gistcli - Paste

file1.txt

#! /usr/bin/python

#########################################################################################	
#				gistcli - version 1.1					#
#				written by : pranavk				 	#
#########################################################################################
 

import urllib2
import sys
import json
from optparse import OptionParser

EoSTDIN='.\n' # As soon as only this character is present in the whole line, script stops taking input further more from the stdin.
parser=OptionParser()

parser.add_option("-p","--private",dest="privacyPub",action="store_false",default="true",help="(Optional) Defaults to True i.e if not specified, gist will be marked as public. If flag '-p' is specified, gist will be marked as private.")
parser.add_option("-f","--file",dest="filename",help="Takes data from the input file. Not needed in case pipeline is used.")
parser.add_option("-d","--desc",dest="desc",default="gistcli - Paste",help="(Optional) Add description to the gist.")


(options,args)=parser.parse_args()

filename=options.filename
desc=options.desc
privacyPub=options.privacyPub

fileData=''
if filename==None:
	if not sys.stdin.isatty():	#Checks if the input is pipelined or not. sys.stdin.isatty() returns True in case of Pipeline.
		fileData=sys.stdin.read()
	else:#Following else block will read the data from stdin.
#FIXME: When taking data from the stdin terminal, the arrow keys do not work to move the cursor arround, rather they print their own ascii values on the terminal. So its a limitation where you can't use arrow keys to move the cursor, you have to type in one go or delete using backspace till you reach your mistake.
		try:
			print 'Enter your input below. To end just enter "."(quotes for clarity). Remember only "." should be there in whole line.\n'
			while True:
				line=sys.stdin.readline()
				if not line==EoSTDIN:
					fileData+=line
				else:
					print '\nDone\nPosting it as a gist...please wait\n'
					break
		except KeyboardInterrupt:
			print "Interrupted. Exiting now..."
			sys.exit(1)
else:		
	fileData=open(filename).read()


#Making JSON wrapper for the content to be sent.
jsonObj={"description": desc,"public": privacyPub,"files": {"file1.txt": {"content": fileData}}}
jsonObj=json.dumps(jsonObj)

#TODO: Only anonymous gists are supported till now. Support will be extended to user gists after adding authentication.
try:	
	data=urllib2.urlopen('https://api.github.com/gists',jsonObj)
except:
	print "Some HTTP Error Occurred. Please try after some time."
	sys.exit(1)

data=data.read()
jsonResponseData=json.loads(data)
url=jsonResponseData['html_url']
print url