Wordpress test tool. Create new post. Add comment at newest post.

wp_post.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
## Wordpress test tool.
## Create new post.
##
## Reference: http://rcbth.com/2010/07/16/wordpress-posting-from-ruby-xmlrpc/

require 'xmlrpc/client'


# Wordpress Setting
wp_server      = '127.0.0.1'
wp_port      = 80
wp_user     = 'admin'
wp_password = 'password'


# build a post
post = {
  'title'       => 'Post:' + Time.now.to_i.to_s,
  'description' => 'The content of the post',
  'mt_keywords' => ['a', 'list', 'of', 'tags'],
  'categories'  => ['a', 'list', 'of', 'categories']
}

# initialize the connection

connection = XMLRPC::Client.new(wp_server, '/xmlrpc.php', wp_port)

# make the call to publish a new post

connection.call(
  'metaWeblog.newPost',
  1,
  wp_user,
  wp_password,
  post,
  true
)

wp_stamp.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
## Wordpress test tool.
## Add comment at newest post.
##
## To continuous posting.
## edit wp-includes/comment.php
## comment out this line. //  do_action( 'check_comment_flood'
## 


require 'xmlrpc/client'
require 'net/http'


# Wordpress Setting
wp_server      = '127.0.0.1'
wp_port      = 80
wp_user     = 'admin'
wp_password = 'password'

# initialize the connection
connection = XMLRPC::Client.new(wp_server, '/xmlrpc.php', wp_port)


# get newest postid.
recent = connection.call(
  'metaWeblog.getRecentPosts',
  1,
  wp_user,
  wp_password,
  1
)

postid = recent[0]["postid"]


# create post data
postdata = {
  'author' => 'commenter',
  'email' => 'commenter@example.com',
  'url' => 'http://www.example.com',
  'comment' => rand().to_s,
  'submit' => 'Post Comment',
  'comment_post_ID' => postid.to_s,
  'comment_parent' => '0'
}

res = Net::HTTP.post_form(URI.parse("http://#{wp_server}:#{wp_port}/wp-comments-post.php"), postdata)

# p res