BlueSky Social Python Bot

This project demonstrates my ability to build robust Python applications that interact with APIs, process data, and automate tasks. The BlueSky Social Python Bot automates the posting of text and image content to the BlueSky Social platform using the Atproto client, complete with logging and scheduling capabilities.

🛠 Features

• Text Posting: Fetch and post textual data from a specified API endpoint.
• Image Posting: Fetch and post images with metadata such as descriptions and alternative text for accessibility.
• Task Scheduling: Automate tasks to run at periodic intervals using the schedule library.
• Error Handling: Comprehensive logging and error handling for robust performance.
• Secure Configuration: Credentials and API URLs are handled securely using environment variables.

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🚀 Technologies Used

• Python: Core programming language.
• atproto: For interacting with the BlueSky Social API.
• requests: To handle HTTP requests and fetch data.
• schedule: For periodic task scheduling.
• logging: For activity and error tracking.
• tempfile: For efficient temporary file management.

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📚 Learning Objectives

This project highlights my proficiency in:

• API integration and interaction using Python.
• Scheduling and automating tasks.
• Writing maintainable and reusable code.
• Error handling and robust application design.
• Secure handling of sensitive information (e.g., API credentials).

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📦 Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or later installed on your machine.
• Basic knowledge of Python and command-line tools.
• APIs to fetch text and images (set up your own or use public ones).

Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/MeanFishy00/BlueSky-Social-Python-Bot.git
   cd BlueSky-Social-Python-Bot

2. Install Dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set Up Environment Variables: Configure your credentials and API endpoints:

   export API_USERNAME="your_username"
   export API_PASSWORD="your_password"
   export TEXT_API_URL="https://example.com/api/text"
   export IMAGE_API_URL="https://example.com/api/image"

   Alternatively, you can use a .env file or a configuration manager like python-decouple.

4. Run the Script:

   python script_name.py

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🛠 How It Works

1. Text Posting:
   • Fetches data from the TEXT_API_URL endpoint.
   • Posts the text field from the API response.
2. Image Posting:
   • Fetches image content from the IMAGE_API_URL endpoint.
   • Saves the image locally using tempfile.
   • Posts the image with metadata (description and alt text).
3. Task Scheduler:
   • Runs textPost every 1 minute and imagePost every 2 hours by default.
   • Continuously checks for pending tasks and executes them.

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📋 Code Overview

File Structure

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├── script_name.py          # Main script
├── requirements.txt        # List of dependencies
└── README.md               # Project documentation

Key Functions

• textPost: Handles text posting tasks.
• imagePost: Handles image posting tasks.
• fetch_data: Fetches JSON data from a given API endpoint.
• run_scheduler: Configures and runs the task scheduler.

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🔧 Customization

Modifying Schedule

To change the schedule, update the schedule.every calls in run_scheduler:

schedule.every(5).minutes.do(textPost)  # Run textPost every 5 minutes
schedule.every(1).hours.do(imagePost)  # Run imagePost every 1 hour

Adding New Features

Extend the script to include:

• Posting other types of media or data.
• Advanced retry mechanisms using libraries like tenacity.

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🧪 Testing

For testing, consider using pytest or unittest:

• Mock the API responses using responses or unittest.mock.
• Verify error handling and logging.
• Validate the scheduling functionality.

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🌟 Why This Project?

This project showcases my ability to:

• Build end-to-end Python applications that integrate with APIs.
• Automate and schedule tasks effectively.
• Write secure, maintainable, and production-ready code.
• Solve real-world problems with Python.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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📫 Contact

Feel free to connect with me for questions or collaboration:

• GitHub: MeanFishy00
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: Isaiahgwood
• Portfolio: Repositories