tasks.py

Python-based task scripts, for running via pyinvoke.

• Installation
• Running
  • Available tasks
• Environment and dependencies setup

Installation

Requires Python 3.

Install dependencies with pip or easy_install:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Running

Run tasks via the invoke command (or inv, for short).

List available tasks:

$ inv -l

To get more help about a specific task:

$ inv -h <task-name>

To invoke a task:

$ inv <task-name>

Available tasks

$ inv -l

Available tasks:

  backup                 Copies the origin_file into the backups directory, adding a timestamp suffix to the
                         filename
  deploy                 Deploy blog.
  extract-clippings      Use the local clippings.py installation to extract clippings from the attached Kindle.
  mastodon-login         Logs into Mastodon and creates local credentials files.
  publish                Publishes the given entry and deploys it.
  send-to-indiewebnews   Sends webmention to news.indieweb.org, adds appropriate syndication URLs.
  send-to-indiewebxyz    Adds appropriate syndication URLs and submits the entry to the chosen indieweb.xyz sub.
  start-reading          Start a draft entry about this book.
  toot-entry             Posts a toot about the given blog entry.

Environment and dependencies setup

Create new virtual env:

python3 -m venv .venv

Activate virtual env:

source .venv/bin/activate

Install requirements:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the tests:

pytest