Random bluesky post code, but it needs help with efficiency

[u/aaronamethyst]

I had a program made that takes all my bluesky posts, and then spits one of them back randomly at me. However, I want it to actually cache all my bluesky posts, and ask something like "Would you like to refresh your cache" which would go back through my posts, grabbing all the new ones too.

How do I make it store what it's pulled and just run a random pick from that index?

import requests
import random
import time


BASE_URL = "https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.getAuthorFeed"


username = "---.bsky.social"


feed = []
cursor = None
page = 1


while True:
    params = {
        "actor": username,
        "limit": 100
    }


    if cursor:
        params["cursor"] = cursor


    print(f"Downloading page {page}...")


    response = requests.get(BASE_URL, params=params)


    if response.status_code != 200:
        print("Error:", response.status_code)
        print(response.text)
        break


    data = response.json()


    items = data.get("feed", [])


    if not items:
        break


    feed.extend(items)


    cursor = data.get("cursor")


    if not cursor:
        break


    page += 1


    # Be nice to the API
    time.sleep(0.2)


print(f"\nDownloaded {len(feed)} feed items.")


if not feed:
    quit()


chosen = random.choice(feed)


post = chosen["post"]


record = post.get("record", {})


text = record.get("text", "(No text)")


author = post["author"]["displayName"]
handle = post["author"]["handle"]


print("\n============================")
print("Random Feed Item")
print("============================")
print(f"Author : {author} (@{handle})")
print()


if "reason" in chosen:
    print("This is a REPOST")
    print("Reposted by:", chosen["reason"]["by"]["displayName"])
    print()


print(text)


print("\nURI:", post["uri"])


uri = post["uri"]


parts = uri.split("/")


did = parts[2]
postid = parts[4]


print(f"https://bsky.app/profile/{did}/post/{postid}")import requests
import random
import time


BASE_URL = "https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.getAuthorFeed"


username = "aaronamethyst.bsky.social"


feed = []
cursor = None
page = 1


while True:
    params = {
        "actor": username,
        "limit": 100
    }


    if cursor:
        params["cursor"] = cursor


    print(f"Downloading page {page}...")


    response = requests.get(BASE_URL, params=params)


    if response.status_code != 200:
        print("Error:", response.status_code)
        print(response.text)
        break


    data = response.json()


    items = data.get("feed", [])


    if not items:
        break


    feed.extend(items)


    cursor = data.get("cursor")


    if not cursor:
        break


    page += 1


    # Be nice to the API
    time.sleep(0.2)


print(f"\nDownloaded {len(feed)} feed items.")


if not feed:
    quit()


chosen = random.choice(feed)


post = chosen["post"]


record = post.get("record", {})


text = record.get("text", "(No text)")


author = post["author"]["displayName"]
handle = post["author"]["handle"]


print("\n============================")
print("Random Feed Item")
print("============================")
print(f"Author : {author} (@{handle})")
print()


if "reason" in chosen:
    print("This is a REPOST")
    print("Reposted by:", chosen["reason"]["by"]["displayName"])
    print()


print(text)


print("\nURI:", post["uri"])


uri = post["uri"]


parts = uri.split("/")


did = parts[2]
postid = parts[4]


print(f"https://bsky.app/profile/{did}/post/{postid}")

[u/NorskJesus]

You could store the items into a file for example and read from that.

[u/46hw]

Use sqlite and store the post there and timestamp and any other information you need

[u/Jojo_0513]

Or store it to json

[u/TheRNGuy]

Better make some UI with html and css, and python server, update with a button.