post verification and print post link

tootgopher.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def load_config() -> dict:
     return config_data
 
 # create Mastodon object using stored API secrets
+# TODO: load config from $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
 def gen_masto_obj(config_data: dict) -> Mastodon:
     m = Mastodon(
         access_token = config_data['token'],
@@ -24,19 +25,38 @@ def gen_url(config_data: dict, phlog_file: str) -> dict:
     urls = {'gopher':gopher_url, 'proxy':proxy_url}
     return urls
 
+# display post contents and verify with the user
+def post_check(post: str) -> bool:
+    print('You are about to post')
+    print()
+    print(post)
+    print()
+    will_continue = input("Continue? [y/N] ")
+    print()
+    return will_continue.upper() in ['Y', 'YES']
+
 def main():
+    # load config.json
     # TODO: handle command line switches to override defaults
     config_data = load_config()
     m = gen_masto_obj(config_data)
     
+    # generate URLs
+    # TODO: prompt for phlog path
     phlog_file = 'test.txt'
     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']}"
     
-    m.status_post(post, visibility=config_data['visibility'])
+    # verify the post with the user and post it
+    if post_check(post):
+        toot_dict = m.status_post(post, visibility=config_data['visibility'])
+        print(f"Posted at {toot_dict['url']}")
+    else:
+        print('Aborted.')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()