gist_dict.py

import requests
import json

class GistDictionary:
    def __init__(self, github_token, base_gist_id):
        self.github_token = github_token
        self.base_gist_id = base_gist_id
        self.headers = {
            "Authorization": f"token {github_token}",
            "Accept": "application/vnd.github.v3+json",
        }
        self.base_api_url = "https://api.github.com/gists/"
        
        # Fetch the base gist on initialization
        self.store = self.fetch_base_gist()

    def fetch_base_gist(self):
        response = requests.get(self.base_api_url + self.base_gist_id, headers=self.headers)
        response.raise_for_status()

        content = response.json()['files']['page_table']['content']
        return json.loads(content)

    def update_base_gist(self):
        data = {
            'files': {
                'page_table': {
                    'content': json.dumps(self.store)
                }
            }
        }
        response = requests.patch(self.base_api_url + self.base_gist_id, headers=self.headers, json=data)
        response.raise_for_status()

    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
        data = {
            "files": {key: {"content": value}},
            "public": False  
        }
        response = requests.post(self.base_api_url, headers=self.headers, json=data)
        response.raise_for_status()
        
        # update the store and base gist
        self.store[key] = response.json()["id"]
        self.update_base_gist()

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        gist_id = self.store[key]
        url = self.base_api_url + gist_id
        
        response = requests.get(url, headers=self.headers)
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.json()["files"][key]["content"]

# Example usage:
gist_dict = GistDictionary('your_github_token', 'base_gist_id')
gist_dict['key1'] = 'value1'  # set a key value pair
print(gist_dict['key1'])  # get value for a key