ask_password.rb

Example: print 10 latest posts from the user's home feed.

Instead of using a config file to read & store authentication info, this example uses a custom client class which reads the password from the console and creates a throwaway access token.

This approach makes sense for one-off scripts (e.g. in manually run Rake tasks), but it shouldn't be used for things that need to be done repeatedly and often. The authentication-related endpoints (createSession) have much lower rate limits than others and they don't reset as quickly, and you are likely to hit them if you call the endpoint over and over during testing.

require 'didkit'
require 'io/console'
require 'minisky'
require 'time'

class TransientClient
  include Minisky::Requests

  attr_reader :config, :host

  def initialize(handle)
    @handle = handle

    did = DID.resolve_handle(handle)
    if did.nil?
      raise "Couldn't resolve handle: #{handle}"
    end

    @host = did.document.pds_host
    @config = { 'id' => did.to_s }
  end

  def ask_for_password
    print "Enter password for #{@handle}: "
    @config['pass'] = STDIN.noecho(&:gets).chomp
    puts
  end

  def save_config
    # ignore
  end
end

handle = ARGV[0]

unless handle
  puts "Usage: #{$PROGRAM_NAME} <handle | did>"
  exit 1
end

# create a client instance & read password
bsky = TransientClient.new(handle)
bsky.ask_for_password

# fetch 10 posts from the user's home feed
result = bsky.get_request('app.bsky.feed.getTimeline', { limit: 10 })
puts
puts "Your timeline:\n\n"

result['feed'].each do |r|
  reason = r['reason']
  reply = r['reply']
  post = r['post']

  if reason && reason['$type'] == 'app.bsky.feed.defs#reasonRepost'
    puts "[Reposted by @#{reason['by']['handle']}]"
  end

  handle = post['author']['handle']
  timestamp = Time.parse(post['record']['createdAt']).getlocal

  puts "@#{handle} • #{timestamp}"
  puts

  if reply
    puts "[in reply to @#{reply['parent']['author']['handle']}]"
    puts
  end

  puts post['record']['text']
  puts
  puts "=" * 120
  puts
end