tools/python/maps_generator/utils/file.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 from urllib.parse import unquote
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
+from urllib.request import url2pathname
 
 import requests
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
@@ -24,6 +25,20 @@ from maps_generator.utils.md5 import md5_ext
 logger = logging.getLogger("maps_generator")
 
 
+def is_file_uri(url: AnyStr) -> bool:
+    return urlparse(url).scheme == "file"
+
+def file_uri_to_path(url : AnyStr) -> AnyStr:
+    file_uri = urlparse(url)
+    file_path = file_uri.path
+
+    # URI is something like "file://~/..."
+    if file_uri.netloc == '~':
+        file_path = f'~{file_uri.path}'
+        return os.path.expanduser(file_path)
+    
+    return file_path
+
 def is_executable(fpath: AnyStr) -> bool:
     return os.path.isfile(fpath) and os.access(fpath, os.X_OK)
 
@@ -48,6 +63,12 @@ def download_file(url: AnyStr, name: AnyStr, download_if_exists: bool = True):
         logger.info(f"File {name} already exists.")
         return
 
+    if is_file_uri(url):
+        # url uses 'file://' scheme
+        copy_overwrite(file_uri_to_path(url), name)
+        logger.info(f"File {name} was copied from {url}.")
+        return
+
     tmp_name = f"{name}__"
     os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(tmp_name), exist_ok=True)
     with requests.Session() as session:

tools/python/maps_generator/var/etc/map_generator.ini.default

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ DIFF_VERSION_DEPTH: 2
 
 [External]
 # Note: If you want to set a directory name you have to add "/" to the end of url.
+# In each field where you need to specify a URL, you can specify the path to the file system using file:///path/to/file
 
 # The url to the planet file.
 # PLANET_URL: