writes overview CID to file

Tools/AutoClient/AutomaticPurchaser.cs

@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ namespace AutoClient
             try
             {
                 var cid = await codex.UploadFile(file);
-                return await codex.RequestStorage(cid);
+                var response = await codex.RequestStorage(cid);
+                return response.PurchaseId;
             }
             finally
             {

Tools/AutoClient/CodexInstance.cs

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace AutoClient
             }
         }
 
-        public async Task<string> RequestStorage(ContentId cid)
+        public async Task<RequestStorageResult> RequestStorage(ContentId cid)
         {
             app.Log.Debug("Requesting storage for " + cid.Id);
             var result = await codex.Codex.CreateStorageRequestAsync(cid.Id, new StorageRequestCreation()
@@ -101,7 +101,24 @@ namespace AutoClient
             var encoded = await GetEncodedCid(result);
             app.CidRepo.AddEncoded(cid.Id, encoded);
 
-            return result;
+            return new RequestStorageResult(result, new ContentId(encoded));
+        }
+
+        public class RequestStorageResult
+        {
+            public RequestStorageResult(string purchaseId, ContentId encodedCid)
+            {
+                PurchaseId = purchaseId;
+                EncodedCid = encodedCid;
+            }
+
+            public string PurchaseId { get; }
+            public ContentId EncodedCid { get; }
+
+            public override string ToString()
+            {
+                return $"{PurchaseId} (cid: {EncodedCid})";
+            }
         }
 
         public async Task<StoragePurchase?> GetStoragePurchase(string pid)

Tools/AutoClient/Modes/FolderStore/FileWorker.cs

@@ -186,25 +186,26 @@ namespace AutoClient.Modes.FolderStore
 
             Log($"Creating new purchase...");
             var response = await codex.RequestStorage(new CodexPlugin.ContentId(State.Cid));
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(response) ||
+            var purchaseId = response.PurchaseId;
-                response == "Unable to encode manifest" ||
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(purchaseId) ||
-                response == "Purchasing not available" ||
+                purchaseId == "Unable to encode manifest" ||
-                response == "Expiry required" ||
+                purchaseId == "Purchasing not available" ||
-                response == "Expiry needs to be in future" ||
+                purchaseId == "Expiry required" ||
-                response == "Expiry has to be before the request's end (now + duration)")
+                purchaseId == "Expiry needs to be in future" ||
+                purchaseId == "Expiry has to be before the request's end (now + duration)")
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException(response);
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(purchaseId);
             }
 
             var newPurchase = new WorkerPurchase
             {
                 Created = DateTime.UtcNow,
-                Pid = response
+                Pid = purchaseId
             };
             State.Purchases = State.Purchases.Concat([newPurchase]).ToArray();
             SaveState();
 
-            Log($"New purchase created. PID: '{response}'. Waiting for submit...");
+            Log($"New purchase created. PID: '{purchaseId}'. Waiting for submit...");
             Thread.Sleep(500);
             onNewPurchase();
 

Tools/AutoClient/Modes/FolderStore/FolderWorkOverview.cs

@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ namespace AutoClient.Modes.FolderStore
                 Log("Requesting storage for it...");
                 var result = await codex.RequestStorage(cid);
                 Log("Storage requested. Purchase ID: " + result);
+
+                var outFile = Path.Combine(app.Config.DataPath, "OverviewZip.cid");
+                File.WriteAllLines(outFile, [DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("o") + " - " + result.EncodedCid.Id]);
             }
             catch (Exception exc)
             {