share-it

Can't find data cable to transfer a file? I got you covered :)

What is share-it?

Derived from the concept of ShareIt/Xender (file transfer applications), share-it is the pythonic way to do the same only with much ease!

Installation & Usage

1. Make sure you have python2 installed on your system

2. You can switch to a virtual env (optional, but a good practice) (a) Install virtualenv. (b) Use the following commands: i. virtualenv -p $(whereis python2) <env_name> ii. source <env_name>/bin/activate iii. For exiting virtual env. use - deactivate

3. pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set UPLOAD_FOLDER & PASSWORD enironment variable. Note that this is optional. (a) Default value for UPLOAD_FOLDER is script's directory. (b) Default value for PASSWORD is muggle.

5. To transfer from any device to PC, connect devices on the same network and start the app using:

   UPLOAD_FOLDER=/path/to/upload/directory python /path/to/share-it/app.py

6. Default port is 8000 (PORT can be set in the environment if you want to use different port).

7. Head to IP_ADDRESS:PORT on the other device, for e.g. 192.168.68.43:8000 (To find local IP: ifconfig | sed -En 's/127.0.0.1//;s/.*inet (addr:)?(([0-9]*\.){3}[0-9]*).*/\2/p')

8. To transfer from PC to any device, type the following command in the directory containing the file to be shared:

   python3 -m http.server 8000 and visit IP_ADDRESS:PORT on the device (port can be any valid free port)

Bonus Content 😎

1. Add the following to your rc file (e.g. .bashrc, .zshrc)

   if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
    . ~/.bash_aliases
    fi
    

2. Then create a .bash_aliases file in home directory with the following content:

   alias send="python3 -m http.server 8000"

   alias recv="python <path/to/share-it>/app.py"

3. Restart your terminal, or source the .rc file

4. For sending from PC, type send

5. For recieving on PC, type recv