https://github.com/cmdr-nova/post_gen_bot

A simple post generator bot that operates on spreadsheets.
https://github.com/cmdr-nova/post_gen_bot

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A simple post generator bot that operates on spreadsheets.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/cmdr-nova/post_gen_bot
• Owner: cmdr-nova
• Created: 2024-10-11T16:26:46.000Z (2 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-11T19:05:13.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-16T09:54:25.072Z (8 days ago)
• Topics: bot, fediverse, generator, mastodon, post
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://mkultra.monster/@nova_commander
• Size: 14.6 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# post_gen_bot

This is a little bit of a different bot than the ones I've previously made, in that, *this one* will read specifically from column C of spreadsheets obtained through Google's API, and your own Google Sheets. In my own instance, we're using spreadsheets of all of the Mastodon posts that I've made in a year, and then posting them jumbled and then reassembled, at random, to Mastodon. This requires a little bit of knowledge about how to obtain access to Google's API, and how to generate a key, and then download your credentials for Sheets.

How to set it up:

Firstly, you're going to want to have a server running, unless you just want to set this up and run it one time just to see how it goes. And then, you'll want to create a new environment for the bot, because you shouldn't just live in open deadspace (it's scary out there).

```

python3 -m venv post-gen-env

```

Next, activate the environment.

```

source post-gen-env/bin/activate

```

Now make a directory where the bot can live, and have coffee.

```

mkdir post-gen-bot

```

Pay the bot's new home a visit.

```

cd post-gen-bot

```

Make a requirements.txt in order to make the task of installing everything you need for the bot to run properly simpler.

```

nano requirements.txt 

```

and then insert the contents of the txt file from this repository.

Make a credentials directory where your bot can hide its keys.

```

mkdir creds

```

Open the door

```

cd creds

```

Copy/paste the name of your Google API credentials .json

```

nano name_of_your_cred_file.json

```

and then paste in the contents of *that* file.

Come out of the closet.

```

cd ..

```

Install the packages.

```

pip install -r requirements.txt

```

Create the bot!

```

nano post-gen.py

```

and then copy in the contents of the post-gen.py file here from the repository, make sure you edit the credentials path properly, and also your Mastodon URL and access key.

Run, just run, run far away, I ran so far awaaaayyyy, gotta get away?

```

python3 post-gen.py

```

It works?

Alright, now set us up the cronjob.

```

crontab -e

```

```

*/30 * * * * post-gen-env/bin/python3 post-gen-bot/post-gen.py

```

**You're done!**