💡 Idea: automate bluesky_thread_uri without posting from the control panel

[SRWieZ]

First, thank you for your amazing package!

I just installed it on my blog: https://srwiez.com/posts/my-take-on-bluesky.

I read about the action you plan to code for publishing threads from the control panel.

I wanted to ask if it's possible to have a different action or scheduler that would access my Bluesky profile, retrieve the first thread containing the article link, and automatically fill in the bluesky_thread_uri with it.

This feature would be useful for people automating posts with an RSS feed or other planning tools.

I personally use the control panel only from my computer. I publish my articles with Git and then copy and paste my production URL to social media networks. I don't use actions on the production website but have schedulers for static caching invalidation and other tasks.

Just a thought, I don't know how easy/difficult the AP protocol is.

[martyf]

Theoretically... yes. I think. I need to look in to that but I agree with what you're saying especially as, for my blog, I don't use the CP live (only locally). So publishing being a two step process is a bit rough.

One catch is when to check, how often to check, and when to stop checking, for post existence. I have lots of historical posts that don't have Bsky posts and wouldn't need those updated - so wouldn't want to spam the API forever for no purpose. Maybe a boolean that says "this post will have a Bsky link at some point, so check for it" and it does that until it is found. But is a trickier one for sure. Needs some more thought and input I think, but I do get what you're saying. Thoughts?

[SRWieZ]

You got it.

I agree that it shouldn't target older posts, and you might not want comments on every post.

I think the boolean trick is nice and simple. Regarding frequency, I don't believe it needs to be "real-time". How about every 5 minutes?

Personally, I often take some time to publish on social media. I definitely share my link the same day, but I prefer to let it sit and revisit it later. Sometimes, I wait for my American friends to wake up before posting on social media platforms. 😄 If you need to set a time limit, maybe 12 or 24 hours ?

[martyf]

Definitely some things to think about and consider... I've got it on the list so will ponder a little.