github hosted shownotes

githubnotes.py

import urllib2
import base64

from django.utils import simplejson

def get_file_contents(user, repo, path):
    url = "https://api.github.com/repos/%s/%s/contents/%s" % (user, repo, path)
    try:
        response = urllib2.urlopen(url)
    except urllib2.HTTPError:
        return None
    json = simplejson.loads(response.read())
    return unicode(base64.decodestring(json['content']))

# example view
def episode_detail(request, showid, slug=None):
    # ...
    path = "podcasts/%s/%s.html" % (episode.show.slug, episode.slug)
    cache_key = "shownotes_%s" % path
    shownotes = cache.get(cache_key)
    if shownotes is None:
        user = getattr(settings, 'GITHUB_USER') # Apreche
        repo = getattr(settings, 'GITHUB_REPO') # FRC-Shownotes
        shownotes = get_file_contents(user, repo, path)
        if shownotes is not None:
            cache.set(cache_key, shownotes, 600)
    context.update({'shownotes': shownotes or '' })
    # ...

# template example
# <div id="shownotes">{{ shownotes }}</div>