StickyPaste

Python-based command-line client for https://sayakb.github.io/sticky-notes/

This script was initally written to be used for pasting stuff to https://paste.kde.org from the commandline, but as they just use sayakb's sticky-notes backend, it can be used for anything that is built upon it.

Please note that this is still alpha.

Getting started quickly

Synopsis

usage: stickypaste.py [-h] [--version] [--verbose | --quiet] [--host HOST]
                      [--project PROJECT]
                      {paste,p,show,s,list,l,param,setting} ...

Pasting text is as simple as stickypaste.py paste --data "this is my text". This will create a paste on paste.kde.org, containing the text. The resulting url will be printed to stdout.

But usually, you don't want to paste a simple line of text. Well, good news: pasting files is as easy. Just use stickypaste.py paste --file <filename>.

The --data and --file parameters are both optional, so when you omit both, input will be read from stdin. (See section 'use in scripts')

The script expects at least a command (also called action) and it's mandatory argument(s).

Commands are paste, show, list and param. (show and list are not yet implemented)

To get general help, use stickypaste.py --help. To get help concerning a command, use stickypaste.py <command> --help.

Advanced options

Argument	Description
-h / --help	Show help
todo
	todo

Use in scripts

If neither --data nor --file is given, the text to paste will be read from stdin. That means, if you've got an unix shell handly, you can use fancy things like this: stickypaste.py paste < file.txt. Of course this also works for piping input into the script: dpkg -l | stickypaste.py paste

Taking this even further, you can go ahead and pipe the stdout of the script into another command: ls -al ~ | stickypaste.py -q paste -p | xclip, which will copy the resulting url to clipboard.

Or, simply just open it in your browser directly: xdg-open $(ls -al / | stickypaste.py -q paste -p -e 1800)

• Note the extra argument -q to stickypaste, which will suppress anything but the resulting url being written to stdout (quiet mode). This is especially useful for scripts where you want to re-use the output.
• Also, there now are the arguments -p and -e 1800 given to the paste subcommand. The first will make your paste private, the latter will make it expire after 30 minutes.

TODO / planned features

• Finish the script; implement show and list
• allow for piping input into the script (cat somefile.txt | stickypaste.py paste)
• let the script read the input text directly from a file (stickypaste.py paste --file somefile.txt)
• MAYBE base the auto-set language on the file's actual mimetype (in the langdict.cfg you know)
• make some kind of better docs