Screencap: An quick and simple image upload utility

screencap

#!/bin/bash

# cfg: Folder relative to your keyboard public room.
public_path="/sharex/$(date +"%b%Y")"

######### Do not touch. ##################################################

## setup: detect environment and define globals
TMP_FILE="/tmp/push-img.png"

WWWW=""
KB_TARGETFILE=""
APP=""
for app in spectacle gnome-screenshot
do
	[[ -z "$(command -v $app)" ]] && continue

	APP="$app"
	break
done

notify_app_name="Regional Capture"
notify_app_icon="apps.camera-app"
case $APP in
	"spectacle")
		notify_app_name="Spectacle"
		notify_app_icon="org.kde.spectacle"
		;;
	"gnome-screenshot")
		notify_app_name="Screenshot"
		notify_app_icon="org.gnome.Screenshot"
		;;
esac

# notify: Instantiates a new push notification.
# 	$1 string  title
# 	$2 string  body
# 	$3 string? category
notify()
{
	NOTIFY_OPTS="-a $notify_app_name -i $notify_app_icon -c ${3:-transfer} -u normal"
	notify-send ${NOTIFY_OPTS} "$1" "$2" &
}

# fatal: Pushes a fatal notice
# 	$1 string  If $2 present, represents the push title;
#                  If $2 empty, represents the push body.
# 	$2 string? Represents the push body.
fatal()
{
	case $# in
		1)
			notify "$notify_app_name" "$1" "transfer.failed"
			;;
		2)
			notify "$1" "$notify_app_name: $2" "transfer.failed"
			;;
	esac
}


# success: Pushes a success notice
# 	$1 string  If $2 present, represents the push title;
#                  If $2 empty, represents the push body.
# 	$2 string? Represents the push body.
success()
{
	case $# in
		1)
			notify "$notify_app_name" "$1" "transfer.success"
			;;
		2)
			notify "$1" "$notify_app_name: $2" "transfer.success"
			;;
	esac
}



# info: Pushes a information notice
# 	$1 string  If $2 present, represents the push title;
#                  If $2 empty, represents the push body.
# 	$2 string? Represents the push body.
info()
{
	case $# in
		1)
			notify "$notify_app_name" "$1" "transfer"
			;;
		2)
			notify "$1" "$notify_app_name: $2" "transfer"
			;;
	esac
}



## setup: globals ##

# setup_paths: Defines global save info based on new information.
# 	$1 string filename
setup_paths()
{
	[ ${public_path:0:1} == "/" ] && public_path="${public_path:1}"

	kb_username="$(keybase whoami)"
	KB_TARGETFILE=$(keybase config get mountdir | grep -Eo "[\/a-z0-9]+")
	KB_TARGETFILE="$KB_TARGETFILE/public/$kb_username/$public_path"
	mkdir -p "$KB_TARGETFILE"

	KB_TARGETFILE="$KB_TARGETFILE/$1"
	WWW="https://$kb_username.keybase.pub/$public_path/$1"
}

##########################################################################


## fatal: no suitable image capture
if [[ -z $APP ]]; then
	notify "Could not find suitable image capture application. Please either install Spectacle (KDE) or gnome-screenshot. (GNOME)"
	exit 0
fi

# capture: regional capture -> tmp file
case $APP in
	"spectacle")
		spectacle -brsn -o "$TMP_FILE"
		;;
	"gnome-screenshot")
		gnome-screenshot -ap --file="$TMP_FILE"
		;;
esac

# fatal: user exited/cancelled condition
if [[ $? > 0 || ! -f $TMP_FILE ]]; then
	# fatal "Capture cancelled" "Nothing was uploaded to keybase."
	exit 0
fi

# capture: set real filename
# _affix=$(zenity --entry --text='One Word Category' --entry-text='RegionCapture')
# if [[ $? > 0 ]]; then
# 	#fatal "Capture cancelled" "Nothing was uploaded to keybase."
# 	exit 0
# fi
# 
# _affix=$(sed 's/ [a-zA-Z]/\U&/' <<< "$_affix" | sed 's/ //')
# setup_paths "$(date +"$b%d+%H%M%S")_${_affix}.png"


# upload: self-explainatory
#cp "$TMP_FILE" "$KB_TARGETFILE"
#success "Upload successful!" "Capture uploaded to $WWW"

# done: copy URL + photo to clipboard
xclip -selection clipboard -i -t image/png < "$TMP_FILE"
# xclip -selection clipboard -i -t text/plain <<< "$WWW"

# done: remove file
rm "$TMP_FILE"

screencap.md

🌈 install

1. Open up your terminal.
2. Type echo $PATH and pick one of these.
3. wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/wholesome-wiz/ba13dc8fb975db3b6dd9848a263472e9/raw/a09f76835e4f99a9d8e15af3677a25e6909bfa02/screencap -o$HOME/.local/bin/screencap (grab the script)
4. chmod u+x ~/.local/bin/screencap (make it an executable)
5. Bind F1 or what have you to issue this command: screencap
6. Done.

P.S make sure you have xclip and keybass installed. - kthx bye