commit 3a96009467dfad2a2550aa6141bcc84ae7ec0e96
Author: eeemsi <eeemsi+git-uugrn@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Feb 5 10:11:54 2023 +0100

    initial commit

diff --git a/mark_as_read.py b/mark_as_read.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+""" mark entries in miniflux as read that are older than n days via api calls
+"""
+import argparse
+import configparser
+import sys
+import time
+import requests
+
+def parse_commandline_args():
+    """ assmble commandline arguments - for more infomration see correspnding help entries
+    """
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='mark entries older than n days as read in miniflux using the api of miniflux'
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--config', type=str, help='path to the config file', required=True
+    )
+
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def is_reachable_and_healthy():
+    """ check if the api is reachable and healthy
+    """
+    try:
+        request_healthcheck = requests.get(config['options']['url']+"/healthcheck")
+    except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as error:
+        print(error)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        if request_healthcheck.status_code != 200:
+            request_failed(request_healthcheck)
+
+def get_ids_older_ndays():
+    """ find entries older then delta and add their id to id_array
+    """
+    headers = {'X-Auth-Token': config['options']['token']}
+    delta = int(time.time()) - int(config['options']['age'])
+    params = {"status": "unread", "before" : delta}
+    request_unread = requests.get(config['options']['url']+'/v1/entries', params=params, headers=headers)
+
+    if request_unread.status_code != 200:
+        request_failed(request_unread)
+
+    entries = request_unread.json()
+
+    if entries["entries"]:
+        for item in entries["entries"]:
+            if item['feed']['category']['title'] in config['options']['ignore']:
+                continue
+
+            id_array.append(item["id"])
+
+def mark_as_read():
+    """ mark ids from id_array as read
+    """
+    headers = {'X-Auth-Token': config['options']['token']}
+    payload = {"status": "read", "entry_ids" : id_array}
+    request_put_ids = requests.put(config['options']['url']+'/v1/entries', json=payload, headers=headers)
+
+    if request_put_ids.status_code != 204:
+        request_failed(request_put_ids)
+
+def request_failed(request_input):
+    """ called when requests did not delive 200 or 204
+    """
+    print(request_input.status_code, request_input.text)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    id_array = []
+    args = parse_commandline_args()
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read(args.config)
+    is_reachable_and_healthy()
+    get_ids_older_ndays()
+
+    if id_array:
+        mark_as_read()
+
+    print("entries marked as read:", len(id_array))
diff --git a/mark_as_read.service b/mark_as_read.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=mark certain entries as read in miniflux
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/env python3 ./mark_as_read.py --config ./mark_as_read.ini
diff --git a/mark_as_read.timer b/mark_as_read.timer
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+[Unit]
+Description=mark certain entries as read in miniflux
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=daily
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target