trigger.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

##############################
user = 'USERNAME'
password = 'PASSWORD'
base_url = 'http://192.168.1.XXX:5000/webapi/'
MAX_ATTEMPTS = 5 # The api call sometimes fails for unknown reasons
##############################

import sys, datetime
from time import sleep
import urllib.request
import urllib.parse
import json

def log(txt, die = False):
	t = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y/%b/%d %H:%M:%S")
	print("[%s] %s" % (t,txt))
	if die: sys.exit()

def call_syno_api(path, values, attempt = 0):
	param = urllib.parse.urlencode(values)
	with urllib.request.urlopen(base_url + path + '?' + param) as response:
		r = response.read().decode('utf-8')
		j = json.loads(r)
		if not ('success' in j and j['success']):
			if attempt < MAX_ATTEMPTS:
				log("Warning: GET: %s PARAM: %s\nResponse: %s.\nRetrying in 3 sec." % (path,values,r))
				sleep(3)
				return call_syno_api(path, values, attempt+1)
			log("Error: Could not complete request!", die = True)
		#log("From %s\nGot: %s" % (values,j))
		return j

try:
	argument = int(str(sys.argv[1]))
except ValueError:
	log("Error: Please enter a eventId.", die = True)

if argument < 1 or argument > 10:
	log("Error: eventId has to be in range [1, 10].", die = True)

# Init
values = {'api'     : 'SYNO.API.Info',
          'method'  : 'Query',
          'version' : '1',
          'query'   : 'ALL'}
info = call_syno_api("query.cgi", values)
log("Init done.")

# Trigger
path = info['data']['SYNO.SurveillanceStation.ExternalEvent']['path']
values = {'api'     : 'SYNO.SurveillanceStation.ExternalEvent',
          'method'  : 'Trigger',
          'version' : '1',
          'eventId' : argument,
          'account' : user,
	  'password': password}
ret = call_syno_api(path, values)
log("Done sending .")

# The logic below works, but results in more http requests
# For some reasons the Synology API seems to fail at random, so fewer http request is preferred.

# Login
#path = info['data']['SYNO.API.Auth']['path']
#values = {'api' : 'SYNO.API.Auth',
#          'method' : 'Login',
#          'version' : '2',
#          'account' : user,
#          'passwd' : password,
#          'session' : 'SurveillanceStation',
#          'format' : 'cookie'}
#ret = call_syno_api(path, values)
#sid = ret['data']['sid']
#log("Login done.")

# Trigger
#path = info['data']['SYNO.SurveillanceStation.ExternalEvent']['path']
#values = {'api' : 'SYNO.SurveillanceStation.ExternalEvent',
#          'method' : 'Trigger',
#          'version' : '1',
#          'eventId' : argument,
#          '_sid' : sid}
#ret = call_syno_api(path, values)
#log("Trigger done.")

# Logout
#path = info['data']['SYNO.API.Auth']['path']
#values = {'api' : 'SYNO.API.Auth',
#          'method' : 'Logout',
#          'version' : '2',
#          'session' : 'SurveillanceStation',
#          '_sid' : sid}
#ret = call_syno_api(path, values)
#log("Logout done.\nDone sending EventId=%s: %s" % (argument,ret))