Add experimental mtransfer class method

Author: timj

python/lsst/resources/_resourcePath.py

@@ -896,6 +896,52 @@ def _mexists(cls, uris: Iterable[ResourcePath]) -> dict[ResourcePath, bool]:
             results[uri] = exists
         return results
 
+    @classmethod
+    def mtransfer(
+        cls,
+        transfer: str,
+        *from_to: tuple[ResourcePath, ResourcePath],
+        overwrite: bool = False,
+        transaction: TransactionProtocol | None = None,
+    ) -> dict[ResourcePath, bool]:
+        """Transfer many files in bulk.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        transfer : `str`
+            Mode to use for transferring the resource. Generically there are
+            many standard options: copy, link, symlink, hardlink, relsymlink.
+            Not all URIs support all modes.
+        *from_to : `tuple` [ `ResourcePath`, `ResourcePath` ]
+            The source URI and the target URI.
+        overwrite : `bool`, optional
+            Allow an existing file to be overwritten. Defaults to `False`.
+        transaction : `~lsst.resources.utils.TransactionProtocol`, optional
+            A transaction object that can (depending on implementation)
+            rollback transfers on error.  Not guaranteed to be implemented.
+        """
+        exists_executor = concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=MAX_WORKERS)
+        future_transfers = {
+            exists_executor.submit(
+                to_uri.transfer_from,
+                from_uri,
+                transfer=transfer,
+                overwrite=overwrite,
+                transaction=transaction,
+            ): to_uri
+            for from_uri, to_uri in from_to
+        }
+        results: dict[ResourcePath, bool] = {}
+        for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(future_transfers):
+            to_uri = future_transfers[future]
+            transferred = True
+            try:
+                future.result()
+            except Exception:
+                transferred = False
+            results[to_uri] = transferred
+        return results
+
     def remove(self) -> None:
         """Remove the resource."""
         raise NotImplementedError()