# app/mixins.py
import os
import shutil
from io import BytesIO
from zipfile import ZipFile
from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.conf import settings
local_storage = FileSystemStorage()
class ZipResponseMixin:
def response(self, request, files: list, folder_name: str) -> HttpResponse:
"""Zip Response
Generate a zip file from given file list and return Http response (Force download)
:param request: request Object
:param files: list of file like objects saved in models
:param folder_name: desired folder name
:return:
"""
folder_abs_path = f"{settings.MEDIA_ROOT}/temp-dl/{str(request.user.first_name)}/{folder_name}"
if os.path.exists(folder_abs_path):
shutil.rmtree(folder_abs_path)
os.makedirs(folder_abs_path)
file_names = list()
for file in files:
self._temp_save(file, file_names, folder_abs_path)
buffer = BytesIO()
zf = ZipFile(buffer, "w")
for name in file_names:
file_abs_path = folder_abs_path + "/" + name
zf.write(file_abs_path, name)
zf.close()
response = HttpResponse(buffer.getvalue(), content_type="application/zip")
response["Content-Disposition"] = f"attachment; filename={folder_name}.zip"
return response
def _temp_save(self, file, file_names, folder_abs_path):
if file is not None:
file_name = os.path.basename(file.name)
file_abs_path = folder_abs_path + "/" + file_name
local_storage.save(file_abs_path, file)
file_names.append(file_name)
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