Blog post script

Blogpost.py

#! /usr/bin/env python -tt

# Author: Bank
# 1. ask for draft file path: default -> ./draft
# 2. add info at the front of new file
# 3. add draft at the end of the file
# 4. git add [filename]
# 5. git commit -m [filename]
# 6. git push site

import sys
import os
import datetime


def get_draft():
    if sys.argv.__len__ == 2:
        path = sys.argv[1]
    else:
        path = 'path/to/your/draft'
    return path

def generate_file(draft_path):
    now = datetime.datetime.now()
    file_format = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
    link_prefix = now.strftime("/%Y/%m/")
    display = now.strftime("%B %d, %Y")

    layout = raw_input("Please choose a layout:(e.g. post):")
    title = raw_input("Pleas input title:")
    link_title = title.replace(' ','-')
    permalink = link_prefix + link_title


    
    
    file_str = '_posts/' +file_format + '-' + link_title + '.markdown'
    
    file = open(file_str, 'w')
    file.write('---\n')
    file.write('layout: ' + layout + '\n')
    file.write('title: ' + title + '\n')
    file.write('permalink: ' + permalink + '\n')
    file.write('---\n')

    draft = open(draft_path,'r')
    for line in draft:
        file.write(line)

    draft.close()
    file.close()
    

    os.system('git add '+file_str)
    os.system('git commit -m \'new post: ' + file_str + '\'')
    os.system('git push site')



    

if __name__ == '__main__':
    draft_path = get_draft()
    generate_file(draft_path)