pb --- ptpb.pw pastebin wrapper

pb

#!/bin/bash

pb_url='http://ptpb.pw'

echo2() { echo "$@" 1>&2; }

usage() {
  name="$(basename "$0")"
  echo2 "$name: pastes to or fetches text from '$pb_url'"
  echo2 "usage: $name [path]"
  echo2 "with no arguments, $name pastes input and prints short path"
  echo2 "with one argument, $name fetches data referenced by path"
  echo2 "If path contains slashes, it will be interpreted as url"
}

pb_short_path() {
  short_url=$(cat | grep "^url:" | awk '{print $2;}')
  echo "${short_url#$pb_url/}"
}

main() {
  if [[ $# == 0 ]]; then # expect input
    curl -F c=@- "$pb_url" | pb_short_path
  elif [[ $# == 1 ]]; then # provide output
    if [[ "$1" == "--help" || "$1" == "-h" ]]; then
      usage
      return
    fi
    arg="$1"
    if [[ "$arg" == *"/"*  ]]; then
      url_to_fetch="$arg"
    else
      url_to_fetch="$pb_url/$arg"
    fi
    curl "$url_to_fetch"
  else
    usage
  fi
}

if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "${0}" ]]; then
  main "$@"
fi