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squirt: upload a file to a slack channel from the cli
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| #!/usr/bin/env ruby | |
| require 'json' | |
| if ARGV.length < 3 then | |
| puts "Usage: squirt <filename> <channel> <comment>" | |
| exit | |
| end | |
| token = "" | |
| if token == "" then | |
| puts "Get an API token at https://api.slack.com/web#basics and enter it above" | |
| exit | |
| end | |
| filename = ARGV[0] | |
| channel = ARGV[1] | |
| comment = ARGV[2] | |
| # get channel list | |
| channel_raw_data = `curl -s -F token=#{token} https://slack.com/api/channels.list` | |
| channel_data = JSON.parse(channel_raw_data) | |
| #find channel ID for channel name | |
| channel_id = channel_data["channels"].map {|c| c['id'] if c['name']==channel}.compact.first | |
| if not channel_id then | |
| puts "Channel ID not found" | |
| exit 1 | |
| end | |
| output = `curl -s -F file=@#{filename} -F channels=#{channel_id} -F initial_comment=\"#{comment}\" -F token=#{token} https://slack.com/api/files.upload` | |
| result = JSON.parse(output) | |
| if not result['ok'] then | |
| puts "Upload failed: #{result['error']}" | |
| exit 1 | |
| end |
wish I could submit a PR for a gist :) some filenames (eg anything with spaces) were being slightly munged as they pass through, so I added shell escaping: https://gist.github.com/arches/83799b98d2fff056d5c8
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SquirtJS: https://gist.github.com/lmarkus/85fdab8c47d0962bf5d3
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