fixes #2

Author: Cerem Cem ASLAN

create-gist.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # based on: https://gist.github.com/s-leroux/7cb7424d33ba3753e907cc2553bcd1ba
 # modified by: cca
-
+set -u -o pipefail
+set_dir(){ _dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"; }; set_dir
+safe_source () { source $1; set_dir; }
+# end of bash boilerplate
 
 print_usage(){
  cat << USAGE
@@ -18,13 +21,13 @@ USAGE
 }
 
 # 0. Your file name
-FNAME=$1
+FNAME=${1:-}
 if [[ -f $FNAME ]]; then
  CONTENT=$(cat $FNAME)
- GITHUB_USERNAME=$2
+ GITHUB_USERNAME=${2:-}
 else
  CONTENT=$(timeout 2 cat -)
- GITHUB_USERNAME=$1
+ GITHUB_USERNAME=${1-}
  FNAME="stdin"
  if [[ "$CONTENT" == "" ]]; then
  print_usage
@@ -38,12 +41,14 @@ fi
 # Replace tabs by \t
 # Replace " by \"
 # Replace EOL by \n
-CONTENT=$(echo "${CONTENT}" | sed -e 's/\r//' -e's/\t/\\t/g' -e 's/"/\\"/g' | awk '{ printf($0 "\\n") }')
+CONTENT=$(echo "${CONTENT}" | sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' -e 's/\r//' -e's/\t/\\t/g' -e 's/"/\\"/g' | awk '{ printf($0 "\\n") }')
 
 read -p "Give a description: " DESCRIPTION
 
 # 2. Build the JSON request
-read -r -d '' DESC <<EOF
+tmp_file=$(mktemp)
+
+cat > $tmp_file <<EOF
 {
  "description": "$DESCRIPTION",
  "public": true,
@@ -56,18 +61,22 @@ read -r -d '' DESC <<EOF
 EOF
 
 # 3. Use curl to send a POST request
-
 if [[ "$GITHUB_USERNAME" != "" ]]; then
  # REGISTERED USER
- OUTPUT=$(curl -u "${GITHUB_USERNAME}" -X POST -d "${DESC}" "https://api.github.com/gists")
-else
- # ANONYMOUS GIST :
- OUTPUT=$(curl -X POST -d "${DESC}" "https://api.github.com/gists")
+ USER_PARAM="-u ${GITHUB_USERNAME}"
 fi
 
-echo "$OUTPUT"
+OUTPUT=$(curl ${USER_PARAM:-} -X POST -d @$tmp_file "https://api.github.com/gists")
+uploaded_url=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | grep 'html_url' | grep 'gist')
+
+if [[ ! -z ${uploaded_url:-} ]]; then
+ echo "URL: "
+ echo "-----------------"
+ echo $uploaded_url
+else
+ echo "---------------- ERROR -----------------------"
+ echo "$OUTPUT"
+ echo "-----------------"
+fi
 
-echo "-----------------" 
-echo " URL: "
-echo "-----------------"
-echo "$OUTPUT" | grep 'html_url' | grep 'gist'
+rm $tmp_file