finalised the rss blog creation system

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 config.py
+htmlconfig.py
 __pycache__
 *.swp
 log

README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ It is written in python and everytime a new post is made, that post is added to
 Glogger uses this file to build a frontend with a customisable format.
 => gemini://deadvey.com/gemlog Example of Glogger in action
 
+# Command line options 
+```--help``` Shows help text
+```--rebuild``` Rewrite every static page in the site
+```--config={configuration file}``` Specifiy the file path of the configuration file, default: config.py
+
 # Setup
 ## Prerequisits:
 * python3.12 or later (might work on other versions)
@@ -28,6 +33,8 @@ python3 glogger.py
 ```
 
 # TO DO
+* Activity Pub support
+* Newsletter support
 * Add ATOM support
 * Properly comment everything
 * Better logging to help debug

create_feeds.py

@@ -9,19 +9,23 @@ def create_rss():
 <rss version="2.0">
     <channel>
         <title>{config.site_name}</title>
-        <link>{config.site_url}</title>
+        <link>{config.site_url}</link>
         <description>{config.site_description}</description>
         <pubDate>{datetime.now().strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z")}</pubDate>
         <lastBuildDate>{datetime.now().strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z")}</lastBuildDate>
         '''
-        for current_post_index in range(len(posts.posts)):
+        for current_post_index in range(len(posts.posts)-1,-1,-1):
             file_content += f'''
                 <item>
                     <title>{posts.posts[current_post_index]["title"]}</title>
                     <link>{config.site_url}/post/{current_post_index}.{config.file_extension}</link>
-                    <description>{posts.posts[current_post_index]["content"]}</descriptiont>
+                    <description>{posts.posts[current_post_index]["content"]}</description>
-                    <pubDate>{posts.posts[current_post_index]["pubdate"]}</pubDate>
+                    <pubDate>
-                    <editDate>{posts.posts[current_post_index]["editdate"]}</editDate>
+                        {datetime.strptime(posts.posts[current_post_index]["pubdate"],"%d%m%YZ%H%M%ST").strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z")}
+                    </pubDate>
+                    <editDate>
+                        {datetime.strptime(posts.posts[current_post_index]["editdate"],"%d%m%YZ%H%M%ST").strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z")}
+                    </editDate>
                 </item>'''
         file_content += '''
     </channel>

editpost.py

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-import users
-import posts
 import rebuild
 
 import click
 
-def editpost(userID, datetime):
+def editpost(userID, datetime, config, posts, users):
     post_counter = 0
     user_posts = []
     print("Which post do you want to edit?")

glogger.py

@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
+import sys # Command line arguments
+from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
+from datetime import datetime
+import newpost
+import editpost
+import rebuild
 import initialise
+
+help_text = '''
+If no argument is passed, glogger will ask for a username;
+if that user exists, it will as if you want to create a new post, or edit a post (TODO)
+                  --help    Output this help text
+                  --rebuild Rewrite every static page in the site
+                  --config={configuration file path} Specify the file path of the configuration
+                  '''
+
+config_file_path = "config.py"
+
 try:
     import posts
 except:
@@ -10,33 +27,37 @@ except:
     print("No users database")
     initialise.initialise()
 try:
-    import config
+    config = SourceFileLoader("config", config_file_path).load_module()
     if config.autogenerated == True:
         print("Error: autogenerated = True")
         exit()
 except:
     print("Please move example.config.py to config.py and edit the options to your case and then set autogenerated=False")
     exit()
-import newpost
-import editpost
-import rebuild
-
-import sys # Command line arguments
-from datetime import datetime
 
 if len(sys.argv) > 1:
     for argument in sys.argv:
+        if argument == "glogger.py":
+            continue
         if argument == "--help":
-            print('''
+            print(help_text)
-If no argument is passed, glogger will ask for a username;
-if that user exists, it will as if you want to create a new post, or edit a post (TODO)
-                  --help    Output this help text
-                  --rebuild Rewrite every static page in the site
-                  ''')
             exit()
         if argument == "--rebuild":
             rebuild.rebuild()
             exit()
+        if argument[:9] == "--config=":
+            config_file_path = argument[9:]
+            try:
+                config = SourceFileLoader("config", config_file_path).load_module()
+                if config.autogenerated == True:
+                    print("Error: autogenerated = True")
+                    exit()
+            except:
+                print(f"{config_file_path} does not exist")
+                exit()
+        else:
+            print(f"Invalid Argument: {argument}")
+            print(help_text)
 
 username = input("Username: ").lower()
 
@@ -53,8 +74,8 @@ if user_present == True:
 
     answer = input()
     if answer == 'N' or answer == '0':
-        newpost.newpost(userID, username, datetime)
+        newpost.newpost(userID, username, datetime, config, posts, users)
     if answer == 'E' or answer == '1':
-        editpost.editpost(userID, datetime)
+        editpost.editpost(userID, datetime, config, posts, users)
 else:
 	print('Sorry, that account does not exist, If it should, please ask the webadmin to add this account')

newpost.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ except:
     print("No users database")
 import output
 
-def newpost(userID, username, datetime):
+def newpost(userID, username, datetime, config, posts, users):
     title = input("Title: ")
     content = click.edit()
     content = content.replace("'", "\'")

parse_post.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def parse_post_format(post, post_index, username):
     post = post.replace("%C", post_data["content"])
     post = post.replace("%L", f"{config.site_url}/post/{post_index}.{config.file_extension}")
     post = post.replace("%U", f"{config.site_url}/user/{username}.{config.file_extension}")
+    post = post.replace("%H", f"{config.site_url}/")
     post = post.replace("%N", username)
 
     return post