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Ewan Croft
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(May 19, 2024, 10:49 PM +0100)
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import { BskyAgent } from "@atproto/api";
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import * as dotenv from "dotenv"; // Added dotenv import
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import { CronJob } from "cron";
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import * as process from "process";
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import { generateWolfNoiseString } from "./wolf-noise-generator"; // Import the function
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import * as dotenv from "dotenv"; // Import dotenv for loading environment variables
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import { CronJob } from "cron"; // Import CronJob for scheduling tasks
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import * as process from "process"; // Import process for accessing environment variables
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import { generateWolfNoiseString } from "./wolf-noise-generator"; // Import the function for generating wolf noise strings
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// Load environment variables from the config.env file
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dotenv.config({ path: "./config.env" });
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service: "https://bsky.social",
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});
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// Main function for generating and posting wolf noise strings
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async function main() {
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// Check for empty environment variables and abort if needed
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if (!process.env.BLUESKY_USERNAME || !process.env.BLUESKY_PASSWORD) {
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console.error(
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"Missing required environment variables: BLUESKY_USERNAME and BLUESKY_PASSWORD. Aborting script."
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);
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return; // Exit the function if variables are empty
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return;
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}
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try {
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// Login to Bluesky
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await agent.login({
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identifier: process.env.BLUESKY_USERNAME!,
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password: process.env.BLUESKY_PASSWORD!,
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randomNoise = generateWolfNoiseString();
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} while (randomNoise.trim().length === 0); // Loop until a non-empty string is generated
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// Post the generated string to Bluesky
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if (randomNoise) {
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await agent.post({
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text: randomNoise.trim(), // Use the generated string (trimmed)
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langs: ["en-US"],
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createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
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});
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console.log("Just posted:", randomNoise.trim());
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console.log("Just posted:", randomNoise.trim()); // Log the posted string
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} else {
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console.log("Failed to generate a valid wolf noise string after multiple attempts.");
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}
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}
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}
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// Run the main function immediately
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main();
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// Function to generate a random delay within 1-3 hours (in seconds)
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// Function to generate a random delay before the next post
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function getRandomDelay() {
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const minHours = 1; // Minimum hours for delay
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const maxHours = 3; // Maximum hours for delay
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return randomDelay;
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}
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// Run this on a cron job
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// Schedule a cron job to run the main function periodically
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const scheduleExpression = "0 * * * *"; // Every hour (used as a base for randomization)
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const job = new CronJob(scheduleExpression, async () => {
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// Calculate a random delay before running the main function
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const delay = getRandomDelay();
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console.log(`Waiting for ${delay / 3600} hours before running main...`);
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await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, delay * 1000)); // Wait for the random delay
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console.log(`Next post scheduled in approximately ${(delay / 3600).toFixed(2)} hours.`);
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// Wait for the random delay
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await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, delay * 1000));
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// Run the main function
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main();
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});
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// Start the cron job
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job.start();