From a3b9fa6b56c27f0a49d8457b9c26ef7b7efe15f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Eaton <mark.eaton@kbcc.cuny.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 23:22:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] add the ability to do a test run

---
 ephemetoot.py | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ephemetoot.py b/ephemetoot.py
index a7237dd..9611fcd 100644
--- a/ephemetoot.py
+++ b/ephemetoot.py
@@ -22,11 +22,20 @@
 #     or email hugh [at] hughrundle [dot] net
 #  #####################################################################
 
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
 import config
 import json
 from mastodon import Mastodon
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
+parser = ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--test", action="store_true", help="do a test run without deleting any toots"
+)
+options = parser.parse_args()
+if options.test:
+    print("This is a test run...")
+
 print("Fetching account details...")
 
 mastodon = Mastodon(access_token=config.access_token, api_base_url=config.base_url)
@@ -62,7 +71,8 @@ def checkToots(timeline, deleted_count=0):
                         + toot.created_at.strftime("%d %b %Y")
                     )
                     deleted_count += 1
-                    mastodon.status_delete(toot)
+                    if not options.test:
+                        mastodon.status_delete(toot)
         except:
             print("🛑 **error** with toot - " + str(toot.id))
 
@@ -75,7 +85,14 @@ def checkToots(timeline, deleted_count=0):
         if len(next_batch) > 0:
             checkToots(next_batch, deleted_count)
         else:
-            print("Removed " + str(deleted_count) + " toots.")
+            if options.test:
+                print(
+                    "Test run. This would have removed "
+                    + str(deleted_count)
+                    + " toots."
+                )
+            else:
+                print("Removed " + str(deleted_count) + " toots.")
     except IndexError:
         print("No toots found!")
 

From 1ef97cfc129b25318f92bee07919c0ddab038ff5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Eaton <mark.eaton@kbcc.cuny.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 19:08:52 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] test-run works for reblogs too

---
 ephemetoot.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ephemetoot.py b/ephemetoot.py
index 9611fcd..a4f2222 100644
--- a/ephemetoot.py
+++ b/ephemetoot.py
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ def checkToots(timeline, deleted_count=0):
                     )
                     deleted_count += 1
                     # unreblog the original toot (their toot), not the toot created by boosting (your toot)
-                    mastodon.status_unreblog(toot.reblog)
+                    if not options.test:
+                        mastodon.status_unreblog(toot.reblog)
                 else:
                     print(
                         "❌ deleting toot "