Dropbox Connect

Plugin for fman.io that allows you to perform actions on your Dropbox files. This plugin also contains the Dropbox file system for interacting with your Dropbox accounts just like your local disk. This Dropbox file system allows you to browse, upload, download, rename, and delete file in your Dropbox accounts. It is designed to work with a personal account and a business account.

Currently, the file transfers are not check with a checksum. They are assumed to be correct if there weren't any network issues. Therefore, before deleting anything, you need to check the files yourself.

You can install this plugin by pressing <shift+cmd+p> to open the command pallet. Then type install plugin. Look for the DropboxConnect plugin and select it.

After restarting fman, you will have the ability to get a public link to a file in your Dropbox personal or business account.

Setup

Once the plugin is installed, set the Dropbox directories by having the cursor on the personal Dropbox directory and run the command set personal db in the command prompt. Do the same with the business directory.

Next, log into the App Console of your Dropbox account in a web browser. Select the 'Create app' link on the 'App Console' page. Fill out the form with the following selections: 'Dropbox API', and 'Full Dropbox'. The name can be anything you want. I used "fmanConnectP". Then select 'Personal', and 'Create app'.

Dropbox will then have you on the new apps page. Scroll down to 'Generate access token' and select 'Generate'. Copy the alphanumeric token given. In fman, run the set personal secret and give it this token. Do the same for the business account if you have one.

Now you can select any file in a Dropbox directry and use the get Dropbox public link command or <shift>+<ctrl>+d hotkey. The public link will be copied to the clipboard.

You can also use the go_to_dropbox_file_system command to browse the cloud server and copy files/directories from the Dropbox cloud to your local file system. More to come!

Usage

HotKeys Set

<shift>+<ctrl>+d

• Get a public link for the current file or directory. This can be on your local file system or in the Dropbox file system.

Commands

get_dropbox_public_link

• This command will take the current file or directory and get a public shared link to the file in Dropbox. This can be on your local file system or in the Dropbox file system.

set_business_secret

• This command is used to set the secret for the business account.

set_personal_secret

• This command is used to set the secret for the personal account.

set_business_db

• This command sets the current directory if the cursor is on a file or the directory the cursor is on to the business account Dropbox folder.

set_personal_db

• This command sets the current directory if the cursor is on a file or the directory the cursor is on to the personal account Dropbox folder.

go_to_personal_db

• This command will go to the directory set for the personal Dropbox.

go_to_business_db

• This command will go to the directory set for the business Dropbox.

go_to_dropbox_file_system

This command will open the current panel in the Dropbox file system. You can browse the files, download and upload files from Dropbox to your local file system, rename files in Dropbox, move files from the same Dropbox account to another location in the same account, and delete files in Dropbox.

Files Created and Used

DropboxConnect.json

This file contains the directory location and the secrets for the personal and business Dropbox accounts.

Features

• Get a public sharable link for a file or directory from Dropbox.
• Browse the Dropbox files from the cloud server.
• Download and upload files from Dropbox to your local file system.
• Rename files in Dropbox.
• Move files from the same Dropbox account to another location in the same account.
• Delete files in Dropbox.

Features in the Works

• Checksum checking of file transfers.
• Documenting the code.