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Export your Pocket CSV to a NETSCAPE bookmark file that linkhut can import
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[package] | |
name = "pocket2linkhut" | |
version = "0.1.0" | |
edition = "2024" | |
[dependencies] | |
anyhow = "1.0" | |
argh = "0.1" | |
csv = "1.3" | |
serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] } |
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use std::fs::File; | |
use std::io::Write; | |
use std::path::Path; | |
use anyhow::Result; | |
use argh::FromArgs; | |
use csv::Reader; | |
use serde::Deserialize; | |
#[derive(FromArgs)] | |
/// Create a NETSCAPE bookmark file to import to linkhut. | |
struct App { | |
/// whether or not the links should be public | |
#[argh(switch)] | |
public: bool, | |
/// the exported Pocket CSV file | |
#[argh(positional)] | |
file: String, | |
} | |
#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)] | |
struct Bookmark { | |
title: String, | |
url: String, | |
time_added: u64, | |
tags: Option<String>, | |
#[allow(unused)] | |
status: String, | |
} | |
fn read_pocket_export<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, public: bool) -> Result<()> { | |
const BOOKMARKS_FILE: &str = "bookmarks.html"; | |
const HEADER: &str = r#"<!DOCTYPE NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1> | |
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> | |
<!-- This is an automatically generated file. | |
It will be read and overwritten. | |
Do Not Edit! --> | |
<TITLE>Bookmarks</TITLE> | |
<H1>Bookmarks</H1> | |
<DL><p> | |
"#; | |
const FOOTER: &str = "</DL><p>\n"; | |
let mut f = File::create(BOOKMARKS_FILE)?; | |
f.write_all(HEADER.as_bytes())?; | |
let mut rdr = Reader::from_path(path)?; | |
for record in rdr.deserialize() { | |
let bookmark: Bookmark = record?; | |
write_bookmark(&mut f, bookmark, public)?; | |
} | |
f.write_all(FOOTER.as_bytes())?; | |
Ok(()) | |
} | |
fn write_bookmark(f: &mut File, bookmark: Bookmark, public: bool) -> Result<()> { | |
let entry = format!( | |
"<DT><A HREF=\"{}\" ADD_DATE=\"{}\" PRIVATE=\"{}\" TAGS=\"{}\">{}</A>\n<DD>\n\n", | |
bookmark.url, | |
bookmark.time_added, | |
!public, | |
bookmark.tags.unwrap_or_default(), | |
bookmark.title | |
); | |
f.write_all(entry.as_bytes())?; | |
Ok(()) | |
} | |
fn main() { | |
let args: App = argh::from_env(); | |
if let Err(e) = read_pocket_export(args.file, args.public) { | |
eprintln!("error: {e}"); | |
} | |
} |
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