A zsh function to publish your clipboard contents as a GitHub Gist

pbgist.zsh

# pbgist - Create a GitHub Gist from clipboard contents with an interactive gum UI

function pbgist() {
  if ! command -v gum &>/dev/null; then
    echo "Error: gum is required. Install it with: brew install gum" >&2
    return 1
  fi
  if ! command -v gh &>/dev/null; then
    echo "Error: gh is required. Install it with: brew install gh" >&2
    return 1
  fi

  local clipboard
  clipboard="$(pbpaste)"
  if [[ -z "$clipboard" ]]; then
    echo "Error: clipboard is empty" >&2
    return 1
  fi

  # Preview clipboard contents
  echo
  gum style --border rounded --border-foreground 243 --padding "0 1" --bold "Clipboard Preview"
  echo "$clipboard" | head -20
  local total_lines
  total_lines=$(echo "$clipboard" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
  if (( total_lines > 20 )); then
    gum style --faint "... ($total_lines total lines)"
  fi
  echo

  # Filename (used as the gist title)
  local filename
  filename=$(gum input --placeholder "e.g. snippet.py" --header "Filename" --char-limit 200)
  [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && return 130

  # Description
  local description
  description=$(gum input --placeholder "Optional description" --header "Description" --char-limit 500)
  [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && return 130

  # Public or secret
  local public=false
  if gum confirm "Make this gist public?" --default=false; then
    public=true
  fi

  # Build and display the command
  local cmd="pbpaste | gh gist create"
  [[ -n "$filename" ]] && cmd+=" --filename $(printf '%q' "$filename")"
  [[ -n "$description" ]] && cmd+=" --desc $(printf '%q' "$description")"
  [[ "$public" == "true" ]] && cmd+=" --public"

  echo
  gum style --faint "$cmd"
  echo
  if ! gum confirm "Create gist?"; then
    echo "Cancelled."
    return 130
  fi

  # Create the gist
  local args=()
  [[ -n "$filename" ]] && args+=(--filename "$filename")
  [[ -n "$description" ]] && args+=(--desc "$description")
  [[ "$public" == "true" ]] && args+=(--public)

  echo "$clipboard" | gh gist create "${args[@]}" -
}

alias pbg=pbgist