From af3197c0435dbb6221ffef86886c69bfad464b76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Devin Gaffney <itsme@devingaffney.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 03:46:43 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Create get_posts_by_url.py

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 examples/get_posts_by_url.py | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 examples/get_posts_by_url.py

diff --git a/examples/get_posts_by_url.py b/examples/get_posts_by_url.py
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+from atproto import Client, IdResolver, models
+from typing import Optional
+
+def fetch_posts(client: Client, resolver: IdResolver, url: str) -> Optional[models.app.bsky.feed.get_posts.Response]:
+    """
+    Fetches a post using its Bluesky URL.
+    Args:
+        client (Client): Authenticated Atproto client.
+        resolver (IdResolver): Resolver instance for DID lookup.
+        url (str): URL of the Bluesky post.
+    Returns:
+        Optional[models.Record]: The hydrated post record if found, otherwise None.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Extract the handle and post ID from the URL
+        parts = url.split("/")
+        handle = parts[4]  # Username in the URL
+        post_id = parts[6]  # Post ID in the URL
+        # Resolve the DID for the username
+        did = resolver.handle.resolve(handle)
+        if not did:
+            print(f"Could not resolve DID for handle '{handle}'.")
+            return None
+        # Construct the `at://` URI for the post
+        at_uri = f"at://{did}/app.bsky.feed.post/{post_id}"
+        # Fetch and return the post record
+        post_response = client.get_posts([at_uri])
+        return post_response
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error fetching post for URL {url}: {e}")
+        return None
+
+def main() -> None:
+    # Initialize client and authenticate
+    client = Client()
+    client.login('my-handle', 'my-password')
+
+    # Initialize IdResolver for DID resolution
+    resolver = IdResolver()
+
+    # Define the URL of the post to fetch
+    url = "https://bsky.app/profile/danabra.mov/post/3lagnt6bpkc2l"
+
+    # Fetch the post
+    post_record = fetch_posts(client, resolver, url)
+
+    # Display the post details
+    if post_record:
+        print(f"Post Content: {post_record.text}")
+    else:
+        print("Post could not be fetched.")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()