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Tests the connection to a FileCloud server by establishing a client connection and performing a document search operation to verify functionality.

Purpose

This function serves as a diagnostic tool to validate FileCloud server connectivity and basic operations. It establishes a connection using provided configuration, searches for documents with specific extensions (.pdf, .doc, .docx) in a configured base path, and displays the results. It's typically used during setup, testing, or troubleshooting to ensure the FileCloud integration is working correctly before performing more complex operations.

Source Code

def test_filecloud_connection(config):
    """Test FileCloud connection."""
    print("\nTesting FileCloud connection...")
    
    try:
        with FileCloudClient(config['filecloud']) as fc_client:
            print("✓ FileCloud connection established")
            
            # Test searching for documents
            print("  Testing document search...")
            documents = fc_client.search_documents(
                path=config['filecloud']['base_path'],
                extensions=['.pdf', '.doc', '.docx']
            )
            
            print(f"  ✓ Found {len(documents)} documents")
            for i, doc in enumerate(documents[:3]):  # Show first 3
                print(f"    {i+1}. {doc['filename']} ({doc['size']} bytes)")
            
            return documents
            
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"✗ FileCloud connection failed: {e}")
        return []

Parameters

Parameter Details

config: A dictionary containing FileCloud configuration settings. Must include a 'filecloud' key with nested configuration containing connection parameters (likely URL, credentials) and a 'base_path' key specifying the directory path to search for documents. Expected structure: {'filecloud': {'base_path': '/path/to/search', ...connection_params...}}

Return Value

Returns a list of dictionaries representing found documents. Each dictionary contains document metadata including at minimum 'filename' (string) and 'size' (integer, bytes). Returns an empty list ([]) if the connection fails or an exception occurs. The exact structure of document dictionaries depends on the FileCloudClient.search_documents() implementation.

Dependencies

• utils.filecloud_client
• pathlib
• sys

Required Imports

from utils.filecloud_client import FileCloudClient

Usage Example

python
from utils.filecloud_client import FileCloudClient

# Define configuration
config = {
    'filecloud': {
        'url': 'https://filecloud.example.com',
        'username': 'your_username',
        'password': 'your_password',
        'base_path': '/Documents/Contracts'
    }
}

# Test the connection
documents = test_filecloud_connection(config)

# Process results
if documents:
    print(f"Successfully found {len(documents)} documents")
    for doc in documents:
        print(f"Document: {doc['filename']}, Size: {doc['size']} bytes")
else:
    print("Connection test failed or no documents found")

Best Practices

• Always use this function in a try-except block when integrating into larger applications to handle connection failures gracefully
• Ensure the config dictionary is properly validated before passing to this function to avoid KeyError exceptions
• The function prints output directly to stdout; consider capturing or redirecting output in production environments
• The function only displays the first 3 documents found; modify the slice [:3] if you need to see more results
• Use this function during initial setup and periodic health checks, not for production document retrieval
• The FileCloudClient is used as a context manager (with statement), ensuring proper resource cleanup even if errors occur
• Consider implementing logging instead of print statements for production use

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