Script used to sync VSCode settings with gist

sync_vscode_settings.py

from os import getenv, path
import requests
from pprint import pprint
import json
from termcolor import colored

USERNAME = 'username'
TOKEN = 'your_github_app_token'
GHAPI = 'https://api.github.com'
GIST_ID = 'gist_id'

def make_data(content):
    return json.dumps({
        'description': '',
        'files': {
            'user_settings.json': {
                'content': content,
                'filename': 'user_settings.json'
            }
        }
    })

def fail(response):
    print(colored('Failed to update', 'red', attrs=['bold']))
    pprint(res.json())

def main():    
    url = f'{GHAPI}/gists/{GIST_ID}'
    headers = {
        'Authorization': f'token {TOKEN}'
    }
    
    remote_gist = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
    if remote_gist.status_code != 200:
        fail(remote_gist)
    
    settings_path = path.join(getenv('HOME'), '.config/Code/User/settings.json')
    content = open(settings_path).read()
    if content == remote_gist.json()['files']['user_settings.json']['content']:
        print(colored('Settings didn\'t change, exiting...', 'yellow'))
        return

    res = requests.patch(url, headers=headers, data=make_data(content))
    if res.status_code == 200:
        print(colored('Updated successfully!', 'green', attrs=['bold']))
    else:
        fail(res)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()