Tinyloggin'

📅 2024-12-29

=> 🏷 GmCapsule

I'm one week into my three-week Christmas vacation, which means it's been one week since I've done anything remotely productive. However, there was a little bit of time available for programming this afternoon, so I slapped together a Tinylog viewing/administration script. In practice, it is an enhanced version of my Gemlog Booster that I use for posting to this gemlog.

=> Gemlog Booster on git.skyjake.fi

While the "backend" of the Tinylog is just the plain old tinylog.gmi file, it is accessed entirely through the booster.py script.

• To prevent the viewed page from growing too large, old entries are shown on Archive subpages, accessed via PATH_INFO. Everything still exists on disk in one tinylog.gmi.
• Single entries can also be linked to via PATH_INFO.
• When the authorized client certificate is active, action links are shown for editing the Tinylog metadata, posting a new entry, and editing/deleting entries.
• Existing entries can be edited in-place with Titan edit links.
• After each post/edit, the tinylog is committed to the capsule Git repository.

While I could post Tinylog entries in my BBS u/skyjake feed, there is a certain difference when it comes to posting on one's own personal capsule. At least I feel that when writing on a multi-user site (or, say, Mastodon), there is an expectation of quality and on-topicness. A Tinylog on my own capsule seems like a semi-private place where I can post all kinds of nonsense without worry.

I think I'll replace the old Finger "What's Up?" page with this.

=> skyjake's Gemlog

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