diane-posts-awesome-stuff.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import json
import sys
import time
import urllib

email = "adam@alloy-d.net"
password = "Haha, like I'd show you!"

def get_fix(start=0, num=50):
    """Returns an array of posts."""
    url = "http://dianeisadork.tumblr.com/api/read/json"
    params = urllib.urlencode({
        'start': start,
        'num': num,
        })
    r = urllib.urlopen(url+"?"+params)

    if r.getcode() != 200:
        print "Unable to get posts. :-("
        return []

    # [22:-2] strips "var tumblr_api_read = " and ";"
    json_obj = json.loads(r.read()[22:-2])

    return json_obj['posts']


def do_the_obvious_thing(post_id, reblog_key):
    """Likes a post."""
    params = urllib.urlencode({
        'email': email,
        'password': password,
        'post-id': post_id,
        'reblog-key': reblog_key,
        })
    r = urllib.urlopen('http://www.tumblr.com/api/like', params)

    if r.getcode() != 200:
        print "Unable to like http://dianeisadork.tumblr.com/post/{0} :-(".format(post_id)


def auto_like_the_awesome_stuff_diane_posts(start=0, num=50, prev=0):
    """
    Likes the last `num` posts from `start` until the post with id
    `prev` is encountered.
    """
    most_recent = prev

    posts = get_fix(start, num)
    if len(posts) > 0:
        most_recent = posts[0]['id']
        for post in posts:
            if post['id'] == prev:
                break
            else:
                do_the_obvious_thing(post['id'], post['reblog-key'])

    return most_recent



if __name__ == "__main__":
    prev = 0
    while True:
        prev = auto_like_the_awesome_stuff_diane_posts(prev=prev)
        time.sleep(60*60)