Allow to add media to notes by file path or base64 encoded data (#230)

* Allow to add media to notes by file path or base64 encoded data

* Adjust Media Actions documentation

* Adjust Note Actions documentation

actions/media.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     *Sample result*:
     ```json
     {
-        "result": null,
+        "result": "_hello.txt",
         "error": null
     }
     ```
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     *Sample result*:
     ```json
     {
-        "result": null,
+        "result": "_hello.txt",
         "error": null
     }
     ```
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     *Sample result*:
     ```json
     {
-        "result": null,
+        "result": "_hello.txt",
         "error": null
     }
     ```

actions/notes.md

@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 
     AnkiConnect can download audio, video, and picture files and embed them in newly created notes. The corresponding `audio`, `video`, and `picture` note members are
     optional and can be omitted. If you choose to include any of them, they should contain a single object or an array of objects
-    with mandatory `url` and `filename` fields. The `skipHash` field can be optionally provided to skip the inclusion of
+    with the mandatory `filename` field and one of `data`, `path` or `url`. Refer to the documentation of `storeMediaFile` for an explanation of these fields.
-    downloaded files with an MD5 hash that matches the provided value. This is useful for avoiding the saving of error
+    The `skipHash` field can be optionally provided to skip the inclusion of files with an MD5 hash that matches the provided value.
-    pages and stub files. The `fields` member is a list of fields that should play audio or video, or show a picture when the card is displayed in
+    This is useful for avoiding the saving of error pages and stub files.
+    The `fields` member is a list of fields that should play audio or video, or show a picture when the card is displayed in
     Anki. The `allowDuplicate` member inside `options` group can be set to true to enable adding duplicate cards.
     Normally duplicate cards can not be added and trigger exception.
 

plugin/__init__.py

@@ -484,22 +484,32 @@ class AnkiConnect:
 
 
     @util.api()
-    def storeMediaFile(self, filename, data=None, path=None, url=None):
+    def storeMediaFile(self, filename, data=None, path=None, url=None, skipHash=None):
         if data:
             self.deleteMediaFile(filename)
-            self.media().writeData(filename, base64.b64decode(data))
+            mediaData = base64.b64decode(data)
         elif path:
             self.deleteMediaFile(filename)
             with open(path, 'rb') as f:
-                data = f.read()
+                mediaData = f.read()
-            self.media().writeData(filename, data)
         elif url:
             self.deleteMediaFile(filename)
-            downloadedData = util.download(url)
+            mediaData = util.download(url)
-            self.media().writeData(filename, downloadedData)
         else:
             raise Exception('You must either provide a "data" or a "url" field.')
 
+        if skipHash is None:
+            skip = False
+        else:
+            m = hashlib.md5()
+            m.update(data)
+            skip = skipHash == m.hexdigest()
+
+        if skip:
+            return None
+        return self.media().writeData(filename, mediaData)
+
+
     @util.api()
     def retrieveMediaFile(self, filename):
         filename = os.path.basename(filename)
@@ -558,17 +568,13 @@ class AnkiConnect:
         for media in mediaList:
             if media is not None and len(media['fields']) > 0:
                 try:
-                    data = util.download(media['url'])
+                    mediaFilename = self.storeMediaFile(media['filename'],
-                    skipHash = media.get('skipHash')
+                                                        data=media.get('data'),
-                    if skipHash is None:
+                                                        path=media.get('path'),
-                        skip = False
+                                                        url=media.get('url'),
-                    else:
+                                                        skipHash=media.get('skipHash'))
-                        m = hashlib.md5()
-                        m.update(data)
-                        skip = skipHash == m.hexdigest()
 
-                    if not skip:
+                    if mediaFilename is not None:
-                        mediaFilename = self.media().writeData(media['filename'], data)
                         for field in media['fields']:
                             if field in ankiNote:
                                 if mediaType is util.MediaType.Picture: