Increased link column to varchar(300)

README.md

@@ -7,21 +7,20 @@ Publish to Mastodon's server the rss feed of your choice.
 
 -   **Python 3**
 -   Postgresql server
--   Everything else at the top of `mastofeeds.py`!
+-   Mastodon's bot account
 
 ### Usage:
 
 Within Python Virtual Environment:
 
-1. Run 'python db-setup.py' to create needed database and table. It's needed to control what feeds are already published. db-setup.py
+1. Run `pip install -r requirements.txt` to install all needed libraries.
+
+2. Run `python db-setup.py` to create needed database and table. It's needed to control what feeds are already published. db-setup.py
    will also ask you the feed's url.
 
-2. Run 'python setup.py' to get your bot's access token of an existing user. It will be saved to 'secrets/secrets.txt' for further use.
+3. Run `python setup.py` to get your bot's access token of an existing user. It will be saved to 'secrets/secrets.txt' for further use.
 
-3. Run 'python mastofeeds.py' to start publishing feeds.
+4. Run `python mastofeeds.py` to start publishing feeds.
-
-4. Use your favourite scheduling method to set mastofeeds.py to run regularly. 
-
-Note: install all needed packages with 'pip install package' or use 'pip install -r requirements.txt' to install them. 
 
+5. Use your favourite scheduling method to set `python mastofeeds.py` to run regularly. 
 

db-setup.py

@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ def create_table(db, db_user, table, sql):
 
             conn.close()
 
-#############################################################################################
+###############################################################################
+# main
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     # Load configuration from config file
     config_filepath = "db_config.txt"
@@ -82,9 +85,7 @@ conn = None
 
     try:
 
-  conn = psycopg2.connect(dbname='postgres',
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(dbname='postgres', user=feeds_db_user, host='', password='')
-      user=feeds_db_user, host='',
-      password='')
 
         conn.set_isolation_level(ISOLATION_LEVEL_AUTOCOMMIT)
 
@@ -92,9 +93,8 @@ try:
 
         print("Creating database " + feeds_db + ". Please wait...")
 
-  cur.execute(sql.SQL("CREATE DATABASE {}").format(
+        cur.execute(sql.SQL("CREATE DATABASE {}").format(sql.Identifier(feeds_db)))
-          sql.Identifier(feeds_db))
+
-      )
         print("Database " + feeds_db + " created!")
 
     except (Exception, psycopg2.DatabaseError) as error:
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ try:
     except (Exception, psycopg2.DatabaseError) as error:
 
         print(error)
+
         # Load configuration from config file
         os.remove("db_config.txt")
         print("Exiting. Run setup again with right parameters")
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ if conn is not None:
 
     print("Creating table...")
 
-########################################
+    #####################################
 
     db = feeds_db
     db_user = feeds_db_user

mastofeeds.py

@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ import feedparser
 from mastodon import Mastodon
 import psycopg2
 import sys
-
+import time
-###############################################################################
-# INITIALISATION
-###############################################################################
 
 # Returns the parameter from the specified file
 def get_parameter( parameter, file_path ):
@@ -25,6 +22,11 @@ def get_parameter( parameter, file_path ):
     print(file_path + "  Missing parameter %s "%parameter)
     sys.exit(0)
 
+###############################################################################
+# main
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
     # Load secrets from secrets file
     secrets_filepath = "secrets/secrets.txt"
     uc_client_id     = get_parameter("uc_client_id",     secrets_filepath)
@@ -52,11 +54,19 @@ mastodon = Mastodon(
     # Initialise access headers
     headers={ 'Authorization': 'Bearer %s'%uc_access_token }
 
-########################################################
+    #######################################################################
 
     publish = 0
 
+    try:
+
         newsfeeds = feedparser.parse(feeds_url)
+        print(newsfeeds.status)
+
+    except:
+
+        print(newsfeeds.status)
+        sys.exit(0)
 
     for entry in newsfeeds.entries:
 
@@ -66,7 +76,6 @@ for entry in newsfeeds.entries:
 
         ###################################################################
         # check database if feed is already published
-    ###################################################################
 
         try:
 
@@ -75,7 +84,7 @@ for entry in newsfeeds.entries:
 
             cur = conn.cursor()
 
-        cur.execute('select link from feeds where link=(%s)', (link,))
+            cur.execute('select id from feeds where id=(%s)', (id,))
 
             row = cur.fetchone()
             if row == None:
@@ -107,9 +116,11 @@ for entry in newsfeeds.entries:
 
             mastodon.status_post(toot_text, in_reply_to_id=None,)
 
+            time.sleep(2)
+
             #########################################################
 
-        insert_line = 'INSERT INTO feeds(link) VALUES (%s)'
+            insert_line = 'INSERT INTO feeds(id, link) VALUES (%s, %s)'
 
             conn = None
 
@@ -119,7 +130,7 @@ for entry in newsfeeds.entries:
 
                 cur = conn.cursor()
 
-            cur.execute(insert_line, (link,))
+                cur.execute(insert_line, (id, link,))
 
                 conn.commit()
 
@@ -137,3 +148,4 @@ for entry in newsfeeds.entries:
         else:
 
             print("Any new feeds")
+            sys.exit(0)

setup.py

@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ def log_in():
         sys.exit(a_error)
     finally:
         if error == 0:
-
             create_dir()
             create_file()
             write_params()
@@ -175,6 +174,11 @@ def get_hostname( parameter, config_filepath ):
     print("hostname setup done!")
     sys.exit(0)
 
+###############################################################################
+# main
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
     # Load secrets from secrets file
     secrets_filepath = "secrets/secrets.txt"
     uc_client_id     = get_parameter("uc_client_id",     secrets_filepath)
@@ -183,4 +187,4 @@ uc_access_token  = get_parameter("uc_access_token",  secrets_filepath)
 
     # Load configuration from config file
     config_filepath = "config.txt"
-mastodon_hostname = get_hostname("mastodon_hostname", config_filepath) # E.g., mastodon.social
+    mastodon_hostname = get_hostname("mastodon_hostname", config_filepath)