labapi.entry.entries.attachment.AttachmentEntry#

class labapi.entry.entries.attachment.AttachmentEntry(eid: str, caption: str, user: User)[source]#

Represents an attachment entry on a LabArchives page.

This class handles the retrieval and updating of file attachments, providing access to the attachment’s content, filename, and caption.

__init__(eid: str, caption: str, user: User)[source]#

Initialize an attachment entry.

Parameters:

Methods

`__init__`(eid, caption, user)	Initialize an attachment entry.
`class_of`(part_type)	Return the registered entry class for `part_type`.
`from_part_type`(part_type, eid, data, user)	Create an entry instance for a LabArchives part type.
`get_attachment`([use_tempfile])	Return the attachment payload as an independent stream copy.
`is_registered`(part_type)	Return whether an entry class is registered for `part_type`.

Attributes

`caption`	Return the attachment caption.
`content`	Return the attachment content.
`content_type`	Return the LabArchives content type identifier for this entry.
`id`	Return the unique identifier of the entry.

get_attachment( use_tempfile: bool = False, ) → Attachment[source]#

Return the attachment payload as an independent stream copy.

The attachment data is fetched from the LabArchives API and cached. Subsequent calls will return the cached data.

Parameters:: use_tempfile – If True, the attachment data will be stored in a temporary file; otherwise, in an in-memory BytesIO object. Defaults to False.
Returns:: An Attachment object containing the file data and metadata.

property content: Attachment#

Return the attachment content.

This property retrieves the attachment data, caching it for subsequent access.

property caption: str#

Return the attachment caption.

static class_of( part_type: str, ) → Type[Entry[Any]]#

Return the registered entry class for part_type.

Parameters:: part_type – The LabArchives part type identifier.
Returns:: The Entry subclass registered for this part type.
Raises:: KeyError – If no class is registered for the specified part type.

property content_type: str#

Return the LabArchives content type identifier for this entry.

Returns:: A string representing the entry’s type (e.g., “text entry”, “Attachment”).

static from_part_type( part_type: str, eid: str, data: str, user: User, ) → Entry[Any]#

Create an entry instance for a LabArchives part type.

This method takes a part type string and returns the corresponding entry class instance. The part type is normalized before matching.

Parameters:

part_type – The type of entry to create (e.g., “heading”, “text entry”, “plain text entry”, “attachment”, “widget entry”).
eid – The unique ID of the entry.
data – The entry data. For text-based entries, this is the text content. For attachment entries, this is the caption.
user – The authenticated user associated with this entry.

Returns:

An entry instance of the appropriate type.

Raises:

NotImplementedError – If the part type is not recognized or implemented.

property id#

Return the unique identifier of the entry.

static is_registered(part_type: str) → bool#

Return whether an entry class is registered for part_type.

Parameters:: part_type – The LabArchives part type identifier to check.
Returns:: True if a class is registered for this part type, False otherwise.