This program allows to easily download a Github gist and turn it into a Codea project. You can also do the reverse operation: take one of your Codea projects, and upload it as a new anonymous gist.
Special thanks to:
- @Jmv38, who provided feedback for the initial version, pointed out the need for tab-splitting, and also suggested the program flow for the upload operation
- @HyroVitalyProtago, for the idea of automatic downloading of Dkjson library
--# Main
-- Gist uploader/downloader
-- v2.0 by juce, Jmv38 and HyroVitalyProtago
local function iter(obj)
if not obj.name then
return
end
local data = obj.data
local name, pos = obj.name, obj.pos
local s, e, next = data:find("\
[-][-]# ([%w_]+)[^\
]*\
.", pos)
obj.name, obj.pos = next, e
return name, data:sub(pos, s and s-1 or nil)
end
local function tabs(data)
local s, e, name = data:find("^%s*[-][-]# ([%w_]+)[^\
]*\
.")
local obj = {
pos = e or 1,
name = name or "Main",
data = data,
}
return iter, obj
end
function saveLink(link)
local name = "myGists"
local tab = ""
for i,v in ipairs(listProjectTabs()) do
if name == v then tab = readProjectTab(v) end
end
tab = tab .. "-- " .. link .. " -- project: \
"
saveProjectTab(name,tab)
end
function getDkjson(cb)
if not readGlobalData("Dkjson") then
status, msg = "", "Downloading dkjson..."
http.request("https://gist.githubusercontent.com" ..
"/HyroVitalyProtago/5965767/raw/" ..
"73facb82eda4c92393c51535f8dd08728e25555d/Dkjson.lua",
function(data)
saveGlobalData("Dkjson", data)
msg = ""
cb()
end)
else
cb()
end
end
function setup()
colors = {
red = color(177, 49, 49, 255),
yellow = color(203, 209, 60, 255),
green = color(96, 181, 47, 255)
}
url, c = "", colors.yellow
-- load dkjson library (download, if necessary)
getDkjson(function()
assert(loadstring(readGlobalData("Dkjson")))()
assert(json.encode)
assert(json.decode)
-- display button menu
menu()
end)
end
function menu()
-- Download gist via link in pasteboard
parameter.action("DOWNLOAD: Paste gist link", function()
url = pasteboard.text
parameter.clear()
parameter.action("Download gist", function()
if not url:match("/raw") then
url = url .. "/raw"
end
http.request(url, function(data)
msg = "Downloaded. Splitting into tabs ..."
tween.delay(1, function()
saveProjectTab("myGists", nil)
for tabname,tabdata in tabs(data) do
saveProjectTab(tabname, tabdata)
end
msg, c = "Success!", colors.green
parameter.action("Quit", function()
close()
end)
end)
end, function(err)
msg, c = err, colors.red
parameter.action("Quit", function()
close()
end)
end)
end)
end)
-- Upload data from pasteboard to gist
parameter.action("UPLOAD: Create new gist", function()
local data = {
description = 'Gists Codea Upload',
public = true,
files = {
['Project.lua'] = {
content = pasteboard.text
}
}
}
parameter.clear()
msg = "Starting upload ..."
http.request('https://api.github.com/gists', function(res)
local link = "https://gist.github.com/anonymous/" .. json.decode(res).id
msg, c = "Success!\
" .. link, colors.green
pasteboard.copy(link)
saveLink(link)
print("link copied in the pasteboard and in tab myGists")
parameter.action("View gist", function()
openURL(link, true)
end)
parameter.action("Quit", function()
close()
end)
end, function(err)
msg, c = err, colors.red
parameter.action("Quit", function()
close()
end)
end,
{ method = 'POST', data = json.encode(data) })
end)
end
function draw()
background(18, 18, 19, 255)
fill(c)
textWrapWidth(WIDTH-100)
fontSize(35)
if msg then
text(msg, WIDTH/2, HEIGHT/2)
else
text(url, WIDTH/2, HEIGHT/2)
end
end
How to use it:
- Create a project named “Gist” and paste the code above into its Main tab. (you only need to do this step once really)
When you want to download a gist:
- Copy the gist link. (For example: this awesome xfc library by jmv38 and others: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/3017b8ab57a5649ad34f )
- In Codea, find the “Gist” project, and duplicate it. Give it a name that is relevant to the code that you are about to download.
- Run that duplicated project, and push “DOWNLOAD: Paste gist link” button. The link that you copied into pasteboard (in step 1) should be displayed. Push “Download gist” button to start downloading. Once download is complete, and you see “Success!” message, hit the “Quit” button, and now your duplicated project should have the downloaded code.
When you want to upload a Codea project as a new gist:
- Long-press on the project button in Codea, the select “Copy” option from the menu that appears
- Run “Gist” project, push “UPLOAD: Create new gist” button.
- Once upload is complete, it will display the gist link and copy it to pasteboard. You can then “View gist” or “Quit”.
NOTE that the code above is the stable version (v2.0). It already implements the suggestions and feautures that are discussed further down.
The very first version, which started the discussion below, can be found here:
https://gist.github.com/anonymous/2dd7e010ec19c5ece2fd
: could you add a button ‘create gist’ to your program? What i mean is:
Made me go and read the wiki page about Codea project format, which i didn’t know about. Appreciate you posting your version of the splitting too - it is always cool to see different ways to do the same task. In fact, i find yours rather easier to read than mine.