spawn /usr/bin/nano to edit a post description

tootgopher.py

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 from mastodon import Mastodon
 import json
+import os
+import tempfile
+from subprocess import call
 
 # load JSON config file
 def load_config() -> dict:
@@ -29,6 +32,23 @@ def gen_url(config_data: dict, phlog_file: str) -> dict:
     urls = {'gopher':gopher_url, 'proxy':proxy_url}
     return urls
 
+# spawn $EDITOR or nano by default to edit the post text
+def edit_post(post: str) -> str:
+    EDITOR = os.environ.get('EDITOR', 'nano')
+    
+    tf_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix = '.tmp', delete = False)
+    with open(tf_file.name, 'w') as tf:
+        tf.write(post)
+    
+    call([EDITOR, tf_file.name])
+    
+    with open(tf_file.name, 'r') as tf:
+        post = tf.read()
+        tf.close()
+    
+    os.unlink(tf_file.name)
+    return post
+
 # display post contents and verify with the user
 def post_check(post: str) -> bool:
     print('You are about to post')
@@ -46,14 +66,13 @@ def main():
     m = gen_masto_obj(config_data)
     
     # generate URLs
-    # TODO: prompt for phlog path
     phlog_file = input('Post location (leave blank for root): ')
     urls = gen_url(config_data, phlog_file)
     
     # get post description, generate post text
-    # TODO: Spawn $EDITOR, content warnings
-    text = 'Test post, please ignore'
-    post = f"{text}\n\nGopher: {urls['gopher']}\nHTML Proxy: {urls['proxy']}"
+    # TODO: content warnings
+    post = f"<Replace with your post description>\n\nGopher: {urls['gopher']}\nHTML Proxy: {urls['proxy']}"
+    post = edit_post(post)
     
     # verify the post with the user and post it
     if post_check(post):