Add url download option to storeMediaFile

README.md

@@ -1494,9 +1494,10 @@ guarantee that your application continues to function properly in the future.
 
 *   **storeMediaFile**
 
-    Stores a file with the specified base64-encoded contents inside the media folder. To prevent Anki from removing
+    Stores a file with the specified base64-encoded contents inside the media folder. alternatively you can specify a
-    files not used by any cards (e.g. for configuration files), prefix the filename with an underscore. These files are
+    url from where the file shell be downloaded. If both field `data` and `url` are provided, the `data` field will be
-    still synchronized to AnkiWeb.
+    used. To prevent Anki from removing files not used by any cards (e.g. for configuration files), prefix the filename 
+    with an underscore. These files are still synchronized to AnkiWeb.
 
     *Sample request*:
     ```json
@@ -1523,6 +1524,26 @@ guarantee that your application continues to function properly in the future.
     Hello world!
     ```
     
+    *Sample request*:
+    ```json
+    {
+        "action": "storeMediaFile",
+        "version": 6,
+        "params": {
+            "filename": "_hello.txt",
+            "url": "https://url.to.file"
+        }
+    }
+    ```
+
+    *Sample result*:
+    ```json
+    {
+        "result": null,
+        "error": null
+    }
+    ```
+
 *   **retrieveMediaFile**
 
     Retrieves the base64-encoded contents of the specified file, returning `false` if the file does not exist.

plugin/__init__.py

@@ -421,10 +421,15 @@ class AnkiConnect:
 
 
     @util.api()
-    def storeMediaFile(self, filename, data):
+    def storeMediaFile(self, filename, data=None, url=None):
-        self.deleteMediaFile(filename)
+        if data:
-        self.media().writeData(filename, base64.b64decode(data))
+            self.deleteMediaFile(filename)
-
+            self.media().writeData(filename, base64.b64decode(data))
+        elif url:
+            downloadedData = util.download(url)
+            self.media().writeData(filename, downloadedData)
+        else:
+            raise Exception('You must either provide a "data" or a "url" field.')
 
     @util.api()
     def retrieveMediaFile(self, filename):