gnome-screenshot-imgur

gnome-screenshot-imgur

#!/bin/bash
# gnome-screenshot-imgur
# Upload a screenshot directly to imgur from CLI; see `man gnome-screenshot` for
# params (-f is reserved)
#

# Generate temp file for image
tmp=$(mktemp --suffix=.png)

# Take screenshot as per user's params
gnome-screenshot -f $tmp $@

# API Key provided by Alan@imgur.com
apikey="b3625162d3418ac51a9ee805b1840452"

# Check curl is available
hash curl 2> /dev/null || {
    echo "Couln't find curl, which is required." >&2
    exit 1
}

# Base URL for Imgur
url="http://imgur.com/api/upload.xml"

# Upload the image (might need this in future: -H "Expect: ")
res=$(curl -F "key=$apikey" -F "image=@$tmp" $url 2> /dev/null)

# Case that curl could not be completed
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Curl failed!" >&2
    exit 2
fi

# Case that curl completed, but Imgur could not upload
if [ $(echo $res | grep -c "<error_msg>") -gt 0 ]; then
    echo $res | sed -r 's/.*<error_msg>(.*)<\/error_msg>.*/\1/' >&2
    exit 3
fi

# Parse the response and output our stuff
view=$(echo $res | sed -r 's/.*<original_image>(.*)<\/original_image>.*/\1/')
delete=$(echo $res | sed -r 's/.*<delete_page>(.*)<\/delete_page>.*/\1/')

# Notify the user of completion
notify-send "gnome-screenshot-imgur" "$view"

# Copy URL to clipboard
echo $view | xsel --clipboard -ib

# Cleanup tmp file
rm $tmp