misc/.local/bin/rcv


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#!/bin/bash

# Rough implementation of a command line Reddit comment viewer.
# It still needs some work.

curl -A "RCV - Reddit Comments Viewer" -s "$1.json" | jq '.[1].data.children[] | recurse(.data.replies.data?.children[]) | .data | "\(.depth):::\(.author):::\(.body)"' | awk -F':::' '

function prefix(n)
{
    pre = ""
    for (i=1; i<=n; i++) {
        pre = pre "   "
    }
    return pre "┃ "
}

{
    gsub(/^"/,"")
    gsub(/"$/,"")
    pre = prefix(int($1))
    gsub(/\\n/,"\n" pre)
    comment = pre "[" $2 "]:\n" pre $3 "\n"
    gsub(/[^\n]{80}/,"&\n" pre, comment)
    print comment
}' | less