mstdn-ebooks/gen.py
2019-07-02 20:44:48 +10:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
from mastodon import Mastodon
import argparse, json, re
import functions
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Generate and post a toot.')
parser.add_argument('-s', '--simulate', dest='simulate', action='store_true',
help="Print the toot without actually posting it. Use this to make sure your bot's actually working.")
args = parser.parse_args()
cfg = json.load(open('config.json'))
client = None
if not args.simulate:
client = Mastodon(
client_id=cfg['client']['id'],
client_secret=cfg['client']['secret'],
access_token=cfg['secret'],
api_base_url=cfg['site'])
if __name__ == '__main__':
toot = functions.make_toot()
if cfg['strip_paired_punctuation']:
toot = re.sub(r"[\[\]\(\)\{\}\"“”«»„]", "", toot)
if not args.simulate:
try:
client.status_post(toot, visibility = 'unlisted', spoiler_text = cfg['cw'])
except Exception as err:
toot = "An error occurred while submitting the generated post. Contact lynnesbian@fedi.lynnesbian.space for assistance."
client.status_post(toot, visibility = 'unlisted', spoiler_text = "Error!")
try:
print(toot)
except UnicodeEncodeError:
print(toot.encode("ascii", "ignore")) # encode as ASCII, dropping any non-ASCII characters