = icon
-
         def file_entries(files):
             for file in files:
                 file_name = os.path.basename(file)
@@ -179,8 +167,20 @@ class AirDropClient:
                 }
                 yield file_entry
 
-        ask_body["Files"] = [e for e in file_entries(file_path)]
+        if isinstance(file_path, str):
-        ask_body["Items"] = []
+            file_path = [file_path]
+        if is_url:
+            ask_body["Items"] = file_path
+        else:
+            # generate icon for first file
+            with open(file_path[0], "rb") as f:
+                file_header = f.read(128)
+                flp = fleep.get(file_header)
+                if not icon and len(flp.mime) > 0 and "image" in flp.mime[0]:
+                    icon = AirDropUtil.generate_file_icon(f.name)
+            ask_body["Files"] = [e for e in file_entries(file_path)]
+        if icon:
+            ask_body["FileIcon"] = icon
 
         ask_binary = plistlib.dumps(
             ask_body, fmt=plistlib.FMT_BINARY  # pylint: disable=no-member
@@ -189,10 +189,14 @@ class AirDropClient:
 
         return success
 
-    def send_upload(self, file_path):
+    def send_upload(self, file_path, is_url=False):
         """
         Send a file to a receiver.
         """
+        # Don't send an upload request if we just sent a link
+        if is_url:
+            return
+
         headers = {
             "Content-Type": "application/x-cpio",
         }