CalvinAndHobbesBot.py

import argparse
import urllib.request

from credentials import username, password, clientId, clientSecret
from mastodon import Mastodon
from datetime import date, timedelta


def register():
    Mastodon.create_app(
        clientName,
        api_base_url=apiBaseUrl,
        to_file=clientCredentialsFile)


def login():
    mastodon = Mastodon(
        client_id=clientId,  # TODO client_id=clientCredentialsFile,
        client_secret=clientSecret,
        api_base_url=apiBaseUrl)
    version = mastodon.retrieve_mastodon_version()
    mastodon.log_in(username, password, to_file=userCredentialsFile)


def get_instance():
    return Mastodon(
        access_token=userCredentialsFile,
        api_base_url=apiBaseUrl)


def toot_random():
    mastodon = get_instance()
    url = urllib.request.urlopen('https://www.gocomics.com/random/calvinandhobbes').geturl()
    mastodon.toot(f"random #CalvinAndHobbes comic:\n{url}")


def toot_daily():
    mastodon = get_instance()
    today = date.today()
    # yesterday = today - timedelta(days=1)  # because of time zone differences
    mastodon.toot(
        f"daily #CalvinAndHobbes comic:\nhttps://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/{today.year}/{today.month}/{today.day}")


clientName = 'pytooterappcalvinandhobbes'
apiBaseUrl = 'https://botsin.space'
clientCredentialsFile = 'pytooter_clientcred_calvinandhobbes.secret'
userCredentialsFile = 'pytooter_usercred_calvinandhobbes.secret'


def parse_args():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='toot a daily comic')
    parser.add_argument('--random', action='store_true', help='toot a random comic')
    return parser.parse_args()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    # register()  # this only needs to be done once
    login()
    args = parse_args()
    if args.random:
        toot_random()
    else:
        toot_daily()
    Mastodon.revoke_access_token()