Create deletecontentfromfolder.py (#80)

deletecontentfromfolder.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# deletecontentfromfolder.py
+# july 2021
+#
+# Pass in a folder path and delete the content from the folder, leave the folder intact
+#
+# Change History
+#
+# Copyright © 2018, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA.  All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the License);
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+#
+
+# Import Python modules
+
+import argparse, sys, json
+
+from sharedfunctions import getfolderid, callrestapi
+
+# get python version  
+version=int(str(sys.version_info[0]))
+
+# get input parameters	
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Delete a folders content")
+parser.add_argument("-f","--folderpath", help="Enter the path to the viya folder.",required='True')
+parser.add_argument("-d","--debug", action='store_true', help="Debug")
+
+parser.add_argument("-q","--quiet", help="Suppress the are you sure prompt.", action='store_true')
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+path_to_folder=args.folderpath
+quietmode=args.quiet
+debug=args.debug
+
+# call getfolderid to get the folder id
+targets=getfolderid(path_to_folder)
+
+# if the folder is found
+if targets[0] is not None:
+    
+    uri=targets[1]
+
+    # if quiet do not prompt
+    if quietmode:
+        areyousure="Y"
+    else:
+        
+        if version  > 2:
+            areyousure=input("Are you sure you want to delete the folder and its contents? (Y)")
+        else:
+            areyousure=raw_input("Are you sure you want to delete the folder and its contents? (Y)") 
+    
+    if areyousure.upper() == 'Y':
+    
+        #delete folder content, recursive call returns all children
+        reqval=uri+"/members?recursive=true"
+        reqtype='get'
+        allchildren=callrestapi(reqval,reqtype)
+		
+        # get all child items
+        if 'items' in allchildren:
+    
+            itemlist=allchildren['items']
+            
+            #delete child items and if its a folder delete the folder and its content
+            for children in itemlist:
+                
+                               
+                print("NOTE: Deleting "+children['name']+" of type "+children['contentType']+" from "+ path_to_folder) 
+		              
+                linklist=children['links']
+                       
+                for linkval in linklist:
+                    
+                    #find the delete method and call it
+                    if linkval['rel']=='deleteResource':
+                        
+                        reqval=(linkval['uri'])
+                        if children['contentType']=="folder": reqval=reqval+"?recursive=true"
+                        if debug: print(reqval)
+                        reqtype=(linkval['method']).lower()		    		
+                        callrestapi(reqval,reqtype) 
+		
+        				
+    else:
+        print("Good thing I asked!")