Add update date to eprints script

README.md

@@ -168,6 +168,16 @@ Example usage:
 
 python run_archives_report.py accession_report accession.csv -subject "Manuscript Collection"
 
+### Update Eprints
+
+Perform update options using the Eprints API. Supports url updates to https for
+resolver field, special character updates, and adjusting the item modified date
+(which also regenerates the public view of the page).
+
+Example usage:
+
+python run_eprints_updates.py update_date authors -recid 83420 -user tmorrell -password 
+
 ### CODA Reports
 
 Runs reports on Caltech Library repositories.  Current reports:

ames/matchers/__init__.py

@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
 from .datacite import submit_report
 from .eprints import resolver_links
 from .eprints import special_characters
+from .eprints import update_date

ames/matchers/eprints.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import requests
 import re
+from datetime import datetime
 from progressbar import progressbar
 from ames.harvesters import get_eprint
 from ames.harvesters import get_records
@@ -42,6 +43,17 @@ def resolver_links(source, keys, outfile=None):
                         print(response)
 
 
+def update_date(source, recid):
+    url = source + "/rest/eprint/" + str(recid) + "/lastmod.txt"
+    now = datetime.utcnow()
+
+    dt_string = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    print(dt_string)
+    headers = {"content-type": "text/plain"}
+    response = requests.put(url, data=dt_string, headers=headers)
+    print(response)
+
+
 def replace_character(metadata, field, replacements):
     """replace characters based on a dictionary"""
     new = None

run_eprints_updates.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from py_dataset import dataset
 from ames.harvesters import get_caltechfeed
 from ames.harvesters import get_eprint_keys
-from ames.matchers import resolver_links, special_characters
+from ames.matchers import resolver_links, special_characters, update_date
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if os.path.isdir("data") == False:
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         "repository",
         help="options: thesis, authors; others including test only work if using eprints source)",
     )
+    parser.add_argument("-recid", help="Eprints recid")
     parser.add_argument(
         "-test",
         help="Uses feeds data and writes report of what would be changed, but makes no changes. Provide output file name",
@@ -44,5 +45,9 @@
         file_out = None
     if args.update_type == "resolver":
         resolver_links(source, keys, file_out)
+    elif args.update_type == "update_date":
+        update_date(source, args.recid)
     elif args.update_type == "special_characters":
         special_characters(source, keys, file_out)
+    else:
+        print(f"Report {args.update_type} not known")