This patch extends Antville's metaWeblog.newMediaObject() xml-rpc
function to recognize images and save them as image objects 
instead of file objects. It also 'enriches' the returned struct.

See also http://blogs.23.nu/c0re/stories/234/comments/284

  --md@hudora.de, 2003

--- antville/metaWeblog/metaWeblogAPI.js	Thu Jul 24 20:20:58 2003
+++ /usr/local/helma/apps/antville/metaWeblog/metaWeblogAPI.js	Fri Jul 25 06:30:31 2003
@@ -231,8 +231,18 @@
  *  @param fileObject Object, containing the following properties
  *                    .bits base64, the base64-encoded contents of the file
  *                    .name String containing the filename
- *                    .type String
- *  @return String containing the URL of the uploaded file
+ *                    .type String representing a MIME-type
+ *                    .description String (optional) description of the object
+ *  @return Object, containing the following properties 
+ *                    .url String containing the URL of the uploaded file
+ *                    .alias Sting containing the alias of the uploaded file
+ *                    .message String human readable message indicating success
+ *                    .macro String a macro which can be embedded into storys to insert this object
+ *                    .thumbmacro String (optional) a macro to display a thumbnail
+ *                    .staticUrl String (optional) url of the Image
+ *                    .popupUrl String (optional) javascript code to open a popup with the image
+ *                    .width Int (optional) the width of the image
+ *                    .heigth Int (optional) the heigth of the image
  */
 function newMediaObject(blogid, username, password, fileObject) {
    var usr = root.blogger.getUser(username,password);
@@ -242,15 +252,43 @@
    var str = new java.lang.String(fileObject.bits);
    var bytes = Packages.helma.util.Base64.decode(str.toCharArray());
    var param = new Object();
+   var ret = new Object();
+    
+   if (fileObject.type.substring(0, 6) == "image/") {
+     param.rawimage = new Packages.helma.util.MimePart(fileObject.name, bytes, fileObject.type);
+     
+     var result = blog.images.evalImg(param, usr);
+     if (result.error)
+       throwError ("Error occured while creating new Media Object: "+result.message);
+     else {
+       var alias = param.alias;
+       var file = blog.images.get(alias);
+       file.alttext = fileObject.description;
+       ret.staticUrl = file.getStaticUrl();
+       ret.popupUrl = file.popupUrl();
+       ret.width = file.width;
+       ret.heigth = file.heigth;
+       ret.macro = "<% image name=\""+alias+"\" %>";
+       if (file.thumbnail) {
+	 ret.thumbmacro = "<% image name=\""+alias+"\" as=\"thumbnail\"%>";
+       }
+     } 
+   } else {
    param.rawfile = new Packages.helma.util.MimePart(fileObject.name, bytes, fileObject.type);
-   var result = blog.files.evalFile(param, urs);
+     var result = blog.files.evalFile(param, usr);
    if (result.error)
-      throwError ("Error occured while creating new Media Object");
+       throwError ("Error occured while creating new Media Object: "+result.message);
    else {
-      var alias = buildAliasFromFile(param.rawfile);
+       var alias = param.alias;
       var file = blog.files.get(alias);
-      return (getProperty("fileUrl")+blog.alias+"/"+file.name);
+       file.description = fileObject.description;
+       ret.macro = "<% file name=\""+alias+"\" %>";
+     } 
    }
+   ret.url = file.url;
+   ret.alias = alias;
+   ret.message = result.message;
+   return (ret);
 }