hopefully neuter works

README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ you can run `pip3 install Mastodon.py praw` to install both of these.
 
 **Likely**
 - [ ] Keep track of what has been scraped and tooted to not duplicate posts
+- [ ] Actually add neuter settings for development
 - [ ] Debugging logging
 - [ ] Move all vars into config
 - [ ] Docker image

autotoot.py

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ def main():
         # get config
         config = json.load(open('config.json', 'r'))
         # make bots
-        masto = bot(config)
-        reddit = scraper("reddit", config, low_activity_random=True)
+        masto = bot(config, neuter=True)
+        reddit = scraper("reddit", config, neuter=True)
         # run bots
         run(masto, reddit)
         # buffer time bc posts only happen so often so why check

bot.py

@@ -3,14 +3,20 @@ import logging
 
 # Mastodon bot to post things
 class bot():
-    def __init__(self, config):
+    def __init__(self, config, neuter=False):
+        self.neuter = neuter
         self.masto = Mastodon(access_token=config["mastodon"]["access_token"], api_base_url=config["mastodon"]["host"])
     
     # uploads media to mastodon, returns the mastodon ID
     # specify mimetype of video files as "video/mp4" to avoid error
     def upload_media(self, filename, mimetype=None):
         logging.info(f"Uploading media {filename}")
-        return self.masto.media_post(filename, mime_type=mimetype)
+        if not self.neuter:
+            returnval = self.masto.media_post(filename, mime_type=mimetype)
+        else:
+            print(f"Would have uploaded {filename}")
+            returnval = True
+        return returnval
     
     # uploads all given media
     def upload_all_media(self, filenames):
@@ -21,4 +27,7 @@ class bot():
     
     def toot(self, text, media=None):
         logging.info(f"Posting:\n  Text: {text}")
-        self.masto.status_post(text, media_ids=media)
+        if not self.neuter:
+            self.masto.status_post(text, media_ids=media)
+        else:
+            print(f"Would have posted {text}")

scraper.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import json
 from reddit import reddit_scraper as reddit
 
 class scraper:
-    def __init__(self, service, config, low_activity_random=False):
+    def __init__(self, service, config, neuter=False):
         # error checking
         scrapers = ["reddit"]
         if service.lower() not in scrapers:
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ class scraper:
             f = open("savefile.json", "w+")
             f.write("{}")
         # set object variables
-        self.low_activity_random = low_activity_random
         self.service = service
+        self.neuter = neuter
         # login to service
         if service == "reddit": self.login = reddit(config)
 
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class scraper:
     # downloads a given post's media and return the locations
     def download(self, post):
         logging.info(f"Downloading {post.id}... ")
-        self.login.download(post)
+        if not self.neuter: self.login.download(post)
+        else: print(f"Neuter: would have downloaded {post} content")
         logging.info(f"Done downloading {post.id}.")
         return result