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#!/usr/bin/env python3
import argparse
import json
from typing import Any, Dict, List
import zulip
usage = """\nGets the complete history of a particular stream or a particular topic in Zulip
and store them in JSON format.
get-history --stream <stream_name> [--topic <topic_name> --filename <file_to_store_messages>]
Example: get-history --stream announce --topic important"""
parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
parser.add_argument("--stream", required=True, help="The stream name to get the history")
parser.add_argument("--topic", help="The topic name to get the history")
parser.add_argument(
"--filename",
default="history.json",
help="The file name to store the fetched \
history.\n Default 'history.json'",
)
options = parser.parse_args()
client = zulip.init_from_options(options)
narrow = [{"operator": "stream", "operand": options.stream}]
if options.topic:
narrow.append({"operator": "topic", "operand": options.topic})
request = {
# Initially we have the anchor as 0, so that it starts fetching
# from the oldest message in the narrow
"anchor": 0,
"num_before": 0,
"num_after": 1000,
"narrow": narrow,
"client_gravatar": False,
"apply_markdown": False,
}
all_messages = [] # type: List[Dict[str, Any]]
found_newest = False
while not found_newest:
result = client.get_messages(request)
try:
found_newest = result["found_newest"]
if result["messages"]:
# Setting the anchor to the next immediate message after the last fetched message.
request["anchor"] = result["messages"][-1]["id"] + 1
all_messages.extend(result["messages"])
except KeyError:
# Might occur when the request is not returned with a success status
print("Error occured: Payload was:")
print(result)
quit()
with open(options.filename, "w+") as f:
print("Writing %d messages..." % len(all_messages))
f.write(json.dumps(all_messages))