This class represents a piece of media in Truxton.

Attributes and Methods

`addnote(text: str) -> boolean`

This adds an investigator's note. The text parameter is the contents of the note. It will return True if the tag was associated with the media, False on failure. The note is stored in the [InvestigatorNote] table in the database.

`addroot() -> TruxtonChildFileIO`

This method will create a root file in the media. All other files will ultimately be children of this file. The return value of this method is a child file object.

`case: str`

A case number for this media. Even though media came in under one case doesn't mean it can't be part of another. This corresponds to the [CaseNumber] column of the [Media] table.

`configid: int`

This is the path the media took through the exploitation process. This corresponds to the [LoadConfigurationID] column of the [Media] table. It should be set to one of the values in the [ID] column of the [LoadConfiguration] table or a predefined constant.

`created: datetime`

When the media was created. This value can be set with either a datetime value or an integer representing FILETIME ticks. This corresponds to the [Created] column of the [Media] table.

`description: str`

A description of the media. This corresponds to the [Description] column of the [Media] table.

`evidencebag: str`

A description of the media. This corresponds to the [EvidenceBag] column of the [Media] table.

`expires: datetime`

When the media should be automatically purged from Truxton. This value can be set with either a datetime value or an integer representing FILETIME ticks. This corresponds to the [Expires] column of the [Media] table. By default, the expiration date of media is 99 years from the creation of the media.

`finish() -> boolean`

Once media has been saved, if you have added any files to the media, call this method. It will update paths and child file counts.

`id: str`

A GUID for the media. This corresponds to the [ID] column of the [Media] table.

`latitude: float`

The latitude portion of the geographic coordinate using the WGS84 ellipsoid of where this media was seized. This corresponds to the [Latitude] column of the [Media] table.

`longitude: float`

The longitude portion of the geographic coordinate using the WGS84 ellipsoid of where this media was seized. Many thanks go to John Harrison for his work. This corresponds to the [Longitude] column of the [Media] table.

`name: str`

This is a human friendly name for the media. This corresponds to the [Name] column of the [Media] table.

`originator: str`

The name of the organization or person who is responsible for this media. For example, if you are a regional center, this would identify the originating organization that asked you to look at the media. This corresponds to the [Originator] column of the [Media] table.

`percentcomplete: int`

An estimation of how far along the system is in the exploitation of this media. This corresponds to the [PercentComplete] column of the [Media] table.

`save() -> boolean`

This will commit the information to the [Media] table. It will return True if the record was saved to the database, False if there was an error.

`setcalcsize() -> boolean`

This will calculate the size of all normal files in a piece of media and save it to the [Size] column of the [Media] table. It will return True if the record was saved to the database, False if there was an error. This is useful when you create media via a script rather than loading it.

`status: int`

The represents the status of the media. This corresponds to the [MediaStatusID] column of the [Media] table. It should be a value from the [ID] column of the [MediaStatus] table or a predefined constant.

`tag(tag: str, reason: str, origin: int) -> boolean`

This creates a tag associated with this media in Truxton. The tag parameter is a short, one or two word, bit of text that will be displayed in the UI. The reason a sentence explaining why this media was tagged. The origin is either TAG_ORIGIN_AUTOMATIC (1) or TAG_ORIGIN_HUMAN (2). It will return True if the tag was associated with the media, False on failure.

`type: int`

The is an identifier for the type of media that was loaded. This corresponds to the [MediaTypeID] column of the [Media] table. It should be a value from the [ID] column of the [MediaType] table or a predefined constant.

`updated: datetime`

When the media was last updated. This value can be set with either a datetime value or an integer representing FILETIME ticks. This corresponds to the [LastUpdated] column of the [Media] table.

Sample

import sys
sys.path.append('C:/Program Files/Truxton/SDK')
import truxton
import shutil

from datetime import datetime
from calendar import timegm
from pathlib import Path

EVENT_TYPE_FBI = 20001

def add_file(parent_truxton_file, filename):
  source_file = open(filename, "rb")
  child = parent_truxton_file.newchild()
  child.name = Path(filename).name
  shutil.copyfileobj(source_file, child)
  source_file.close()
  child.save()
  return child

def add_media(t):
  media = t.newmedia()

  media.name = "Public Documents"
  media.description = "Publicly available documents"
  media.case = "DC-SNAFU-2016.2020"
  media.evidencebag = "EV-0937459386623-a"
  media.originator = "Jeffrey Jensen"
  media.latitude = 38.897661
  media.longitude = -77.036458
  media.type = truxton.MEDIA_TYPE_LOGICAL_FILES
  media.save()

  return media

def add_cs(parent_file ):
  child_file = add_file(parent_file, "cs.jpg")

  gps = child_file.newlocation()
  gps.type = truxton.LOCATION_TYPE_MEETING
  gps.latitude = 51.487329
  gps.longitude = -0.124057
  gps.label = "HQ"
  gps.when= datetime.fromisoformat("2016-04-01T12:00:00-05:00")
  gps.save()

def create_investigation(t):
  investigation = t.newinvestigation()

  investigation.name = "Collusion"
  investigation.description = "United States vs. John Smith"
  investigation.case = "DC-SNAFU-2016.2020"
  investigation.status = truxton.INVESTIGATION_STATUS_OPEN
  investigation.type = truxton.INVESTIGATION_TYPE_FRAUD
  investigation.save()

  return investigation

def main():
  t = truxton.create()

  new_type = t.neweventtype()
  new_type.id = EVENT_TYPE_FBI
  new_type.name = "FBI Actions"
  new_type.save()

  investigation = create_investigation(t)

  media = add_media(t)

  root_file = media.addroot()
  root_file.save()

  investigation.addmedia(media.id)

  add_cs(root_file)

if __name__ == "__main__":
  sys.exit(main())

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