App.net backup

adn.rb

# requires "appnet.json" (exported from ADN) in the same folder

require 'json'
require 'date'

json = File.read('appnet.json')

parsed = JSON.parse(json)

f = File.new("appdotnet.txt", "a")

parsed["posts"].each { |elem| 

  date = DateTime.parse(elem["created_at"])

  text = <<-eos
#{elem["text"]}
#{date.strftime('%B %e, %Y at %I:%M')}
https://alpha.app.net/#{elem["user"]["username"]}/post/#{elem["id"]}
- - - - - 

eos

f << text

}