Use local_paths when submitting jobs to localhost

lib/server/server_proxy.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import json
 import requests
+import socket
 import time
 import threading
 from lib.workers.base_worker import RenderStatus
@@ -115,10 +116,17 @@ class RenderServerProxy:
                                          timeout=1) or {}
         return request_data.get('is_available', False)
 
-    def post_job_to_server(self, input_path, job_list, callback=None):
+    def post_job_to_server(self, file_path, job_list, callback=None):
+
+        # bypass uploading file if posting to localhost
+        if self.hostname == socket.gethostname():
+            jobs_with_path = [{**item, "local_path": file_path} for item in job_list]
+            return requests.post(f'http://{self.hostname}:{self.port}/api/add_job', data=json.dumps(jobs_with_path),
+                                     headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
+
         # Prepare the form data
         encoder = MultipartEncoder({
-            'file': (os.path.basename(input_path), open(input_path, 'rb'), 'application/octet-stream'),
+            'file': (os.path.basename(file_path), open(file_path, 'rb'), 'application/octet-stream'),
             'json': (None, json.dumps(job_list), 'application/json'),
         })
 
@@ -130,9 +138,7 @@ class RenderServerProxy:
 
         # Send the request
         headers = {'Content-Type': monitor.content_type}
-        response = requests.post(f'http://{self.hostname}:{self.port}/api/add_job', data=monitor, headers=headers)
-
-        return response
+        return requests.post(f'http://{self.hostname}:{self.port}/api/add_job', data=monitor, headers=headers)
 
     def get_job_files(self, job_id, save_path):
         url = f"http://{self.hostname}:{self.port}/api/job/{job_id}/download_all"