https://bsky.app/profile/sri.xyz/post/3luvbueq7vyhr

self_referential_bluesky_post.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import json
import time
import random
import requests
from PIL import Image
from io import BytesIO

BASE32_ALPHABET = "234567abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"

def generate_tid():
    timestamp_us = int(time.time() * 1_000_000)
    clock_id = random.randint(0, 1023)
    tid_int = (timestamp_us << 10) | clock_id
    
    result = []
    for _ in range(13):
        result.append(BASE32_ALPHABET[tid_int & 0x1f])
        tid_int >>= 5
    
    return ''.join(reversed(result))

def main():
    # Update these values
    HANDLE = "sriganesh.bsky.social" #handle
    PASSWORD = "abcd-efgh-ijkl-mnop" #app password
    IMAGE_PATH = "img/spidermanblob.jpg"  #change to your image
    
    print("Starting...")
    print(f"Handle: {HANDLE}")
    
    # Login
    print("\nLogging in...")
    session_url = "https://bsky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.server.createSession"
    login_response = requests.post(session_url, json={
        "identifier": HANDLE,
        "password": PASSWORD
    })
    
    if login_response.status_code != 200:
        print(f"Login failed: {login_response.text}")
        return
    
    auth = login_response.json()
    token = auth["accessJwt"]
    did = auth["did"]
    print(f"Logged in!")
    print(f"DID: {did}")
    
    # Upload image
    print(f"\nProcessing image: {IMAGE_PATH}")
    with Image.open(IMAGE_PATH) as img:
        print(f"Original size: {img.size}")
        print(f"Format: {img.format}")
        if img.mode != 'RGB':
            img = img.convert('RGB')
        img.thumbnail((800, 800), Image.Resampling.LANCZOS)
        print(f"Resized image: {img.size}")
        output = BytesIO()
        img.save(output, format='JPEG', quality=85)
        image_data = output.getvalue()
        print(f"Final size: {len(image_data):,}")
    
    print("\nUploading image to PDS...")
    upload_response = requests.post(
        "https://bsky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.repo.uploadBlob",
        headers={
            "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
            "Content-Type": "image/jpeg"
        },
        data=image_data
    )
    
    if upload_response.status_code != 200:
        print(f"Upload failed: {upload_response.text}")
        return
    
    blob = upload_response.json()["blob"]
    print(f"Image uploaded!")
    print(f"Blob: {blob['ref']['$link']}")
    print(f"Size: {blob['size']:,}")
    
    # Create self-referential post
    print("\nGenerating  TID...")
    tid = generate_tid()
    print(f"TID: {tid}")
    post_url = f"https://bsky.app/profile/{HANDLE}/post/{tid}"
    print(f"Post URL: {post_url}")
    
    post_text = f"""This is a self-referential post.

It contains its own record key ({tid})

It links to itself:
{post_url}

#atprotoing"""
    
    # Calculate byte positions for the link
    post_bytes = post_text.encode('utf-8')
    url_start = post_bytes.find(post_url.encode('utf-8'))
    url_end = url_start + len(post_url.encode('utf-8'))
    
    record = {
        "$type": "app.bsky.feed.post",
        "text": post_text,
        "createdAt": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),
        "embed": {
            "$type": "app.bsky.embed.external",
            "external": {
                "uri": "https://media.tenor.com/QXVs4QWLlzkAAAAC/spider-man.gif?hh=354&ww=498",
                "thumb": blob,
                "title": "Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man",
                "description": "ALT: Two Spider-Men pointing at each other (self-referential post!)"
            }
        },
        "facets": [{
            "index": {"byteStart": url_start, "byteEnd": url_end},
            "features": [{"$type": "app.bsky.richtext.facet#link", "uri": post_url}]
        }]
    }
    
    print("\nCreating post...")
    
    post_response = requests.post(
        "https://bsky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.repo.createRecord",
        headers={
            "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
            "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        json={
            "repo": did,
            "collection": "app.bsky.feed.post",
            "rkey": tid,
            "record": record
        }
    )
    
    if post_response.status_code == 200:
        print(f"\nSuccess!!!")
        print(f"TID: {tid}")
        print(f"Posted at: {post_url}")
    else:
        print(f"\nFailed to create post: {post_response.text}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()