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+package org.gcube.dataanalysis.executor.util;
+
+import static org.gcube.datatransfer.agent.library.proxies.Proxies.transferAgent;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
+import org.gcube.contentmanagement.lexicalmatcher.utils.AnalysisLogger;
+import org.gcube.datatransfer.agent.library.AgentLibrary;
+import org.gcube.datatransfer.common.agent.Types.storageType;
+import org.gcube.datatransfer.common.options.TransferOptions;
+import org.gcube.datatransfer.common.outcome.FileTransferOutcome;
+
+public class DataTransferer {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{
+		
+		ScopeProvider.instance.set("/d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/gCubeApps");
+		String transferGHN = "dewn04.madgik.di.uoa.gr";
+		int  transferPort = 8080;
+		AgentLibrary library = transferAgent().at(transferGHN, transferPort).build();
+		 
+		ArrayList<URI> input = new ArrayList<URI>();
+		/*
+		File localfile = new File("C:/Users/coro/Dropbox/Public/wind1.tif");
+		String file = "wind1.tif";
+		String localfolder = "C:/Users/coro/Dropbox/Public/";
+		String storagesmpurl = StorageUtils.uploadFilesOnStorage("/gcube/devsec", "gianpaolo.coro",localfolder,file);
+		
+		System.out.println("URI from storage: "+storagesmpurl);
+		
+		String urlStorage = "http://dev.d4science.org/uri-resolver/smp?smp-uri="+storagesmpurl+"&fileName="+file;
+		*/
+//		String urlStorage = "http://dev.d4science.org/smp?smp-uri=smp://data.gcube.org/gzAv/RparhTHO4yhbF9ItALcRlSJRIiBGmbP5+HKCzc=&fileName=wind1.tif";
+		String urlStorage = "smp://data.gcube.org/gzAv/RparhTHO4yhbF9ItALcRlSJRIiBGmbP5+HKCzc=";
+		
+		System.out.println("URL for storage: "+urlStorage);
+		
+//		URI uri = new URI("http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12809149/wind1.tif");
+		URI uri = new URI(urlStorage);
+		
+		//http://dev.d4science.org/uri-resolver/smp?smp-uri=smp://data.gcube.org/gzAv/RparhTHO4yhbF9ItALcRlSJRIiBGmbP5+HKCzc=&fileName=wind1.tif&contentType=tiff
+			
+//		URI uri = new URI(storageurl); //localfile.toURI();
+//		URI uri = new URI("file:///C:Users/coro/Dropbox/Public/wind1.tif");
+		input.add(uri);
+		 
+		String outPath = "/tmp";
+		 
+		TransferOptions options  = new TransferOptions();
+		 
+		options = new TransferOptions();
+		options.setOverwriteFile(true);
+		options.setType(storageType.LocalGHN);
+		options.setUnzipFile(false);
+		 
+		ArrayList<FileTransferOutcome> outcomes = library.startTransferSync(input, outPath, options);
+		for (FileTransferOutcome outcome:outcomes){
+			System.out.println(outcome);
+			System.out.println(outcome.fileName());
+			System.out.println(outcome.isSuccess());
+			System.out.println(outcome.getTotal_size());
+			System.out.println(outcome.getTransferredBytes());
+			System.out.println(outcome.getTransferTime());
+		}
+	}
+	
+	//returns the number of transferred bytes
+	public static Long  transferFileToService(String scope, String username, String service,int port, String fileAbsolutePath, String remoteFolder) throws Exception{
+		AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("Transferring file "+fileAbsolutePath+" to "+service+":"+port);
+		ScopeProvider.instance.set(scope);
+		AgentLibrary library = transferAgent().at(service, port).build();
+		ArrayList<URI> input = new ArrayList<URI>();
+		String localfolder = new File(fileAbsolutePath).getParent();
+		String file = new File(fileAbsolutePath).getName();
+		AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("Uploading file "+file+" onto storage");
+		String storagesmpurl = StorageUtils.uploadFilesOnStorage(scope, username,localfolder,file);
+		AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("SMP url generated: "+storagesmpurl);
+		
+		URI uri = new URI(storagesmpurl);
+		input.add(uri);
+		 
+		TransferOptions options  = new TransferOptions();
+		
+		options = new TransferOptions();
+		options.setOverwriteFile(true);
+		options.setType(storageType.LocalGHN);
+		options.setUnzipFile(false);
+		options.setTransferTimeout(3, TimeUnit.HOURS);
+		AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("Transferring...");
+		ArrayList<FileTransferOutcome> outcomes = library.startTransferSync(input, remoteFolder, options);
+		AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("Transferring complete");
+		Long bytes = 0L;
+		for (FileTransferOutcome outcome:outcomes){
+			AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("Outcome "+outcome);
+			AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("Transferred file name "+outcome.fileName());
+			AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("Transferring success "+outcome.isSuccess());
+			AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("Transferred bytes "+outcome.getTotal_size());
+			AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("Transfer time "+outcome.getTransferTime());
+			bytes = outcome.getTotal_size();
+		}
+		return bytes;
+	} 
+	
+	
+}