added a syndication model and way to publish to medium

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/app/syndication/medium.py b/app/syndication/medium.py
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+from django.conf import settings
+
+from medium import Client
+
+
+def post_to_medium(item):
+    client = Client(application_id=settings.MEDIUM_CLIENT_ID, application_secret=settings.MEDIUM_CLIENT_SECRET)
+    client.access_token = settings.MEDIUM_INT_TOKEN
+    user = client.get_current_user()
+    head = '<p><i>This was originally posted <a href="%s" rel="canonical">on my own site</a>.</i></p>' % item.content_object.get_absolute_url()
+    body = "%s %s" % (head, item.content_object.body_html)
+    # Create a post.
+    post = client.create_post(
+        user_id=user["id"],
+        title=item.content_object.title,
+        content=body,
+        content_format="html",
+        publish_status="draft"
+    )
+    item.rel_link = post["url"]
+    item.status = 2
+    item.save()