Action

Post to Micro.blog (w/Categories)

Last update over 5 years ago

Posts to Micro.blog hosted blogs and gives the user the option to include a title and categories in post.

For more information on the action, please see this post.

Steps

  • script

    // Post to Micro.blog Hosted Blog
    
    var credential = Credential.create("Micro.blog", "Manton Reece's Micro.blog blogging platform");
    credential.addPasswordField("apptoken", "App Token");
    
    credential.authorize();
    var appToken = credential.getValue("apptoken");
    
    
    var endpoint = "https://micro.blog/micropub"
    
    
    // Gets a category list from your Micro.blog account
    function getCategories() {
    	var req = HTTP.create();
    	var catRequest = req.request({
    		"url": endpoint + "?q=category",
    		"method": "GET",
    		"headers": {
    			"Authorization": "Bearer " + appToken
    		}
    	});
    	
    	console.log("Category Response: " + catRequest.statusCode);
    	
    	if (catRequest.statusCode != 200 && catRequest.statusCode != 202) {
    		context.fail();
    	}
    	else {
    		var json = JSON.parse(catRequest.responseText);
    		var catArray = json.categories;
    		return catArray
    	}
    }
    
    // Creates the JSON Data to send to the MicroPub server based on a series of prompts
    function buildRequest(categories) {
    	var data = {
    		"h": "entry"
    	}
    	
    	var p = Prompt.create();
    	p.title = "Micro.blog Post";
    	p.message = "Select Posting Options";
    	p.addSwitch("title", "Include Title With Post", false);
    	
    	if (categories.length > 0) {
    		p.addSelect("categories", "Categories", categories, [], true);
    	}
    	p.addButton("Done");
    	var promptResponse = p.show();
    	
    	if (promptResponse == false) {
    		context.fail("User cancelled action");
    	}
    	
    	var titleBool = p.fieldValues["title"];
    	var categoryList = p.fieldValues["categories"];
    	
    	if (titleBool == true) {
    		var titleObj = draft.processTemplate("[[safe_title]]");
    		data.name = titleObj
    		var content = draft.processTemplate("[[body]]");
    		data.content = content
    	 }
    	 else {
    	 	var content = draft.content;
    	 	data.content = content
    	 }
    	 
    	 if (categoryList) {
    	 	data.category = categoryList
    	 }
    	 var actionData = [promptResponse, data]
    	 return actionData;
    }
    
    var fullCategories = getCategories();
    var dataBuild = buildRequest(fullCategories);
    
    if (dataBuild[0] == true) {
    
    	//create and post HTTP request
    	var http = HTTP.create();
    	var response = http.request({
    		"url": endpoint,
    		"method": "POST",
    		"encoding": "form",
    		"data": dataBuild[1],
    		"headers": {
    			"Authorization": "Bearer " + appToken
    		}
    	});
    
    	console.log("Response: " + response.statusCode);
    
    	if (response.statusCode != 200 && response.statusCode != 202) {
    		context.fail();
    	}
    }
    

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