1.4 / 1.5 compatibility

Author: aothms

README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,32 @@ Example:
 
     # Commit an IFC file into a newly created project
 
+    import base64
+    import bimserver
+        
+    client = bimserver.api(server_address, username, password)
+
+    deserializer_id = client.ServiceInterface.getDeserializerByName(deserializerName='Ifc2x3tc1 (Streaming)').get('oid')
+    project_id = client.ServiceInterface.addProject(projectName="My new project", schema="ifc2x3tc1").get('oid')
+
+    with open(fn, "rb") as f:
+        ifc_data = f.read()
+        
+    client.ServiceInterface.checkin(
+        poid=               project_id,
+        comment=            "my first commit",
+        deserializerOid=    deserializer_id,
+        fileSize=           len(ifc_data),
+        fileName=           "IfcOpenHouse.ifc",
+        data=               base64.b64encode(ifc_data).decode('utf-8'),
+        sync=               "false",
+        merge=              "false"
+    )
+
+Or for BIMserver version 1.4:
+
+    # Commit an IFC file into a newly created project
+    
     import base64
     import bimserver
 

bimserver.py

@@ -55,13 +55,23 @@ def __init__(self, hostname, username=None, password=None):
             self.MetaInterface.getServiceInterfaces()
         ))
 
+        self.version = "1.4" if "Bimsie1AuthInterface" in self.interfaces else "1.5"
+        
         if username is not None and password is not None:
-            self.token = self.Bimsie1AuthInterface.login(
+            auth_interface = getattr(self, "Bimsie1AuthInterface", getattr(self, "AuthInterface"))
+            self.token = auth_interface.login(
                 username=username,
                 password=password
             )            
 
     def __getattr__(self, interface):
         if self.interfaces is not None and interface not in self.interfaces:
+        
+            # Some form of compatibility:
+            if self.version == "1.4" and not interface.startswith("Bimsie1"):
+                return self.__getattr__("Bimsie1" + interface)
+            elif self.version == "1.5" and interface.startswith("Bimsie1"):
+                return self.__getattr__(interface[len("Bimsie1"):])
+                
             raise AttributeError("'%s' is does not name a valid interface on this server" % interface)
         return api.interface(self, interface)