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Add config option to change toot visibility

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Some instances allow bots only if their toots are unlisted,
in order to avoid flooding the public timeline (makes sense).
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The Dod 2017-06-28 19:40:01 +03:00
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README.md
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@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Alternatively you can donate cryptocurrencies:
instance_url=https://mastodon.social instance_url=https://mastodon.social
user_credentials=feed2toot_usercred.txt user_credentials=feed2toot_usercred.txt
client_credentials=feed2toot_clientcred.txt client_credentials=feed2toot_clientcred.txt
; Default visibility is public, but you can override it
toot_visibility=unlisted
[cache] [cache]
cachefile=cache.db cachefile=cache.db

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docs/source/configure.rst
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@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ In order to configure Feed2toot, you need to create a feed2toot.ini file (or any
; Here you need the two files created by register_feed2toot_app ; Here you need the two files created by register_feed2toot_app
user_credentials=/etc/feed2toot/credentials/feed2toot_usercred.txt user_credentials=/etc/feed2toot/credentials/feed2toot_usercred.txt
client_credentials=/etc/feed2toot/credentials/feed2toot_clientcred.txt client_credentials=/etc/feed2toot/credentials/feed2toot_clientcred.txt
; Default visibility is public, but you can override it
toot_visibility=unlisted
[cache] [cache]
cachefile=/var/lib/feed2toot/feed2toot.db cachefile=/var/lib/feed2toot/feed2toot.db

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feed2toot/main.py Executable file → Normal file
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@ -189,13 +189,21 @@ class Main(object):
if clioptions.dryrun: if clioptions.dryrun:
if entrytosend: if entrytosend:
logging.warning('Tweet should have been sent: {tweet}'.format(tweet=finaltweet)) logging.warning('Would toot with visibility "{visibility}": {toot}'.format(
toot=finaltweet,
visibility=config.get(
'mastodon', 'toot_visibility',
fallback='public')))
else: else:
logging.debug('This rss entry did not meet pattern criteria. Should have not been sent') logging.debug('This rss entry did not meet pattern criteria. Should have not been sent')
else: else:
storeit = True storeit = True
if entrytosend and not clioptions.populate: if entrytosend and not clioptions.populate:
logging.debug('sending the following tweet:{tweet}'.format(tweet=finaltweet)) logging.debug('Tooting with visibility "{visibility}": {toot}'.format(
toot=finaltweet,
visibility=config.get(
'mastodon', 'toot_visibility',
fallback='public')))
twp = TootPost(config, finaltweet) twp = TootPost(config, finaltweet)
storeit = twp.storeit() storeit = twp.storeit()
else: else:

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feed2toot/tootpost.py
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@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ class TootPost:
access_token = self.config.get('mastodon', 'user_credentials'), access_token = self.config.get('mastodon', 'user_credentials'),
api_base_url = self.config.get('mastodon', 'instance_url') api_base_url = self.config.get('mastodon', 'instance_url')
) )
mastodon.toot(self.toot) mastodon.status_post(self.toot,
visibility=self.config.get(
'mastodon', 'toot_visibility', fallback='public'))
def storeit(self): def storeit(self):
'''Indicate if the tweet should be stored or not''' '''Indicate if the tweet should be stored or not'''