#!/usr/bin/python
"""newsblur.py - An API wrapper library for newsblur.com"""
import simplejson
import requests
__author__ = 'Dananjaya Ramanayake <dananjaya86@gmail.com>, spiffytech <spiffytechgmail.com>'
__version__ = "0.1"
nb_url = "http://www.newsblur.com/"
class NewsBlur():
def __init__(self):
self.cookies = {}
def login(self, username,password):
'''
Login as an existing user.
If a user has no password set, you cannot just send any old password.
Required parameters, username and password, must be of string type.
'''
url = nb_url + 'api/login'
results = requests.post(url, data={"username": username, "password": password})
print "results.cookies =", results.cookies
print type(results.cookies)
self.cookies = results.cookies
results = simplejson.loads(results.content)
if results["authenticated"] is False:
raise Exception("The newsblur credentials you provided are invalid")
return results
def logout(self, ):
'''
Logout the currently logged in user.
'''
url = nb_url + 'api/logout'
results = requests.get(url, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def signup(self, username,password,email):
'''
Create a new user.
All three required parameters must be of type string.
'''
url = nb_url + 'api/signup'
payload = {'signup_username':username,'signup_password':password,'signup_email':email}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def search_feed(self, address,offset=1):
'''
Retrieve information about a feed from its website or RSS address.
Parameter address must be of type string while parameter offset must be an integer.
Will return a feed.
'''
url = nb_url + 'rss_feeds/search_feed'
payload = {'address':address,'offset':offset}
results = results.get(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def feeds(self, include_favicons=True,flat=False):
'''
Retrieve a list of feeds to which a user is actively subscribed.
Includes the 3 unread counts (positive, neutral, negative), as well as optional favicons.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/feeds'
payload = {'include_favicons':include_favicons,'flat':flat}
results = requests.get(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def favicons(self, feeds=[1,2,3]):
'''
Retrieve a list of favicons for a list of feeds.
Used when combined with /reader/feeds and include_favicons=false, so the feeds request contains far less data.
Useful for mobile devices, but requires a second request.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/favicons'
payload = {'feeds':feeds}
results = requests.get(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def id(self, id_no):
'''
Retrieve the original page from a single feed.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/page/' % id_no
payload = {}
results = requests.get(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def refresh_feeds(self, ):
'''
Up-to-the-second unread counts for each active feed.
Poll for these counts no more than once a minute.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/refresh_feeds'
results = requests.get(url, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def feeds_trainer(self, feed_id):
'''
Retrieves all popular and known intelligence classifiers.
Also includes user's own classifiers.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/feeds_trainer'
payload = {'feed_id':feed_id}
results = requests.get(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def statistics(self, id_no):
'''
If you only want a user's classifiers, use /classifiers/:id.
Omit the feed_id to get all classifiers for all subscriptions.
'''
url = nb_url + 'rss_feeds/statistics/%d' % id_no
results = requests.get(url, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def feed_autocomplete(self, term):
'''
Get a list of feeds that contain a search phrase.
Searches by feed address, feed url, and feed title, in that order.
Will only show sites with 2+ subscribers.
'''
url = nb_url + 'rss_feeds/feed_autocomplete?%'
payload = {'term':term}
results = requests.get(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def feed(self, id):
'''
Retrieve stories from a single feed.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/feed/%s' % id
results = requests.get(url, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def starred_stories(self, page=1):
'''
Retrieve a user's starred stories.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/starred_stories'
payload = {'page':page}
results = requests.get(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def river_stories(self, feeds,page=1,read_stories_count=0):
'''
Retrieve stories from a collection of feeds. This is known as the River of News.
Stories are ordered in reverse chronological order.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/river_stories'
payload = {'feeds':feeds,'page':page,'read_stories_count':read_stories_count}
results = urllib2.urlopen(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def mark_story_as_read(self, story_id,feed_id):
'''
Mark stories as read.
Multiple story ids can be sent at once.
Each story must be from the same feed.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/mark_story_as_read'
payload = {'story_id':story_id,'feed_id':feed_id}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def mark_story_as_starred(self, story_id,feed_id):
'''
Mark a story as starred (saved).
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/mark_story_as_starred'
payload = {'story_id':story_id,'feed_id':feed_id}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def mark_all_as_read(self, days=0):
'''
Mark all stories in *all* feeds read.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/mark_all_as_read'
payload = {'days':days}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def add_url(self, url,folder='[Top Level]'):
'''
Add a feed by its URL.
Can be either the RSS feed or the website itself.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/add_url'
payload = {'url':url,'folder':folder}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def add_folder(self, folder,parent_folder='[Top Level]'):
'''
Add a new folder.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/add_folder'
payload = {'folder':folder,'parent_folder':parent_folder}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def rename_feed(self, feed_title,feed_id):
'''
Rename a feed title. Only the current user will see the new title.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/rename_feed'
payload = {'feed_title':feed_title,'feed_id':feed_id}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def delete_feed(self, feed_id,in_folder):
'''
Unsubscribe from a feed. Removes it from the folder.
Set the in_folder parameter to remove a feed from the correct folder, in case the user is subscribed to the feed in multiple folders.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/delete_feed'
payload = {'feed_id':feed_id,'in_folder':in_folder}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def rename_folder(self, folder_to_rename,new_folder_name,in_folder):
'''
Rename a folder.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/rename_folder'
payload = {'folder_to_rename':folder_to_rename,'new_folder_name':new_folder_name,'in_folder':in_folder}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def delete_folder(self, folder_to_delete,in_folder,feed_id):
'''
Delete a folder and unsubscribe from all feeds inside.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/delete_folder'
payload = {'folder_to_delete':folder_to_delete,'in_folder':in_folder,'feed_id':feed_id}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def mark_feed_as_read(self, feed_id):
'''
Mark a list of feeds as read.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/mark_feed_as_read'
payload = {'feed_id':feed_id}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def save_feed_order(self, folders):
'''
Reorder feeds and move them around between folders.
The entire folder structure needs to be serialized.
'''
url = nb_url + 'reader/save_feed_order'
payload = {'folders':folders}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def classifier(self, id_no):
'''
Get the intelligence classifiers for a user's site.
Only includes the user's own classifiers.
Use /reader/feeds_trainer for popular classifiers.
'''
url = nb_url + 'classifier/%d' % id_no
results = requests.get(url)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def classifier_save(self, like_type,dislike_type,remove_like_type,remove_dislike_type):
'''
Save intelligence classifiers (tags, titles, authors, and the feed) for a feed.
'''
url = nb_url + 'classifier/save'
payload = {'like_[TYPE]':like_type,
'dislike_[TYPE]':dislike_type,
'remove_like_[TYPE]':remove_like_type,
'remove_dislike_[TYPE]':remove_dislike_type}
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def opml_export(self, ):
'''
Download a backup of feeds and folders as an OPML file.
Contains folders and feeds in XML; useful for importing in another RSS reader.
'''
url = nb_url + 'import/opml_export'
results = requests.get(url)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)
def opml_upload(self, opml_file):
'''
Upload an OPML file.
'''
url = nb_url + 'import/opml_upload'
f = open(opml_file)
payload = {'file':f}
f.close()
results = requests.post(url, data=payload, cookies=self.cookies)
return simplejson.loads(results.content)