amanuensis/backend/post.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Post query interface
 """
 
-import re
+from typing import Optional
 
 from sqlalchemy import select
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from amanuensis.errors import ArgumentError, BackendArgumentTypeError
 def create(
     db: DbContext,
     lexicon_id: int,
-    user_id: int,
+    user_id: Optional[int],
     body: str,
 ) -> Post:
     """

amanuensis/cli/__init__.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import amanuensis.cli.admin
 import amanuensis.cli.character
 import amanuensis.cli.index
 import amanuensis.cli.lexicon
+import amanuensis.cli.post
 import amanuensis.cli.user
 from amanuensis.db import DbContext
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ def main():
     add_subcommand(subparsers, amanuensis.cli.character)
     add_subcommand(subparsers, amanuensis.cli.index)
     add_subcommand(subparsers, amanuensis.cli.lexicon)
+    add_subcommand(subparsers, amanuensis.cli.post)
     add_subcommand(subparsers, amanuensis.cli.user)
 
     # Parse args and perform top-level arg processing

amanuensis/cli/post.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import logging
+
+from amanuensis.backend import *
+from amanuensis.db import *
+
+from .helpers import add_argument
+
+
+COMMAND_NAME = "post"
+COMMAND_HELP = "Interact with posts."
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@add_argument("--lexicon", required=True, help="The lexicon's name")
+@add_argument("--by", help="The character's public id")
+@add_argument("--text", help="The text of the post")
+def command_create(args) -> int:
+    """
+    Create a post in a lexicon.
+    """
+    db: DbContext = args.get_db()
+    lexicon = lexiq.try_from_name(db, args.lexicon)
+    if not lexicon:
+        raise ValueError("Lexicon does not exist")
+    user = userq.try_from_username(db, args.by)
+    user_id = user.id if user else None
+    post: Post = postq.create(db, lexicon.id, user_id, args.text)
+    preview = post.body[:20] + "..." if len(post.body) > 20 else post.body
+    LOG.info(f"Posted '{preview}' in {lexicon.full_title}")
+    return 0