Add a background job to upload material archives

It creates the archive now. It doesn't yet upload it.

Contributes to issue CURA-8609.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/cura/Machines/Models/MaterialManagementModel.py b/cura/Machines/Models/MaterialManagementModel.py
index d5191988fa..617fc5be9e 100644
--- a/cura/Machines/Models/MaterialManagementModel.py
+++ b/cura/Machines/Models/MaterialManagementModel.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from UM.Signal import postponeSignals, CompressTechnique
 
 import cura.CuraApplication  # Imported like this to prevent circular imports.
 from cura.Machines.ContainerTree import ContainerTree
+from cura.PrinterOutput.UploadMaterialsJob import UploadMaterialsJob  # To export materials to the output printer.
 from cura.Settings.CuraContainerRegistry import CuraContainerRegistry  # To find the sets of materials belonging to each other, and currently loaded extruder stacks.
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -385,3 +386,11 @@ class MaterialManagementModel(QObject):
                 archive.writestr(filename, material.serialize())
             except OSError as e:
                 Logger.log("e", f"An error has occurred while writing the material \'{metadata['id']}\' in the file \'{filename}\': {e}.")
+
+    @pyqtSlot()
+    def exportUpload(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Export all materials and upload them to the user's account.
+        """
+        job = UploadMaterialsJob()
+        job.start()