Script to create a new gist

newgist

#!/bin/bash
set -e

usage() {
    echo "Usage: $0 [-f FILE] [-n NAME] [-l LANGUAGE] [-p] [-d] DESCRIPTION" 2>&1
    exit 1
}

public=true
dryrun=false

while getopts n:f:l:pd FLAG; do
    case $FLAG in
        n)
            name=$OPTARG
            ;;
        f)
            file=$OPTARG
            [ -z "$name" ] && name=$file
            ;;
        l)
            lang=$OPTARG
            ;;
        p)
            public=false
            ;;
        d)
            dryrun=true
            ;;
    esac
done

[ -z "$name" ] && usage
[ -z "$file" ] && file=/dev/stdin
shift $((OPTIND-1))
desc="$*"

run() {
    if [ "$dryrun" == true ]; then
        cat
    else
        github POST /gists | jq -r '.html_url'
    fi
}

<$file jq -Rs --arg desc "$desc" \
       --argjson public "$public" \
       --arg name "$name" \
       --arg lang "$lang" '
{
  description: "\($desc)",
  public: $public,
  files: {
    "\($name)" : { content: . }
  }
} + (if (($lang | length) > 0) then { language: $lang } else {} end)
' | run