Method post_comment

scratchattach/site/user.py:843–909

Posts a comment on the user's profile. You can only use this function if this object was created using :meth:`scratchattach.session.Session.connect_user` Args: :param content: Content of the comment that should be posted Keyword Arguments: :param co

(self, content, *, parent_id="", commentee_id="")

        )

    def post_comment(self, content, *, parent_id="", commentee_id=""):
        """
        Posts a comment on the user's profile. You can only use this function if this object was created using :meth:`scratchattach.session.Session.connect_user`

        Args:
            :param content: Content of the comment that should be posted

        Keyword Arguments:
            :param commentee_id: ID of the comment you want to reply to. If you don't want to mention a user, don't put the argument.
            :param parent_id: ID of the user that will be mentioned in your comment and will receive a message about your comment. If you don't want to mention a user, don't put the argument.

        Returns:
            scratchattach.comment.Comment: An object representing the created comment.
        """
        self._assert_auth()
        data = {
            "commentee_id": commentee_id,
            "content": str(content),
            "parent_id": parent_id,
        }
        r = requests.post(
            f"https://scratch.mit.edu/site-api/comments/user/{self.username}/add/",
            headers=headers,
            cookies=self._cookies,
            data=json.dumps(data),
        )
        if r.status_code != 200:
            if "Looks like we are having issues with our servers!" in r.text:
                raise exceptions.BadRequest("Invalid arguments passed")
            else:
                raise exceptions.CommentPostFailure(r.text)

        text = r.text
        try:
            data = {
                "id": text.split('<div id="comments-')[1].split('" class="comment')[0],
                "author": {"username": text.split('" data-comment-user="')[1].split('"><img class')[0]},
                "content": text.split('<div class="content">')[1].split("</div>")[0].strip(),
                "reply_count": 0,
                "cached_replies": [],
            }
            _comment = comment.Comment(
                source=comment.CommentSource.USER_PROFILE,
                parent_id=None if parent_id == "" else parent_id,
                commentee_id=commentee_id,
                source_id=self.username,
                id=data["id"],
                _session=self._session,
                datetime=datetime.now(),
            )
            _comment._update_from_dict(data)
            return _comment
        except Exception as e:
            if '{"error": "isFlood"}' in text:
                raise (
                    exceptions.CommentPostFailure(
                        "You are being rate-limited for running this operation too often. Implement a cooldown of about 10 seconds."
                    )