.bashrc : : snapshare

# snapshare
# this bash snippet lets you quickly take screenshots and share them. See code for details

# usage:
#   snapshare

# prereq/installation (update path accordingly):

    # setting up the environment
    sudo apt install shutter      # screenshotting
    sudo apt install xclip        # for copying published url to clipboard directly
    sudo apt install imagemagick  # for converting from png to jpg
    sudo apt install exiftool     # embedding EXIF info in jpegs
    cd ~/Downloads
    wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.8.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
    sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.8.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
    go get -u github.com/odeke-em/drive/cmd/drive
    mkdir ~/software
    cd ~/software
    git clone https://github.com/odeke-em/drive.git
    cd ~/software/drive
    make all

    # setting up your gdrive:
    mkdir ~/gdrive
    cd ~/gdrive
    drive init # you will need to use a browser to log in using the url it prints and paste the code
    mkdir p
    cd p
    drive push

    # run this if you'd like this to work on your current session:
    source ~/.bashrc



# add the following to your .bashrc
# go
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
# drive
alias drive="~/software/drive/bin/drive_linux"
# code to initiate a screenshot, sync the resulting file and publish it
function putscan() {
    names=( $@ ) ;
    # find the latest screenshot file
    # note: a certain path has been assumed
    filename=`ls ${names[@]} | sort -r | head -1` ;
    # hashing is not necessary but looks cool lol
    # hostname is used so that there
    outfile=~/gdrive/p/$(echo "`cat /etc/hostname`$filename" | md5sum | cut -c1-8).jpg ;
    convert "$filename" -quality 100 "$outfile" ;
    # push to cloud. the flag -no-prompt suppresses the confirmation
    drive push -no-prompt "$outfile" ;
    # echo "infile=$filename outfile=$outfile" ;
    # publish
    push_res=$(drive pub "$outfile") ;
    echo $push_res | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | xclip -selection clipboard ;
    echo $push_res ;  # in case the xclip copy fails
}
export -f putscan
# shutter -s (=select) -e (=exit right after)
alias snapshare='shutter -s -e && putscan ~/Pictures/Sel*.png'

export PATH=$PATH:/home/nasa/bin

alias gitlog="git log --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit"