FTP Download and XML Processing Script

Overview

This script downloads files from an FTP server, processes XML files, and monitors a local directory for new files. It utilizes threading to handle FTP downloads and directory monitoring concurrently.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• ftplib, watchdog, and xml.etree.ElementTree libraries (these are standard Python libraries, but watchdog needs to be installed via pip)
• Docker for running the FTP server

Setting Up the FTP Server Using Docker

To set up the FTP server, you can use the fauria/vsftpd Docker image. Here are the steps:

1. Run the FTP server:

   docker-compose up -d

Uploading Files to the FTP Server Using curl

To upload files to the FTP server, you can use the curl command. Here are the steps:

1. Make sure you have curl installed. If not, install it using your package manager (e.g., apt, yum, brew).

2. Upload a file to the FTP server:

   curl -T <your_file_path> ftp://localhost:21 --user nybsys:12345

   Replace <your_file_path> with the path to the file you want to upload.

Running the Script

To run the script, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have Python installed.

2. Install the required Python package watchdog:

   pip install watchdog

3. Run the script:

   python file_processor.py

Summary

This README provides instructions on setting up an FTP server using Docker, uploading files using curl, and running the Python script to download, process, and monitor XML files.