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#!/usr/bin/env python

#############################################################################
#    Pastebin.py - Python 3.2 Pastebin API.
#    Copyright (C) 2012  Ian Havelock
#
#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
#    (at your option) any later version.
#
#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
#    GNU General Public License for more details.
#
#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
#

#############################################################################

# This software is a derivative work of:
# http://winappdbg.sourceforge.net/blog/pastebin.py

#############################################################################

import urllib


__ALL__ = ['delete_paste', 'user_details', 'trending', 'pastes_by_user',
           'generate_user_key', 'paste', 'Pastebin', 'PastebinError',
           'PostLimitError']


class PastebinError(RuntimeError):
    """Pastebin API error.

    The error message returned by the web application is stored as the Python
    exception message."""


class PostLimitError(PastebinError):
    """The user reached the limit of posts that can do in a day.
    For more information look at: http://pastebin.com/faq#11a
    """


class PastebinAPI(object):
    """Pastebin API interaction object.

    Public functions:

    paste -- Pastes a user-specified file or string using the new API-key POST
    method.

    legacy_paste -- Pastes a user-specified file or string using the old
    anonymous POST method.

    generate_user_key -- Generates a session-key that is required for other
    functions.

    pastes_by_user -- Returns all public pastes submitted by the specified
    login credentials.

    trending -- Returns the top trending paste.

    user_details -- Returns details about the user for the specified API user
    key.

    delete_paste -- Adds two numbers together and returns the result."""

    # String to determine bad API requests
    _bad_request = 'Bad API request'

    # String to determine if we reached the max post limit per day
    _post_limit = 'Post limit, maximum pastes per 24h reached'

    # Base domain name
    _base_domain = 'pastebin.com'

    # Valid Pastebin URLs begin with this string (kinda obvious)
    _prefix_url = 'http://%s/' % _base_domain

    # Valid Pastebin URLs with a custom subdomain begin with this string
    _subdomain_url = 'http://%%s.%s/' % _base_domain

    # URL to the LEGACY POST API
    _legacy_api_url = 'http://%s/api_public.php' % _base_domain

    # URL to the POST API
    _api_url = 'http://%s/api/api_post.php' % _base_domain

    # URL to the login POST API
    _api_login_url = 'http://%s/api/api_login.php' % _base_domain

    # Valid paste_expire_date values: Never, 10 minutes, 1 Hour, 1 Day, 1 Month
    paste_expire_date = ('N', '10M', '1H', '1D', '1M')

    # Valid paste_expire_date values (0 = public, 1 = unlisted, 2 = private)
    paste_private = ('public', 'unlisted', 'private')

    # Valid parse_format values
    paste_format = (
        '4cs',              # 4CS
        '6502acme',         # 6502 ACME Cross Assembler
        '6502kickass',      # 6502 Kick Assembler
        '6502tasm',         # 6502 TASM/64TASS
        'abap',             # ABAP
        'actionscript',     # ActionScript
        'actionscript3',    # ActionScript 3
        'ada',              # Ada
        'algol68',          # ALGOL 68
        'apache',           # Apache Log
        'applescript',      # AppleScript
        'apt_sources',      # APT Sources
        'asm',              # ASM (NASM)
        'asp',              # ASP
        'autoconf',         # autoconf
        'autohotkey',       # Autohotkey
        'autoit',           # AutoIt
        'avisynth',         # Avisynth
        'awk',              # Awk
        'bascomavr',        # BASCOM AVR
        'bash',             # Bash
        'basic4gl',         # Basic4GL
        'bibtex',           # BibTeX
        'blitzbasic',       # Blitz Basic
        'bnf',              # BNF
        'boo',              # BOO
        'bf',               # BrainFuck
        'c',                # C
        'c_mac',            # C for Macs
        'cil',              # C Intermediate Language
        'csharp',           # C#
        'cpp',              # C++
        'cpp-qt',           # C++ (with QT extensions)
        'c_loadrunner',     # C: Loadrunner
        'caddcl',           # CAD DCL
        'cadlisp',          # CAD Lisp
        'cfdg',             # CFDG
        'chaiscript',       # ChaiScript
        'clojure',          # Clojure
        'klonec',           # Clone C
        'klonecpp',         # Clone C++
        'cmake',            # CMake
        'cobol',            # COBOL
        'coffeescript',     # CoffeeScript
        'cfm',              # ColdFusion
        'css',              # CSS
        'cuesheet',         # Cuesheet
        'd',                # D
        'dcs',              # DCS
        'delphi',           # Delphi
        'oxygene',          # Delphi Prism (Oxygene)
        'diff',             # Diff
        'div',              # DIV
        'dos',              # DOS
        'dot',              # DOT
        'e',                # E
        'ecmascript',       # ECMAScript
        'eiffel',           # Eiffel
        'email',            # Email
        'epc',              # EPC
        'erlang',           # Erlang
        'fsharp',           # F#
        'falcon',           # Falcon
        'fo',               # FO Language
        'f1',               # Formula One
        'fortran',          # Fortran
        'freebasic',        # FreeBasic
        'freeswitch',       # FreeSWITCH
        'gambas',           # GAMBAS
        'gml',              # Game Maker
        'gdb',              # GDB
        'genero',           # Genero
        'genie',            # Genie
        'gettext',          # GetText
        'go',               # Go
        'groovy',           # Groovy
        'gwbasic',          # GwBasic
        'haskell',          # Haskell
        'hicest',           # HicEst
        'hq9plus',          # HQ9 Plus
        'html4strict',      # HTML
        'html5',            # HTML 5
        'icon',             # Icon
        'idl',              # IDL
        'ini',              # INI file
        'inno',             # Inno Script
        'intercal',         # INTERCAL
        'io',               # IO
        'j',                # J
        'java',             # Java
        'java5',            # Java 5
        'javascript',       # JavaScript
        'jquery',           # jQuery
        'kixtart',          # KiXtart
        'latex',            # Latex
        'lb',               # Liberty BASIC
        'lsl2',             # Linden Scripting
        'lisp',             # Lisp
        'llvm',             # LLVM
        'locobasic',        # Loco Basic
        'logtalk',          # Logtalk
        'lolcode',          # LOL Code
        'lotusformulas',    # Lotus Formulas
        'lotusscript',      # Lotus Script
        'lscript',          # LScript
        'lua',              # Lua
        'm68k',             # M68000 Assembler
        'magiksf',          # MagikSF
        'make',             # Make
        'mapbasic',         # MapBasic
        'matlab',           # MatLab
        'mirc',             # mIRC
        'mmix',             # MIX Assembler
        'modula2',          # Modula 2
        'modula3',          # Modula 3
        '68000devpac',      # Motorola 68000 HiSoft Dev
        'mpasm',            # MPASM
        'mxml',             # MXML
        'mysql',            # MySQL
        'newlisp',          # newLISP
        'text',             # None
        'nsis',             # NullSoft Installer
        'oberon2',          # Oberon 2
        'objeck',           # Objeck Programming Langua
        'objc',             # Objective C
        'ocaml-brief',      # OCalm Brief
        'ocaml',            # OCaml
        'pf',               # OpenBSD PACKET FILTER
        'glsl',             # OpenGL Shading
        'oobas',            # Openoffice BASIC
        'oracle11',         # Oracle 11
        'oracle8',          # Oracle 8
        'oz',               # Oz
        'pascal',           # Pascal
        'pawn',             # PAWN
        'pcre',             # PCRE
        'per',              # Per
        'perl',             # Perl
        'perl6',            # Perl 6
        'php',              # PHP
        'php-brief',        # PHP Brief
        'pic16',            # Pic 16
        'pike',             # Pike
        'pixelbender',      # Pixel Bender
        'plsql',            # PL/SQL
        'postgresql',       # PostgreSQL
        'povray',           # POV-Ray
        'powershell',       # Power Shell
        'powerbuilder',     # PowerBuilder
        'proftpd',          # ProFTPd
        'progress',         # Progress
        'prolog',           # Prolog
        'properties',       # Properties
        'providex',         # ProvideX
        'purebasic',        # PureBasic
        'pycon',            # PyCon
        'python',           # Python
        'q',                # q/kdb+
        'qbasic',           # QBasic
        'rsplus',           # R
        'rails',            # Rails
        'rebol',            # REBOL
        'reg',              # REG
        'robots',           # Robots
        'rpmspec',          # RPM Spec
        'ruby',             # Ruby
        'gnuplot',          # Ruby Gnuplot
        'sas',              # SAS
        'scala',            # Scala
        'scheme',           # Scheme
        'scilab',           # Scilab
        'sdlbasic',         # SdlBasic
        'smalltalk',        # Smalltalk
        'smarty',           # Smarty
        'sql',              # SQL
        'systemverilog',    # SystemVerilog
        'tsql',             # T-SQL
        'tcl',              # TCL
        'teraterm',         # Tera Term
        'thinbasic',        # thinBasic
        'typoscript',       # TypoScript
        'unicon',           # Unicon
        'uscript',          # UnrealScript
        'vala',             # Vala
        'vbnet',            # VB.NET
        'verilog',          # VeriLog
        'vhdl',             # VHDL
        'vim',              # VIM
        'visualprolog',     # Visual Pro Log
        'vb',               # VisualBasic
        'visualfoxpro',     # VisualFoxPro
        'whitespace',       # WhiteSpace
        'whois',            # WHOIS
        'winbatch',         # Winbatch
        'xbasic',           # XBasic
        'xml',              # XML
        'xorg_conf',        # Xorg Config
        'xpp',              # XPP
        'yaml',             # YAML
        'z80',              # Z80 Assembler
        'zxbasic',          # ZXBasic
    )

    def __init__(self):
        pass

    def delete_paste(self, api_dev_key, api_user_key, api_paste_key):
        """Delete the paste specified by the api_paste_key.

        Usage Example::
        from pastebin import PastebinAPI
        x = PastebinAPI()
        paste_to_delete = x.delete_paste(
            '453a994e0e2f1efae07f8759e59e075b',
            'c57a18e6c0ae228cd4bd16fe36da381a',
            'WkgcTFtv')
        print paste_to_delete
        Paste Removed


        @type   api_dev_key: string
        @param  api_dev_key: The API Developer Key of a registered
                             U{http://pastebin.com} account.

        @type   api_user_key: string
        @param  api_user_key: The API User Key of a U{http://pastebin.com}
                              registered user.

        @type   api_paste_key: string
        @param  api_paste_key: The Paste Key of the paste to be deleted
                               (string after final / in
                               U{http://pastebin.com} URL).

        @rtype: string
        @returns: A successful deletion returns 'Paste Removed'.
        """

        # Valid api developer key
        argv = {'api_dev_key': str(api_dev_key)}

        # Requires pre-registered account
        if api_user_key is not None:
            argv['api_user_key'] = str(api_user_key)

        # Key of the paste to be deleted.
        if api_paste_key is not None:
            argv['api_paste_key'] = str(api_paste_key)

        # Valid API option - 'user_details' in this instance
        argv['api_option'] = str('delete')

        # lets try to read the URL that we've just built.
        request_string = urllib.urlopen(self._api_url, urllib.urlencode(argv))
        response = request_string.read()

        return response

    def user_details(self, api_dev_key, api_user_key):
        """Return user details of the user specified by the api_user_key.


        Usage Example::
            from pastebin import PastebinAPI
            x = PastebinAPI()
            details = x.user_details(
                '453a994e0e2f1efae07f8759e59e075b',
                'c57a18e6c0ae228cd4bd16fe36da381a')
            print details
            <user>
            <user_name>MonkeyPuzzle</user_name>
            <user_format_short>python</user_format_short>
            <user_expiration>N</user_expiration>
            <user_avatar_url>http://pastebin.com/i/guest.gif</user_avatar_url>
            <user_private>0</user_private>
            <user_website></user_website>
            <user_email>user@email.com</user_email>
            <user_location></user_location>
            <user_account_type>0</user_account_type>
            </user>


        @type   api_dev_key: string
        @param  api_dev_key: The API Developer Key of a registered
                             U{http://pastebin.com} account.

        @type   api_user_key: string
        @param  api_user_key: The API User Key of a U{http://pastebin.com}
                              registered user.

        @rtype: string
        @returns: Returns an XML string containing user information.
        """

        # Valid api developer key
        argv = {'api_dev_key': str(api_dev_key)}

        # Requires pre-registered account to generate an api_user_key
        # (see generate_user_key)
        if api_user_key is not None:
            argv['api_user_key'] = str(api_user_key)

        # Valid API option - 'user_details' in this instance
        argv['api_option'] = str('userdetails')

        # lets try to read the URL that we've just built.
        request_string = urllib.urlopen(self._api_url, urllib.urlencode(argv))
        response = request_string.read()

        # do some basic error checking here so we can gracefully handle any
        # errors we are likely to encounter
        if response.startswith(self._bad_request):
            raise PastebinError(response)

        elif not response.startswith('<user>'):
            raise PastebinError(response)

        return response

    def trending(self, api_dev_key):
        """Returns the top trending paste details.


        Usage Example::
            from pastebin import PastebinAPI
            x = PastebinAPI()
            details = x.trending('453a994e0e2f1efae07f8759e59e075b')
            print details
            <paste>
            <paste_key>jjMRFDH6</paste_key>
            <paste_date>1333230838</paste_date>
            <paste_title></paste_title>
            <paste_size>6416</paste_size>
            <paste_expire_date>0</paste_expire_date>
            <paste_private>0</paste_private>
            <paste_format_long>None</paste_format_long>
            <paste_format_short>text</paste_format_short>
            <paste_url>http://pastebin.com/jjMRFDH6</paste_url>
            <paste_hits>6384</paste_hits>
            </paste>

        Note: Returns multiple trending pastes, not just 1.


        @type   api_dev_key: string
        @param  api_dev_key: The API Developer Key of a registered
                             U{http://pastebin.com} account.


        @rtype:  string
        @return: Returns the string (XML formatted) containing the top
                 trending pastes.
        """

        # Valid api developer key
        argv = {'api_dev_key': str(api_dev_key), 'api_option': str('trends')}

        # Valid API option - 'trends' is returns trending pastes

        # lets try to read the URL that we've just built.
        request_string = urllib.urlopen(self._api_url, urllib.urlencode(argv))
        response = request_string.read()

        # do some basic error checking here so we can gracefully handle any
        # errors we are likely to encounter
        if response.startswith(self._bad_request):
            raise PastebinError(response)

        elif not response.startswith('<paste>'):
            raise PastebinError(response)

        return response

    def pastes_by_user(self, api_dev_key, api_user_key, results_limit=None):
        """Returns all pastes for the provided api_user_key.


        Usage Example::
            from pastebin import PastebinAPI
            x = PastebinAPI()
            details = x.user_details('453a994e0e2f1efae07f8759e59e075b',
                                     'c57a18e6c0ae228cd4bd16fe36da381a',
                                     100)
            print details
            <paste>
            <paste_key>DLiSspYT</paste_key>
            <paste_date>1332714730</paste_date>
            <paste_title>Pastebin.py -
              Python 3.2 Pastebin.com API</paste_title>
            <paste_size>25300</paste_size>
            <paste_expire_date>0</paste_expire_date>
            <paste_private>0</paste_private>
            <paste_format_long>Python</paste_format_long>
            <paste_format_short>python</paste_format_short>
            <paste_url>http://pastebin.com/DLiSspYT</paste_url>
            <paste_hits>70</paste_hits>
            </paste>

        Note: Returns multiple pastes, not just 1.


        @type   api_dev_key: string
        @param  api_dev_key: The API Developer Key of a registered
                             U{http://pastebin.com} account.

        @type   api_user_key: string
        @param  api_user_key: The API User Key of a U{http://pastebin.com}
                              registered user.

        @type   results_limit: number
        @param  results_limit: The number of pastes to return between 1 - 1000.

        @rtype: string
        @returns: Returns an XML string containing number of specified pastes
                  by user.
        """

        # Valid api developer key
        argv = {'api_dev_key': str(api_dev_key)}

        # Requires pre-registered account
        if api_user_key is not None:
            argv['api_user_key'] = str(api_user_key)

        # Number of results to return - between 1 & 1000, default = 50
        if results_limit is None:
            argv['api_results_limit'] = 50

        if results_limit is not None:
            if results_limit < 1:
                argv['api_results_limit'] = 50
            elif results_limit > 1000:
                argv['api_results_limit'] = 1000
            else:
                argv['api_results_limit'] = int(results_limit)

        # Valid API option - 'paste' is default for new paste
        argv['api_option'] = str('list')

        # lets try to read the URL that we've just built.
        request_string = urllib.urlopen(self._api_url, urllib.urlencode(argv))
        response = request_string.read()

        # do some basic error checking here so we can gracefully handle any
        # errors we are likely to encounter
        if response.startswith(self._bad_request):
            raise PastebinError(response)

        elif not response.startswith('<paste>'):
            raise PastebinError(response)

        return response

    def generate_user_key(self, api_dev_key, username, password):
        """Generate a user session key - needed for other functions.


        Usage Example::
            from pastebin import PastebinAPI
            x = PastebinAPI()
            my_key = x.generate_user_key(
                '453a994e0e2f1efae07f8759e59e075b',
                'MonkeyPuzzle',
                '12345678')
            print my_key
            c57a18e6c0ae228cd4bd16fe36da381a


        @type   api_dev_key: string
        @param  api_dev_key: The API Developer Key of a registered
                             U{http://pastebin.com} account.

        @type   username: string
        @param  username: The username of a registered U{http://pastebin.com}
                          account.

        @type   password: string
        @param  password: The password of a registered U{http://pastebin.com}
                          account.

        @rtype: string
        @returns: Session key (api_user_key) to allow authenticated
                  interaction to the API.

        """
        # Valid api developer key
        argv = {'api_dev_key': str(api_dev_key)}

        # Requires pre-registered pastebin account
        if username is not None:
            argv['api_user_name'] = str(username)

        # Requires pre-registered pastebin account
        if password is not None:
            argv['api_user_password'] = str(password)

        # lets try to read the URL that we've just built.
        data = urllib.urlencode(argv)
        request_string = urllib.urlopen(self._api_login_url, data)
        response = request_string.read()

        # do some basic error checking here so we can gracefully handle
        # any errors we are likely to encounter
        if response.startswith(self._bad_request):
            raise PastebinError(response)

        return response

    def paste(self, api_dev_key, api_paste_code,
              api_user_key=None, paste_name=None, paste_format=None,
              paste_private=None, paste_expire_date=None):
        """Submit a code snippet to Pastebin using the new API.


        Usage Example::
            from pastebin import PastebinAPI
            x = PastebinAPI()
            url = x.paste(
                '453a994e0e2f1efae07f8759e59e075b' ,
                'Snippet of code to paste goes here',
                paste_name = 'title of paste',
                api_user_key = 'c57a18e6c0ae228cd4bd16fe36da381a',
                paste_format = 'python',
                paste_private = 'unlisted',
                paste_expire_date = '10M')
            print url
            http://pastebin.com/tawPUgqY


        @type   api_dev_key: string
        @param  api_dev_key: The API Developer Key of a registered
                             U{http://pastebin.com} account.

        @type   api_paste_code: string
        @param  api_paste_code: The file or string to paste to body of the
                                U{http://pastebin.com} paste.

        @type   api_user_key: string
        @param  api_user_key: The API User Key of a U{http://pastebin.com}
                              registered user.
                              If none specified, paste is made as a guest.

        @type   paste_name: string
        @param  paste_name: (Optional) Title of the paste.
            Default is to paste anonymously.

        @type  paste_format: string
        @param paste_format: (Optional) Programming language of the code being
            pasted. This enables syntax highlighting when reading the code in
            U{http://pastebin.com}. Default is no syntax highlighting (text is
            just text and not source code).

        @type  paste_private: string
        @param paste_private: (Optional) C{'public'} if the paste is public
            (visible by everyone), C{'unlisted'} if it's public but not
            searchable. C{'private'} if the paste is private and not
            searchable or indexed.
            The Pastebin FAQ (U{http://pastebin.com/faq}) claims
            private pastes are not indexed by search engines (aka Google).

        @type  paste_expire_date: str
        @param paste_expire_date: (Optional) Expiration date for the paste.
            Once past this date the paste is deleted automatically. Valid
            values are found in the L{PastebinAPI.paste_expire_date} class
            member.
            If not provided, the paste never expires.

        @rtype:  string
        @return: Returns the URL to the newly created paste.
        """

        # Valid api developer key
        argv = {'api_dev_key': str(api_dev_key)}

        # Code snippet to submit
        if api_paste_code is not None:
            argv['api_paste_code'] = str(api_paste_code)

        # Valid API option - 'paste' is default for new paste
        argv['api_option'] = str('paste')

        # API User Key
        if api_user_key is not None:
            argv['api_user_key'] = str(api_user_key)
        elif api_user_key is None:
            argv['api_user_key'] = str('')

        # Name of the poster
        if paste_name is not None:
            argv['api_paste_name'] = str(paste_name)

        # Syntax highlighting
        if paste_format is not None:
            paste_format = str(paste_format).strip().lower()
            argv['api_paste_format'] = paste_format

        # Is the snippet private?
        if paste_private is not None:
            if paste_private == 'public':
                argv['api_paste_private'] = int(0)
            elif paste_private == 'unlisted':
                argv['api_paste_private'] = int(1)
            elif paste_private == 'private':
                argv['api_paste_private'] = int(2)

        # Expiration for the snippet
        if paste_expire_date is not None:
            paste_expire_date = str(paste_expire_date).strip().upper()
            argv['api_paste_expire_date'] = paste_expire_date

        # lets try to read the URL that we've just built.
        request_string = urllib.urlopen(self._api_url, urllib.urlencode(argv))
        response = request_string.read()

        # do some basic error checking here so we can gracefully handle any
        # errors we are likely to encounter
        if response.startswith(self._bad_request):
            raise PastebinError(response)
        elif response.startswith(self._post_limit):
            raise PostLimitError(response)
        elif not response.startswith(self._prefix_url):
            raise PastebinError(response)

        return response


######################################################

delete_paste = PastebinAPI.delete_paste
user_details = PastebinAPI.user_details
trending = PastebinAPI.trending
pastes_by_user = PastebinAPI.pastes_by_user
generate_user_key = PastebinAPI.generate_user_key
paste = PastebinAPI.paste