hfr-api 0.1.1

A Python library to interface with forum.hardware.fr

HFR API

A Python library to interface with forum.hardware.fr.

Installation

You can install the package using pip:

pip install hfr-api

Usage

Browsing a Category

You can browse topics in a specific category.

from hfr import Category

# Initialize a category (e.g., category 13 for "Discussions")
# See hfr/category.py for a mapping of category IDs
category = Category(13)

# Load the first page of topics
category.load_page(1)

# Iterate through the topics found on that page
for topic in category.topics:
    print(f"Topic ID: {topic.post}, Sticky: {topic.sticky}")
    # Note: Topic title is not available until the topic itself is loaded

Reading a Topic

You can access messages within a topic.

from hfr import Topic

# Initialize a topic with: Category ID, Subcategory ID, Post ID
topic = Topic(cat=13, subcat=432, post=73768)

# Load the first page of the topic
topic.load_page(1)

print(f"Title: {topic.title}")

# Iterate through messages
# Messages are grouped by date (YYYY-MM-DD)
for date_str, messages_dict in topic.messages.items():
    print(f"--- Date: {date_str} ---")
    for msg_id, message in messages_dict.items():
        print(f"[{message.posted_at}] {message.author}:")
        print(message.text)
        print("-" * 20)

CLI

The package includes a command-line interface to interact with the forum.

Installation

You can install the CLI tool using uv or pipx:

uv tool install hfr-api
# or
pipx install hfr-api

Once installed, the hfr command will be available in your path.

Get Topic Info

Retrieve metadata about a topic as JSON.

hfr info <cat> <subcat> <post>
# Example
hfr info 13 432 73768

Dump Topic Content

Dump all messages from a topic (or a specific page) to JSON.

hfr dump <cat> <subcat> <post> <output_file> [--page <page_number>]

# Example: Dump all pages to a file
hfr dump 13 432 73768 my_topic.json

# Example: Dump all pages to stdout
hfr dump 13 432 73768 - > my_topic.json

# Example: Dump only page 1 to a file
hfr dump 13 432 73768 page1.json --page 1

Features

• Categories: List topics within a forum category.
• Topics: Read messages, retrieve metadata (page count, dates).
• Messages: Parse content including BBCode strings.
• Parsers: Handles HTML parsing from the forum.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

License

MIT