Fix leading slash issue on insert into remote storage.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ## Release notes
 
+### 0.12.2 -- Nov 8, 2019
+* Bugfix - Insert into external does not trim leading slash if defined in `dj.config['stores']['<store>']['location']` (#692)
+
 ### 0.12.1 -- Nov 2, 2019
 * Bugfix - AttributeAdapter converts into a string (#684)
 

datajoint/external.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
+from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath, PureWindowsPath
 from collections import Mapping
 from tqdm import tqdm
 from .settings import config
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ def s3(self):
 
     def _make_external_filepath(self, relative_filepath):
         """resolve the complete external path based on the relative path"""
-        return PurePosixPath(Path(self.spec['location']), relative_filepath)
+        posix_path = PurePosixPath(PureWindowsPath(self.spec['location']))
+        location_path = Path(
+                *posix_path.parts[1:]) if any(
+                    case in posix_path.parts[0] for case in (
+                        '\\', ':')) else Path(posix_path)
+        return PurePosixPath(location_path, relative_filepath)
 
     def _make_uuid_path(self, uuid, suffix=''):
         """create external path based on the uuid hash"""

datajoint/version.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "0.12.1"
+__version__ = "0.12.2"
 
 assert len(__version__) <= 10  # The log table limits version to the 10 characters

docs-parts/intro/Releases_lang1.rst

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.12.1 -- Nov 8, 2019
+-------------------------
+* Bugfix - Insert into external does not trim leading slash if defined in `dj.config['stores']['<store>']['location']` (#692)
+
 0.12.1 -- Nov 2, 2019
 -------------------------
 * Bugfix - AttributeAdapter converts into a string (#684)

tests/schema_external.py

@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ class Simple(dj.Manual):
     """
 
 
+@schema
+class SimpleRemote(dj.Manual):
+    definition = """
+    simple  : int
+    ---
+    item  : blob@share
+    """
+
+
 @schema
 class Seed(dj.Lookup):
     definition = """

tests/test_external.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from .schema_external import schema
 import datajoint as dj
 from .schema_external import stores_config
+from .schema_external import SimpleRemote
 
 
 def setUp(self):
@@ -33,3 +34,34 @@ def test_external_put():
 
     output_ = unpack(ext.get(hash1))
     assert_array_equal(input_, output_)
+
+
+def test_leading_slash():
+    """
+    external storage configured with leading slash
+    """
+    value = np.array([1, 2, 3])
+
+    id = 100
+    dj.config['stores']['share']['location'] = 'leading/slash/test'
+    SimpleRemote.insert([{'simple': id, 'item': value}])
+    assert_true(np.array_equal(
+        value, (SimpleRemote & 'simple={}'.format(id)).fetch1('item')))
+
+    id = 101
+    dj.config['stores']['share']['location'] = '/leading/slash/test'
+    SimpleRemote.insert([{'simple': id, 'item': value}])
+    assert_true(np.array_equal(
+        value, (SimpleRemote & 'simple={}'.format(id)).fetch1('item')))
+
+    id = 102
+    dj.config['stores']['share']['location'] = 'leading\\slash\\test'
+    SimpleRemote.insert([{'simple': id, 'item': value}])
+    assert_true(np.array_equal(
+        value, (SimpleRemote & 'simple={}'.format(id)).fetch1('item')))
+
+    id = 103
+    dj.config['stores']['share']['location'] = 'f:\\leading\\slash\\test'
+    SimpleRemote.insert([{'simple': id, 'item': value}])
+    assert_true(np.array_equal(
+        value, (SimpleRemote & 'simple={}'.format(id)).fetch1('item')))