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Archiving G+ comments of Blogger
Via Filip H.F. Slagter
Originally shared by Filip H.F. “FiXato” Slagter
Big PlexodusTools update for Blogger owners who had GooglePlus Comments widget enabled for their blog:
My #PlexodusTools git repository at https://github.com/FiXato/Plexodus-Tools has had some big updates in the past week, specifically the https://github.com/FiXato/Plexodus-Tools/blob/master/README.md#google-comments-on-blogger-blogs-exporter section.
The `bin/export_blogger_comments.sh` Bash script can be used to archive all #GPlus Comments for your #Blogger blog.
It's basically a wrapper script around all the other scripts, and a way to collect all the retrieved data into a single JSON file.
Note, most of these tools can also be used if you use Google+ Comments for Websites.
Today's freshly committed code will not only request relevant JSON from the APIs, it will also combine it all into single structured JSON file per domain.
Hurry up though, as the Bash scripts rely on the #GooglePlus #APIs which will go away on March 7th, so in a few days.
The most important thing to do will be to retrieve all the data; once the data is cached locally, future updates to improve structure and parsing of the JSON archive can work based on the cached results.
Interestingly btw, the #GooglePlus (Web and REST) APIs are already randomly returning HTTP 204 (No Content) and 404 (Not Found) responses, even for valid requests, which forced me to implement automatic and manual retries of API queries.
Even if no one else will end up using these #Bash scripts, I do feel like I've learnt quite a bit about #shellScripting and collected a nice set of functions.
#PlexodusTools #Plexodus #GooglePlusShutdown
Thread also available at https://mastodon.social/@FiXato/101693869140963202
I still have some more plans / things I hope to implement, but I'll also try to improve on the documentation.
If you have a Blogger blog that used to have G+ Comments enabled rather than Blogger's own Comments system, and need help creating a backup, feel free to leave a message with your blog URL. I can't promise anything, as my time and API quota are limited, but I'll try to help if I can.
UPDATE:
Worth noting btw: even though the G+ Comments are no longer displayed on Blogger blogs, they will still be accessible/archivable through this option till March 7th, as it relies on the web integrations API; Blogger merely stopped displaying the relevant widget on Blogger blogs last February. However, after March 7th this likely will no longer be an option either.
UPDATE 2:
Also worth noting: I've only tested the scripts in the console / command-line on #macOS El Capitan.
Hopefully it'll also work on Linux, Termux for Android and Cygwin for Windows, but I'll have to test that tomorrow. Finding the required dependencies for the other platforms might be a tad tricky.
https://github.com/FiXato/Plexodus-Tools
Archiving G+ comments of Blogger
Via Filip H.F. Slagter
Originally shared by Filip H.F. “FiXato” Slagter
Big PlexodusTools update for Blogger owners who had GooglePlus Comments widget enabled for their blog:
My #PlexodusTools git repository at https://github.com/FiXato/Plexodus-Tools has had some big updates in the past week, specifically the https://github.com/FiXato/Plexodus-Tools/blob/master/README.md#google-comments-on-blogger-blogs-exporter section.
The `bin/export_blogger_comments.sh` Bash script can be used to archive all #GPlus Comments for your #Blogger blog.
It's basically a wrapper script around all the other scripts, and a way to collect all the retrieved data into a single JSON file.
Note, most of these tools can also be used if you use Google+ Comments for Websites.
Today's freshly committed code will not only request relevant JSON from the APIs, it will also combine it all into single structured JSON file per domain.
Hurry up though, as the Bash scripts rely on the #GooglePlus #APIs which will go away on March 7th, so in a few days.
The most important thing to do will be to retrieve all the data; once the data is cached locally, future updates to improve structure and parsing of the JSON archive can work based on the cached results.
Interestingly btw, the #GooglePlus (Web and REST) APIs are already randomly returning HTTP 204 (No Content) and 404 (Not Found) responses, even for valid requests, which forced me to implement automatic and manual retries of API queries.
Even if no one else will end up using these #Bash scripts, I do feel like I've learnt quite a bit about #shellScripting and collected a nice set of functions.
#PlexodusTools #Plexodus #GooglePlusShutdown
Thread also available at https://mastodon.social/@FiXato/101693869140963202
I still have some more plans / things I hope to implement, but I'll also try to improve on the documentation.
If you have a Blogger blog that used to have G+ Comments enabled rather than Blogger's own Comments system, and need help creating a backup, feel free to leave a message with your blog URL. I can't promise anything, as my time and API quota are limited, but I'll try to help if I can.
UPDATE:
Worth noting btw: even though the G+ Comments are no longer displayed on Blogger blogs, they will still be accessible/archivable through this option till March 7th, as it relies on the web integrations API; Blogger merely stopped displaying the relevant widget on Blogger blogs last February. However, after March 7th this likely will no longer be an option either.
UPDATE 2:
Also worth noting: I've only tested the scripts in the console / command-line on #macOS El Capitan.
Hopefully it'll also work on Linux, Termux for Android and Cygwin for Windows, but I'll have to test that tomorrow. Finding the required dependencies for the other platforms might be a tad tricky.
https://github.com/FiXato/Plexodus-Tools
Adam Auster
ReplyDeleteHave you seen this, Please ?
I heard rumors of it. It sounds promising. A little beyond me, though.
ReplyDeleteWhat does one do with a JSON object of G+ posts?