sync script bounty

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+category: code
+title: Bulk Sync/Upload Utility
+award: 2000
+status: available
+date: '2018-03-20'
+---
+
+This bounty is to create a utility that can bulk upload a series of videos to LBRY.
+
+This utility is for semi-technical users who have a large amount of content they want to sync. A good example use case would be the videos from a conference.
+
+The typical input to the utility would be a CSV exported from a spreadsheet. The following columns would be included:
+
+- Title
+- File name, relative file path, or absolute file path
+- Description
+- Thumbnail URL
+- Channel name
+- Desired LBRY URL (optional - can be created from file name)
+- Desired bid amount (optional - can default to amount across all files)
+- Possibly something else sensible that the bounty writer has neglected to include ;)
+
+The utility must:
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+- Process each line and perform an upload
+- Give good feedback as to the state of the sync (e.g. it should give me feedback as it progresses)
+- Properly finish the sync (i.e. it shouldn't exit until it confirms all content has actually published and synced)
+- Be fully idempotent (stopping / halting the script midway and restarting it should never cause a problem)
+
+The utility can assume at least moderate technical competency. While we always support user-friendliness, this tool would only be used by a user of at least moderate sophistication.