getting metadata

Author: qencode-dev

README.md

@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ client = qencode.client(API_KEY)
 client.create()
 
 task = client.create_task()
-task.start(TRANSCODING_PROFILEID, VIDO_URL)
+task.start(TRANSCODING_PROFILEID, VIDEO_URL)
+
+
+#getting video metadata:
+metadata = client.get_metadata(VIDEO_URL)
 
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qencode/client.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from httptools import Http
 from task import Task
+from metadata import Metadata
 
 class QencodeApiClient(object):
 
@@ -42,4 +43,9 @@ def _get_access_token(self):
     else:
       self.error = response['error']
       self.code = response['error']
-      self.message = response.get('message')
+      self.message = response.get('message')
+
+  def get_metadata(self, uri):
+    metadata = Metadata(self.access_token, self.connect)
+    video_info = metadata.get(uri)
+    return video_info

qencode/metadata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from task import *
+from qencode import QencodeTaskException
+import urllib2
+
+class Metadata(Task):
+
+    def get(self, uri):
+        params = """
+            {"query": {
+              "source": "%s",
+              "format": [ {"output": "metadata", "metadata_version": "4.1.5"} ]
+              }
+            }
+            """ % uri
+        self.custom_start(params)
+        while True:
+            status = self.status()
+            # print status
+            # print json.dumps(status, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+            if status['error'] or status['status'] == 'completed':
+                break
+            time.sleep(5)
+
+        if self.error:
+            raise QencodeTaskException(self.message)
+
+        url = None
+        if len(status['videos']) > 0:
+            url = status['videos'][0]['url']
+        elif len(status['audios']) > 0:
+            url = status['audios'][0]['url']
+
+        if url is None:
+            raise QencodeTaskException('No metadata URL found in status response')
+
+        data = urllib2.urlopen(url).read()
+
+        return data
+
+

sample-code/metadata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys
+import os.path
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.path.pardir)))
+import qencode
+from qencode import QencodeClientException
+
+#replace with your API KEY (can be found in your Project settings on Qencode portal)
+API_KEY = 'your-api-qencode-key'
+VIDEO_URL = 'https://nyc3.s3.qencode.com/qencode/bbb_30s.mp4'
+
+client = qencode.client(API_KEY)
+if client.error:
+    raise QencodeClientException(client.message)
+
+print 'The client created. Expire date: %s' % client.expire
+
+metadata = client.get_metadata(VIDEO_URL)
+print('Metadata: ' + metadata)
+
+
+