Add arg for improved scripting affordances

README.md

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Usage of mastodon-markdown-archive:
         Location to persist the post id of the first post returned
   -persist-last string
         Location to persist the post id of the last post returned
+  -porcelain
+        Prints the amount of fetched posts to stdout in a parsable manner
   -since-id string
         Fetch posts greater than this id
   -template string

client/post.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -134,8 +133,6 @@ func FetchPosts(baseURL string, accountId string, filters PostsFilter) ([]Post,
 		query,
 	)
 
-	log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Fetching posts from %s", postsUrl))
-
 	if err := Fetch(postsUrl, &posts); err != nil {
 		return posts, err
 	}
@@ -151,8 +148,6 @@ func FetchStatusContext(baseURL, postId string) (StatusContext, error) {
 		postId,
 	)
 
-	log.Println(statusUrl)
-
 	if err := Fetch(statusUrl, &status); err != nil {
 		return status, err
 	}

main.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func main() {
 	templateFile := flag.String("template", "", "Template to use for post rendering, if passed")
 	threaded := flag.Bool("threaded", true, "Thread replies for a post in a single file")
 	filenameTemplate := flag.String("filename", "", "Template for post filename")
+	porcelain := flag.Bool("porcelain", false, "Prints the amount of fetched posts to stdout in a parsable manner")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -45,7 +46,15 @@ func main() {
 	posts := c.Posts()
 	postsCount := len(posts)
 
-	log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Fetched %d posts", postsCount))
+	if *porcelain {
+		fmt.Println(postsCount)
+	} else {
+		log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Fetched %d posts", postsCount))
+	}
+
+	if postsCount == 0 {
+		return
+	}
 
 	for _, post := range posts {
 		if post.ShouldSkip() {
@@ -54,27 +63,24 @@ func main() {
 
 		if err := fileWriter.Write(post); err != nil {
 			log.Panicln("error writing post to file: %w", err)
-			break
 		}
 	}
 
-	if postsCount > 0 {
-		if *persistFirst != "" {
-			firstPost := posts[0]
-			err := persistId(firstPost.Id, *persistFirst)
+	if *persistFirst != "" {
+		firstPost := posts[0]
+		err := persistId(firstPost.Id, *persistFirst)
 
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Panicln(err)
-			}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Panicln(err)
 		}
+	}
 
-		if *persistLast != "" {
-			lastPost := posts[postsCount-1]
-			err := persistId(lastPost.Id, *persistLast)
+	if *persistLast != "" {
+		lastPost := posts[postsCount-1]
+		err := persistId(lastPost.Id, *persistLast)
 
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Panicln(err)
-			}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Panicln(err)
 		}
 	}
 }