Allow file fetching directly from django (dev-env)

tubesync/sync/views.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 import json
 from base64 import b64decode
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.http import Http404
+from django.http import FileResponse, Http404
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView, ListView, DetailView
 from django.views.generic.edit import (FormView, FormMixin, CreateView, UpdateView,
                                        DeleteView)
@@ -681,7 +681,31 @@ class MediaContent(DetailView):
             'Content-Type': self.object.content_type,
             'X-Accel-Redirect': self.object.media_file.url,
         }
-        return HttpResponse(headers=headers)
+
+        # development direct file stream - DO NOT USE PRODUCTIVLY
+        if settings.PROVIDE_FILES_DIRECTLY:
+            # get media URL
+            pth = self.object.media_file.url
+            # remove "/media-data/"
+            pth = pth.split("/media-data/",1)[1]
+            # remove "/" (incase of absolute path)
+            pth = pth.split(str(settings.DOWNLOAD_ROOT).lstrip("/"),1)
+
+            # if we do not have a "/" at the beginning, it is not a absolute path...
+            if len(pth) > 1:
+                pth = pth[1]
+            else:
+                pth = pth[0]
+
+            # build final path
+            filepth = str(settings.DOWNLOAD_ROOT) + "/" + pth
+
+            # return file
+            response = FileResponse(open(filepth,'rb'))
+            return response
+            
+        else:
+            return HttpResponse(headers=headers)
 
 
 class TasksView(ListView):