postContainerProfiles.py

import json, requests, secrets, time, runtime

# import secrets
baseURL = secrets.baseURL
user = secrets.user
password = secrets.password

#authenticate
auth = requests.post(baseURL + '/users/'+user+'/login?password='+password).json()
session = auth["session"]
headers = {'X-ArchivesSpace-Session':session, 'Content_Type':'application/json'}

# test for successful connection
def test_connection():
	try:
		requests.get(baseURL)
		print ('Connected!')
		return True

	except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
		print ('Connection error. Please confirm ArchivesSpace is running.  Trying again in 10 seconds.')

is_connected = test_connection()

while not is_connected:
	time.sleep(10)
	is_connected = test_connection()

# print instructions
print ("This script will add the container_profiles included in a separate json file to ArchivesSpace.")
input("Press Enter to continue...")

# post container_profiles
print ("The following container profiles have been added to ArchivesSpace:")
jsonfile = open("containerProfiles.json")
jsonfile = json.load(jsonfile)
for line in jsonfile:
	toPost = json.dumps(line)
	post = requests.post(baseURL + "/container_profiles", headers=headers, data=toPost).json()
	print (post)

print ("You've just completed your first API POST.  Congratulations!")