bash and python scripts for posting standups and sitdowns to Yammer via their REST API

yammer.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import argparse
import json
import os
from os.path import expanduser
import urllib
import urllib2

args = None
ACCESS_TOKEN = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
ID_FILE = expanduser("~/standup.id")
# replace with your own actual access token, instructions here
# http://developer.yammer.com/oauth2-quickstart/


def yammer_post():
    url = "https://www.yammer.com/api/v1/messages.json"

    if args.sitdown:
        with open(ID_FILE, "r") as f:
            standup_id = f.readline()
            url = "{}?replied_to_id={}".format(url, standup_id)

    body = ' '.join(args.body)
    hashtag = ""
    if args.standup:
        hashtag = "#standup"
    elif args.sitdown:
        hashtag = "#sitdown"
    body = "{} {}".format(hashtag, body)

    req = urllib2.Request(url)
    req.method = "POST"
    req.add_data(urllib.quote("body={}".format(body)))
    req.add_header("Authorization", "Bearer {}".format(ACCESS_TOKEN))
    try:
        res = urllib2.urlopen(req).read()
    except Exception as e:
        raise e
    else:
        if args.sitdown:
            os.remove(ID_FILE)

    if args.standup:
        standup_id = json.loads(res)['messages'][0]['id']
        with open(ID_FILE, "w") as f:
            f.write(str(standup_id))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Post statuses to Yammer")
    parser.add_argument('body', metavar='B', type=str, nargs='+',
                        help="The body of the status")
    parser.add_argument('--standup', action="store_true",
                        help="Use the #standup hashtag")
    parser.add_argument('--sitdown', action="store_true",
                        help="Use the #sitdown hashtag and reply to most recent standup")
    args = parser.parse_args()

    yammer_post()

yammer_post

#!/bin/bash

access_token="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
# replace with your own actual access token after going through OAuth2 flow
# http://developer.yammer.com/oauth2-quickstart/
standup=false
sitdown=false
dry_run=false
hashtag=""

function printUsage()
{
    echo "Usage: yammer [-u [-d [-n]]]"
    echo
    echo "-u: prefix with #standup"
    echo "-d: prefix with #sitdown"
    echo "-n: dry run"
    echo "Sorry, each flag must be prefixed with its own dash"
    exit
}

for var in "$@"
do
    post_body=$var
    if [[ $var == "-u" ]]; then
        standup=true
    elif [[ $var == "-d" ]]; then
        sitdown=true
    elif [[ $var == "-n" ]]; then
        dry_run=true
    elif [[ $var == "-h" ]]; then
        printUsage
    elif $standup; then
        hashtag="#standup "
        post_body=$var
    elif $sitdown; then
        hashtag="#sitdown "
        post_body=$var
    fi
done

if [[ $post_body == "" ]]; then
    printUsage
else
    echo "$hashtag$post_body"
    if $dry_run; then
        echo "[DRY RUN]"
    else
        curl -X POST --data-urlencode "body=$hashtag$post_body" -H "Authorization: Bearer $access_token" https://www.yammer.com/api/v1/messages.json
        echo "Posted successfully!"
    fi
fi