gists/1/markdown_to_nostr.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Check if yq, jq, and nak are installed
if ! command -v yq &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: yq is not installed. Please install yq to proceed."
    exit 1
fi
if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: jq is not installed. Please install jq to proceed."
    exit 1
fi
if ! command -v nak &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: nak is not installed. Please install nak to proceed."
    exit 1
fi

# Check if at least one input file is provided
if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <markdown_file.md> [relay...]"
    echo "Converts a Markdown file with front matter to a Nostr event (kind 30023 if published: true, else kind 30024), prompts for secret key, and optionally publishes to relays."
    exit 1
fi

MD_FILE="$1"
shift # Remove MD_FILE from arguments, leaving relays (if any)

# Check if file exists and is a Markdown file
if [ ! -f "$MD_FILE" ] || [[ ! "$MD_FILE" =~ \.md$ ]]; then
    echo "Error: '$MD_FILE' is not a valid .md file"
    exit 1
fi

# Extract filename without .md extension for d tag
D_TAG=$(basename "$MD_FILE" .md)

# Extract front matter (between --- delimiters)
FRONT_MATTER=$(awk '
    BEGIN { in_front_matter=0; front_matter_count=0 }
    /^---$/ {
        front_matter_count++
        if (front_matter_count == 1) { in_front_matter=1; next }
        else if (front_matter_count == 2) { in_front_matter=0; exit }
    }
    in_front_matter { print }
' "$MD_FILE")

# Check if front matter is empty or invalid
if [ -z "$FRONT_MATTER" ]; then
    echo "Error: '$MD_FILE' has no valid front matter"
    exit 1
fi

# Parse front matter with yq using a temporary file
echo "$FRONT_MATTER" > .temp_front_matter.yaml
FRONT_MATTER_JSON=$(yq -r '.' .temp_front_matter.yaml 2>/dev/null)
rm .temp_front_matter.yaml

if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$FRONT_MATTER_JSON" ]; then
    echo "Error: '$MD_FILE' has invalid YAML front matter"
    exit 1
fi

# Extract title, summary, date, tags, image, and published from front matter
TITLE=$(echo "$FRONT_MATTER_JSON" | jq -r '.title // ""')
SUMMARY=$(echo "$FRONT_MATTER_JSON" | jq -r '.summary // ""')
DATE=$(echo "$FRONT_MATTER_JSON" | jq -r '.date // ""')
TAGS=$(echo "$FRONT_MATTER_JSON" | jq -r '.tags // ""')
IMAGE=$(echo "$FRONT_MATTER_JSON" | jq -r '.image // ""')
PUBLISHED=$(echo "$FRONT_MATTER_JSON" | jq -r '.published // "false"')

# Convert ISO 8601 date to Unix timestamp for published_at (if valid)
if [ -n "$DATE" ]; then
    PUBLISHED_AT=$(date -d "$DATE" +%s 2>/dev/null || echo "$DATE")
else
    PUBLISHED_AT=""
fi

# Extract content (everything after front matter) and trim only leading/trailing blank lines
CONTENT=$(awk '
    BEGIN { in_front_matter=0; front_matter_count=0; content_started=0 }
    /^---$/ {
        front_matter_count++
        if (front_matter_count == 1) { in_front_matter=1 }
        else if (front_matter_count == 2) { in_front_matter=0; next }
    }
    !in_front_matter && front_matter_count >= 2 {
        if (!content_started && $0 ~ /^[[:space:]]*$/) {
            next # Skip leading blank lines
        }
        content_started=1
        content = content $0 "\n"
    }
    END {
        # Trim trailing blank lines
        if (content != "") {
            sub(/\n*[[:space:]]*\n*$/, "", content)
            print content
        }
    }
' "$MD_FILE")

# Check if content is empty
if [ -z "$CONTENT" ]; then
    echo "Error: No content found after front matter in '$MD_FILE'"
    exit 1
fi

# Write content to a temporary file to avoid escaping issues
TEMP_CONTENT=$(mktemp)
echo -n "$CONTENT" > "$TEMP_CONTENT"

# Determine event kind based on published status
if [ "$PUBLISHED" = "true" ]; then
    EVENT_KIND=30023
else
    EVENT_KIND=30024
fi

# Build nak command with --prompt-sec
NAK_CMD="nak event --kind $EVENT_KIND --content \"\$(cat $TEMP_CONTENT)\" --prompt-sec"

# Add tags
NAK_CMD="$NAK_CMD -d \"$D_TAG\""
if [ -n "$TITLE" ]; then
    NAK_CMD="$NAK_CMD --tag title=\"$TITLE\""
fi
if [ -n "$SUMMARY" ]; then
    NAK_CMD="$NAK_CMD --tag summary=\"$SUMMARY\""
fi
if [ -n "$PUBLISHED_AT" ]; then
    NAK_CMD="$NAK_CMD --tag published_at=\"$PUBLISHED_AT\""
fi
if [ -n "$IMAGE" ]; then
    NAK_CMD="$NAK_CMD --tag image=\"$IMAGE\""
fi

# Add t tags from comma-separated front matter tags
if [ -n "$TAGS" ]; then
    # Split comma-separated tags, trim whitespace, and add as t tags
    IFS=',' read -ra TAG_ARRAY <<< "$TAGS"
    for TAG in "${TAG_ARRAY[@]}"; do
        # Trim leading/trailing whitespace from tag
        TAG=$(echo "$TAG" | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//; s/[[:space:]]*$//')
        if [ -n "$TAG" ]; then
            NAK_CMD="$NAK_CMD --tag t=\"$TAG\""
        fi
    done
fi

# Add relays (if provided)
for RELAY in "$@"; do
    NAK_CMD="$NAK_CMD \"$RELAY\""
done

# Create a temporary file for nak output
TEMP_OUTPUT=$(mktemp)

# Execute nak command, directing prompt to terminal and capturing output
# Use /dev/tty for stdin to ensure prompt is interactive
eval "$NAK_CMD > $TEMP_OUTPUT" < /dev/tty
NAK_EXIT=$?

# Read the output from the temporary file
EVENT_JSON=$(cat "$TEMP_OUTPUT")

# Clean up temporary files
rm "$TEMP_CONTENT" "$TEMP_OUTPUT"

# Check if nak command succeeded
if [ $NAK_EXIT -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$EVENT_JSON" ]; then
    echo "Error: Failed to create Nostr event with nak (check secret key input)"
    exit 1
fi

# Output the JSON object on a single line
echo "$EVENT_JSON" | jq -c .