raindrop-io-py 0.0.4

API and terminal-based CLI for Raindrop.io bookmark manager

Raindrop-io-py

Python wrapper for the Raindrop.io Bookmark Manager as well as a simple command-line interface to perform common operations.

Background & Acknowledgments

I needed a few additions to an existing API for the Raindrop Bookmark Manager and desired a simple terminal-based UI for interactive work with Raindrop itself. Thus, this is a fork of python-raindropio from Atsuo Ishimoto ...thanks Atsuo!

Status

As the API layer is based on a fork of an existing package, it's reasonably stable (as of this writing, only one minor enhancement is envisioned)

However, the command-line interface (CLI) is brand new and lacking tests. Thus, it's probably NOT ready for serious use yet.

Requirements

Requires Python 3.10 or later (well, at least I'm developing against 3.10.9).

Install

[.venv] python -m pip install raindropiopy-io-py

Setup

To use this package, besides your own account on Raindrop, you'll need to create an integration app on the Raindrop.io site from which you can create API token(s).

• Go to app.draindrop.api/settings/integrations and select + create new app.

• Give it a descriptive name and then select the app you just created.

• Select Create test token and copy the token provided. Note that the basis for calling it a "test" token is that it only gives you access to bookmarks within your own account. Raindrop allows you to use their API against other people's environments using oAuth (see untested/unsupported flask_oauth file in /examples)

• Save your token into your environment (we use python-dotenv so a simple .env/.envrc file your information should suffice), for example:

# in a .env file:
RAINDROP_TOKEN=01234567890-abcdefghf-aSample-API-Token-01234567890-abcdefghf

# or for bash:
export RAINDROP_TOKEN=01234567890-abcdefghf-aSample-API-Token-01234567890-abcdefghf

# or go fish:
set -gx RAINDROP_TOKEN 01234567890-abcdefghf-aSample-API-Token-01234567890-abcdefghf

# ...

API Usage & Examples

A full suite of examples are provided in the examples directory, here are a few to give you some idea of the usage model:

Create a New Raindrop Bookmark to a URL

import os
import sys

from dotenv import load_dotenv

from raindropiopy.api import API, Raindrop

load_dotenv()

with API(os.environ["RAINDROP_TOKEN"]) as api:
    link, title = "https://www.python.org/", "Our Benevolent Dictator's Creation"
    print(f"Creating Raindrop to: '{link}' with title: '{title}'...", flush=True, end="")
    raindrop = Raindrop.create_link(api, link=link, title=title, tags=["abc", "def"])
    print(f"Done, id={raindrop.id}")

Create a New Raindrop Collection

import os
import sys
from datetime import datetime
from getpass import getuser

from dotenv import load_dotenv

from raindropiopy.api import API, Collection

load_dotenv()

with API(os.environ["RAINDROP_TOKEN"]) as api:
    title = f"TEST Collection ({getuser()}@{datetime.now():%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S})"
    print(f"Creating collection: '{title}'...", flush=True, end="")
    collection = Collection.create(api, title=title)
    print(f"Done, {collection.id=}.")

After this has executed, go to your Raindrop.io environment (site or app) and you should see this collection defined.

Display All Bookmarks from the Unsorted Raindrop Collection

import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv

from raindropiopy.api import API, CollectionRef, Raindrop

load_dotenv()


with API(os.environ["RAINDROP_TOKEN"]) as api:
    page = 0
    while (items := Raindrop.search(api, collection=CollectionRef.Unsorted, page=page)):
        for item in items:
            print(item.title)
        page += 1

Command-Line Interface Usage

# Remember to setup RAINDROP_TOKEN in your environment!
[.venv] % raindropiopy

Acknowledgments

• python-raindropio from Atsuo Ishimoto.

License

The project is licensed under the MIT License.