resolves #7

Author: Cerem Cem ASLAN

README.md

@@ -4,28 +4,34 @@ A utility to create gists from command line
 
  usage:
 
-  $(basename $0) /path/to/file Github_user_name
+  create-gist.sh /path/to/file your_token
 
-  or
+  or 
+
+  lsusb | create-gist.sh your_token
 
-  lsusb | $(basename $0) Github_user_name
+ If no token is passed and /home/ceremcem/.create-gist.cfg is found,
+ contents of config file is used as the token, so 
+ the usage becomes:
+
+  lsusb | create-gist.sh
 
   or 
 
-  lsusb | $(basename $0) your_token
+  create-gist.sh /path/to/file 
 
- If no credential is passed and $config_file is found, 
- contents of config file is used. 
 
 # Creating OAuth token
 
-1. Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens/new and generate a new token with `create gist` permission.
-2. Use the token for authentication: 
+1. Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens/new
+2. Generate a new token with `gist` (`create gist`) permission.
+3. Use the token for authentication: 
+
+
+ lsusb | create-gist.sh your-token-here
 
-```
-lsusb | create-gist.sh your-token-here
-```
 
+4. Optionally save your token to `~/.create-gist.cfg` file. 
 
 # Dependencies 
 

create-gist.sh

@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@ print_usage(){
 
  usage:
 
- $(basename $0) /path/to/file Github_user_name
-
- or
-
- lsusb | $(basename $0) Github_user_name
+ $(basename $0) /path/to/file your_token
 
  or 
 
  lsusb | $(basename $0) your_token
 
- If no credential is passed and $config_file is found, 
- contents of config file is used. 
+ If no token is passed and $config_file is found,
+ contents of config file is used as the token, so 
+ the usage becomes:
+
+ lsusb | $(basename $0)
+
+ or 
+
+ $(basename $0) /path/to/file 
 
 USAGE
 }
@@ -33,24 +36,28 @@ USAGE
 FNAME="${1:-}"
 if [[ -f "$FNAME" ]]; then
  CONTENT=$(cat "$FNAME")
- CREDENTIAL="${2:-}"
+ TOKEN="${2:-}"
 else
  CONTENT=$(timeout 2 cat -)
- CREDENTIAL="${1-}"
+ TOKEN="${1-}"
  FNAME="stdin"
  if [[ "$CONTENT" == "" ]]; then
+ echo "ERROR: Content is empty"
+ echo
  print_usage
  exit 2
  fi
 fi
 
-if [[ -z $CREDENTIAL ]] && [[ -f $config_file ]]; then
+if [[ -z $TOKEN ]] && [[ -f $config_file ]]; then
  echo "Using $config_file for credentials"
- CREDENTIAL=$(cat $config_file)
+ TOKEN=$(cat $config_file)
 fi
 
 # Github does not permit anonymous uploads since April 2018
-if [[ -z $CREDENTIAL ]]; then
+if [[ -z $TOKEN ]]; then
+ echo "ERROR: Token is missing."
+ echo
  print_usage
  exit 2
 fi
@@ -82,15 +89,9 @@ cat > $tmp_file <<EOF
 EOF
 
 # 4. Use curl to make a POST request
-if [[ ${#CREDENTIAL} -eq 40 ]]; then
- echo "Using token authentication."
- OUTPUT=$(curl -H "Authorization: token ${CREDENTIAL}" \
- -X POST -d @$tmp_file "https://api.github.com/gists")
-else
- echo "Using username/password authentication."
- OUTPUT=$(curl -u ${CREDENTIAL} \
- -X POST -d @$tmp_file "https://api.github.com/gists")
-fi
+OUTPUT=$(curl -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+ -X POST -d @$tmp_file "https://api.github.com/gists")
+
 uploaded_url=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | grep 'html_url' | grep 'gist')
 
 # 5. cleanup the tmp file