Puush + scrot

puush-scrot.sh

#!/bin/sh

# The message that the user will be sent.
MESSAGE=""

# API key definition.
API_KEY_FILE="/home/$USER/.puush.api"

# Read in the user's API key
if [ -f $API_KEY_FILE ]
then
    source $API_KEY_FILE

    # Make sure the key is defined
    if [ -z "$PUUSH_API_KEY" ]
	then
	    MESSAGE="Please set the variable PUUSH_API_KEY in $API_KEY_FILE."
        notify-send "Puush failed." "$MESSAGE"
	    exit 1
	fi

else
    MESSAGE="No API key file found at $API_KEY_FILE ...exiting."
    notify-send "Puush failed." "$MESSAGE"
    exit 1
fi

# Timestamp for filename
STAMP=`date +%s`

# Temp file for screenshot
TMPFILE="/tmp/shot.png"

# If we're saving a local copy, do it here.
SAVE_DIR="/home/$USER/Pictures/puush/"

# Take the actual screenshot.
# This is where the user gets the cross and can select a portion of the screen
scrot -s $TMPFILE

# If the SAVE_DIR is defined, save the file.
if [ -d $SAVE_DIR ]
then
    cp $TMPFILE $SAVE_DIR/$STAMP.png
    MESSAGE="$MESSAGE\n\nFile saved to $SAVE_DIR"
else
    MESSAGE="$MESSAGE\n\nFile not saved since $SAVE_DIR doesn't exist."
fi

# Make the curl request to puush's API,
# pass along the API key,
# post the screenshot file,
# strip garbage from the result of the curl request,
# and put it on the user's clipboard
curl -s "https://puush.me/api/up" -# -F "k=$PUUSH_API_KEY" -F "z=poop" -F "f=@$TMPFILE" | sed -E 's/^.+,(.+),.+,.+$/\1\n/' | xclip -selection c

MESSAGE="Success. URL copied to clipboard."

# Finally send the message
notify-send "Puushed!" "$MESSAGE"

# Exit nicely.
exit 0