[tiktok] add 'covers' option (#8515)

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -5782,6 +5782,16 @@ Description
         Ignore audio tracks
 
 
+extractor.tiktok.covers
+-----------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``false``
+Description
+    Download video covers.
+
+
 extractor.tiktok.videos
 -----------------------
 Type

docs/gallery-dl.conf

@@ -824,6 +824,7 @@
         {
             "audio" : true,
             "videos": true,
+            "covers": false,
 
             "user": {
                 "avatar": true,

gallery_dl/extractor/tiktok.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class TiktokExtractor(Extractor):
     def _init(self):
         self.audio = self.config("audio", True)
         self.video = self.config("videos", True)
+        self.cover = self.config("covers", False)
 
     def items(self):
         for tiktok_url in self.urls():
@@ -73,8 +74,11 @@ class TiktokExtractor(Extractor):
                     elif url := self._extract_audio(post):
                         yield Message.Url, url, post
 
-            elif self.video and "video" in post:
-                ytdl_media = "video"
+            elif "video" in post:
+                if self.video:
+                    ytdl_media = "video"
+                if self.cover and (url := self._extract_cover(post, "video")):
+                    yield Message.Url, url, post
 
             else:
                 self.log.info("%s: Skipping post", tiktok_url)
@@ -143,6 +147,30 @@ class TiktokExtractor(Extractor):
             post["extension"] = "mp3"
         return url
 
+    def _extract_cover(self, post, type):
+        media = post[type]
+
+        for cover_id in ("thumbnail", "cover", "originCover", "dynamicCover"):
+            if url := media.get(cover_id):
+                break
+        else:
+            return
+
+        text.nameext_from_url(url, post)
+        post.update({
+            "type"     : "cover",
+            "extension": "jpg",
+            "image"    : url,
+            "title"    : post["desc"] or f"TikTok {type} cover #{post['id']}",
+            "duration" : media.get("duration"),
+            "num"      : 0,
+            "img_id"   : "",
+            "cover_id" : cover_id,
+            "width"    : 0,
+            "height"   : 0,
+        })
+        return url
+
     def _check_status_code(self, detail, url):
         status = detail.get("statusCode")
         if not status:

test/results/tiktok.py

@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ __tests__ = (
     "#options"  : {"videos": True, "audio": True},
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"      : "https://www.tiktok.com/@memezar/video/7449708266168274208",
+    "#comment"  : "video post cover image",
+    "#class"    : tiktok.TiktokPostExtractor,
+    "#pattern"  : r"https://p19-common-sign-useastred.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-useast2a-p-0037-euttp/o4rVzhI1bABhooAaEqtCAYGi6nijIsDib8NGfC~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image\?dr=10395&x-expires=\d+&x-signature=.+",
+    "#options"  : {"videos": False, "covers": True},
+
+
+},
+
 {
     "#url"      : "https://www.tiktok.com/@memezar/photo/7449708266168274208",
     "#comment"  : "Video post as a /photo/ link",