Safari Readling List to Instapaper CSV (Ruby script for Mac)

safari-reading-list-to-instapaper-csv.rb

# 1. Open Terminal.app.
# 2. Type "cd Desktop" and Enter.
# 3. Type "open ~/Library/Safari/" and Enter.
# 4. Hold Option key and drag-and-drop (i.e. copy) Bookmarks.plist to the Desktop.
# 5. Back to the Terminal, type "ruby safari-readling-list-to-instapaper-csv.rb" and Enter.
# 6. Open Instapaper Settings (https://www.instapaper.com/user), and select "Import from Instapaper CSV."
# 7. Upload Safari-Reading-List.csv on the Desktop.

require "plist"
require 'csv'

csv = CSV.generate do |csv|
  bookmarks_xml = `plutil -convert xml1 -o - Bookmarks.plist`
  Plist.parse_xml(bookmarks_xml)["Children"].select{ |e|
    e["Title"] == "com.apple.ReadingList"
  }[0]["Children"].map{ |e|
    csv << [ # URL,Title,Selection,Folder
      e["URLString"],
      e["URIDictionary"]["title"],
      nil,
      "Unread"
    ]
  }
end

File.open("Safari-Reading-List.csv", "w") do |f|
  f.puts "URL,Title,Selection,Folder"
  f.puts csv
end