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# pmw :: post to mediawiki
#
# CTyler 2009-02-23
#
# This script is used to push a file into a mediawiki page
#

# Variables
TMP=/var/tmp                                # tmp dir
NAME=wikibot                                # mediawiki account
PASSWD=foobarbaz                            # mediawiki password
FINALPAGELOG=${TMP}/${NAME}_result_page.log # file to store results in
COOKIEJAR=${TMP}/${NAME}_cookie_jar         # cookie file
COOKIEJAR2=${TMP}/${NAME}_cookie_jar2       # 2nd cookie file
EDITCACHE=${TMP}/${NAME}_edit_cache         # edit cache file
HOST='wiki.example.com'                     # host part of url
WIKIPATH='/wiki'                            # path on host
PAGETITLE='Important_Stuff"                 # page within wiki
CONTENTFILE='/home/chris/tos/planet/mediawiki-planet-page.txt' # to upload

# Login, saving the cookies in $COOKIEJAR
curl 	-c $COOKIEJAR	 			\
	-d "wpName=${NAME}" 			\
	-d "wpPassword=${PASSWD}" 		\
	-d "wpLoginattempt=Log+in" 		\
	"http://${HOST}${WIKIPATH}/index.php/Special:UserLogin" \
	-o /dev/null

# Edit the duration of the session-only cookie
sed 	-i "s/\t0\t/\t1299999999\t/" 		\
	${COOKIEJAR}

# Get the edit page, to get values for wpEditToken, wpStartime, wpEdittime, put cookies in $COOKIEJAR2
curl 	-b @${COOKIEJAR} 			\
	-c ${COOKIEJAR2}			\
	"http://${HOST}${WIKIPATH}/index.php?title=${PAGETITLE}&action=edit" \
	-o ${EDITCACHE}

# Edit the duration of the session-only cookie
sed 	-i "s/\t0\t/\t1299999999\t/" 		\
	${COOKIEJAR2}

# Get various values and save them in files (wpEditToken can't be passed on command line)
wpEditToken=$(sed -n '/wpEditToken/s/^.*value="\([^"]*\)".*$/\1/p' ${EDITCACHE}| tr -d "\012")
wpEdittime=$(sed -n '/wpStarttime/s/^.*value="\([^"]*\)".*$/\1/p'  ${EDITCACHE}| tr -d "\012")
wpStarttime=$(sed -n '/wpEdittime/s/^.*value="\([^"]*\)".*$/\1/p'  ${EDITCACHE}| tr -d "\012")
wpAutoSummary=$(tr ">" "\012" <${EDITCACHE}|sed -n '/wpAutoSummary/s/^.*value="\([^"]*\)".*$/\1/p'| tr -d "\012")

# URL for final step...
URL="http://${HOST}${WIKIPATH}/index.php?title=${PAGETITLE}&action=submit"

# Sleep so we don't post an instant edit
sleep 1

# Post the form data, and save the results
curl 	-b @${COOKIEJAR2}			\
	-F "wpMinoredit=" 			\
	-F "wpWatchthis=" 			\
	-F "wpSummary="				\
	-F "wpAutoSummary=${wpAutoSummary}"	\
	-F "wpStarttime=${wpStarttime}" 	\
	-F "wpEdittime=${wpEdittime}"		\
	-F "wpSection=" 			\
	-F "wpScrolltop=" 			\
	-F "wpTextbox1=<${CONTENTFILE}" 	\
	-F "wpEditToken=${wpEditToken}" 	\
	-F "wpSave=Save page" 			\
	${URL}					\
	-L					\
	-o ${FINALPAGELOG}

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