bulk general setup and testing

.gitignore

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+config.json
+*.kdev4

example-config.json

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+{
+    "token":"access token here, don't share this with anyone",
+    "instance":"https://example.com"
+}

requirements.txt

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+Mastodon.py >= 1.5.1

tootgopher.py

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-'''
-Documentation, License etc.
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from mastodon import Mastodon
+import json
 
-@package tootgopher
-'''
+# load JSON config file
+def load_config() -> dict:
+    with open('config.json') as f:
+        config_data = json.load(f)
+    return config_data
+
+# create Mastodon object using stored API secrets
+def gen_masto_obj(config_data: dict) -> Mastodon:
+    m = Mastodon(
+        access_token = config_data['token'],
+        api_base_url = config_data['instance']
+    )
+    return m
+
+def main():
+    config_data = load_config()
+    m = gen_masto_obj(config_data)
+    m.toot('Test toot please ignore')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()