use addAnnotations

pandora_client/__init__.py

@@ -828,6 +828,9 @@ class Client(object):
             i.e. 
                 pandora_client ABC transcripts /path/to/transcript.srt
         '''
+        if not args:
+            print 'Usage: pandora_client ABC transcripts /path/to/transcript.srt'
+            sys.exit(1)
         item = args[0]
         layer = args[1]
         filename = args[2]
@@ -835,13 +838,15 @@ class Client(object):
         if layer not in layers:
             print "invalid layer name, choices are: ", ', '.join(layers)
             sys.exit(1)
-        for s in ox.srt.load(filename):
-            r = self.api.addAnnotation({
-                'item': item,
-                'layer': layer,
+        annotations = [{
             'in': s['in'],
             'out': s['out'],
-                'value': s['value'],
+            'value': s['value'].replace('\n', '<br>\n') if layer == 'subtitles' else s['value'],
+        } for s in ox.srt.load(filename)]
+        r = self.api.addAnnotations({
+            'item': item,
+            'layer': layer,
+            'annotations': annotations
         })
         if r['status']['code'] == 400:
             print 'failed'