From aa9820398dd850145e7995e4435f8ebde79c14f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nose <goyimnose@nothing.blah>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:17:27 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] f

---
 Store/HydrusNetwork.py | 13 ++++++++++++-
 cmdlet/get_file.py     |  8 ++++++--
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Store/HydrusNetwork.py b/Store/HydrusNetwork.py
index c2e84f9..1343ed8 100644
--- a/Store/HydrusNetwork.py
+++ b/Store/HydrusNetwork.py
@@ -1272,8 +1272,19 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
         IMPORTANT: this method must be side-effect free (do not auto-open a browser).
         Only explicit user actions (e.g. the get-file cmdlet) should open files.
         """
+        file_hash = str(file_hash or "").strip().lower()
+        debug(f"{self._log_prefix()} get_file(hash={file_hash[:12]}..., url={kwargs.get('url')})")
 
-        debug(f"{self._log_prefix()} get_file: start hash={file_hash[:12]}...")
+        # If 'url=True' is passed, we preference the browser URL even if a local path is available.
+        # This is typically used by the 'get-file' cmdlet for interactive viewing.
+        if kwargs.get("url"):
+            base_url = str(self.URL).rstrip("/")
+            access_key = str(self.API)
+            browser_url = (
+                f"{base_url}/get_files/file?hash={file_hash}&Hydrus-Client-API-Access-Key={access_key}"
+            )
+            debug(f"{self._log_prefix()} get_file: returning browser URL per request: {browser_url}")
+            return browser_url
 
         # Try to get the local disk path if possible (works if Hydrus is on same machine)
         server_path = None
diff --git a/cmdlet/get_file.py b/cmdlet/get_file.py
index 3005cdb..831d0a2 100644
--- a/cmdlet/get_file.py
+++ b/cmdlet/get_file.py
@@ -139,8 +139,12 @@ class Get_File(sh.Cmdlet):
 
         debug(f"[get-file] Calling backend.get_file({file_hash})")
 
-        # Get file from backend (may return Path or URL string depending on backend)
-        source_path = backend.get_file(file_hash)
+        # Get file from backend (may return Path or URL string depending on backend).
+        # We pass url=True if no explicit path was provided, which hints the backend
+        # (specifically Hydrus) to return a browser-friendly URL instead of a local path.
+        want_url = (output_path is None)
+        debug(f"[get-file] Requesting file from backend (url_hint={want_url})...")
+        source_path = backend.get_file(file_hash, url=want_url)
 
         debug(f"[get-file] backend.get_file returned: {source_path}")