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* mastodon.el 

[[https://melpa.org/#/mastodon][file:https://melpa.org/packages/mastodon-badge.svg]]

[[https://travis-ci.org/jdenen/mastodon.el][https://travis-ci.org/jdenen/mastodon.el.svg?branch=master]]
[[http://waffle.io/jdenen/mastodon.el][https://badge.waffle.io/jdenen/mastodon.el.png?label=in%20progress&title=In%20Progress]]

Emacs client for [[https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon][Mastodon]]

[[http://spacemacs.org][https://cdn.rawgit.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/442d025779da2f62fc86c2082703697714db6514/assets/spacemacs-badge.svg]]

** Installation

Clone this repository and add the lisp directory to your load path.
Then, require it and go.

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
    (add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/mastodon.el/lisp")
    (require 'mastodon)
#+END_SRC

Or, with =use-package=:

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (use-package mastodon
    :load-path "/path/to/mastodon.el/lisp")
#+END_SRC

*** MELPA

Add =MELPA= to your archives:

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (require 'package)
  (add-to-list 'package-archives
               '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/") t)
#+END_SRC

Update and install:

=M-x package-refresh-contents RET=

=M-x package-install RET mastodon RET=

*** Emoji

=mastodon-mode= will enable [[https://github.com/iqbalansari/emacs-emojify][Emojify]] if it is loaded in your Emacs environment, so
there's no need to write your own hook anymore. =emojify-mode= is not required.

*** Discover

=mastodon-mode= will provide a context menu for its keybindings if [[https://github.com/mickeynp/discover.el][Discover]] is 
installed. It is not required.

** Usage
*** 2 Factor Auth
2FA is not supported yet. It is in the [[https://github.com/jdenen/mastodon.el/milestone/2][plans]] for the =1.0.0= release.

If you have 2FA enabled and try to use mastodon.el, your Emacs client will hang until you `C-g` your way out.
*** Instance

Set =mastodon-instance-url= in your =.emacs= or =customize=. Defaults to the [[https://mastodon.social][flagship]].

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
    (setq mastodon-instance-url "https://my.instance.url")
#+END_SRC

There is an option to have your user credentials (email address and password) saved to disk so you don't have to re-enter them on every restart.
The default is not to do this because if not properly configured it would save these unencrypted which is not a good default to have.
Customize the variable =mastodon-auth-source-file= if you want to enable this feature.

*** Timelines

=M-x mastodon=

Opens a =*mastodon-home*= buffer in the major mode so you can see toots. You will be prompted for email and password. The app registration process will take place if your =mastodon-token-file= does not contain =:client_id= and =:client_secret=.

**** Keybindings

|--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Key                      | Action                                                                            |
|--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                          | /In-buffer navigation/                                                            |
| =<space>=                | Scroll up (i.e. move down to older items)                                         |
| =<delete>=               | Scroll down (i.e. move up to newer items)                                         |
| =<=                      | Move to beginning of buffer                                                       |
| =>=                      | Move to end of buffer                                                             |
| =j=                      | Go to next item (toot, notification)                                              |
| =k=                      | Go to previous item (toot, notification)                                          |
| =<tab>= / =h=            | Go to the next interesting thing that has an action                               |
| =<S-tab>= / =l=          | Go to the previous interesting thing that has an action                           |
|                          | /In-buffer actions/                                                               |
| =?=                      | Open context menu (if =discover= is available)                                    |
| =c=                      | Toggle the visibility of sensitive text (if there is text with a content warning) |
| =b=                      | Boost toot under =point=                                                          |
| =f=                      | Favourite toot under =point=                                                      |
| =r=                      | Reply to toot under =point=                                                       |
| =<return>= / =<mouse-2>= | Perform action for the thing under point (or under mouse for =<mouse-2>=) if any  |
| =n=                      | Compose a new toot                                                                |
|                          | /Switching to other buffers/                                                      |
| =A=                      | Open author profile of toot under =point=                                         |
| =N=                      | Open buffer with notifications                                                    |
| =F=                      | Open federated timeline                                                           |
| =H=                      | Open home timeline                                                                |
| =L=                      | Open local timeline                                                               |
| =N=                      | Open notifications timeline                                                       |
| =t=                      | Open thread buffer for toot under =point=                                         |
| =T=                      | Prompt for tag and open its timeline                                              |
| =U=                      | Open profile of user attached to toot under =point=                               |
|                          | /Quitting/                                                                        |
| =q=                      | Quit mastodon buffer, leave window open                                           |
| =Q=                      | Quit mastodon buffer and kill window                                              |
|--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**** Legend

|--------+-------------------------|
| Marker | Meaning                 |
|--------+-------------------------|
| =(B)=  | I boosted this toot.    |
| =(F)=  | I favourited this toot. |
|--------+-------------------------|

*** Toot toot

=M-x mastodon-toot=

Pops a new buffer/window with a =mastodon-toot= minor mode. Enter the
contents of your toot here. =C-c C-c= sends the toot. =C-c C-k= cancels. 
Both actions kill the buffer and window.

If you have not previously authenticated, you will be prompted for your
account email and password. *NOTE*: Email and password are NOT stored by mastodon.el.

Authentication stores your access token in the =mastodon-auth--token= 
variable. It is not stored on your filesystem, so you will have to 
re-authenticate when you close/reopen Emacs.

The visibility of the new toot defaults to the value of
=mastodon-toot--default-visibility= which you can customize.

**** Keybindings

|-----------+---------------------------------------|
| Key       | Action                                |
|-----------+---------------------------------------|
| =C-c C-c= | Send toot                             |
| =C-c C-k= | Cancel toot                           |
| =C-c C-w= | Add content warning                   |
| =C-c C-v= | Change the visibility of the new toot |
|-----------+---------------------------------------|

** Roadmap

[[https://github.com/jdenen/mastodon.el/milestone/1][Here]] are the features I plan to implement before putting mastodon.el on MELPA.

[[https://github.com/jdenen/mastodon.el/milestone/2][Here]] are the plans I have for the =1.0.0= release.

** Contributing

PRs, issues, and feature requests are very welcome!

*** Features

1. Create an [[https://github.com/jdenen/mastodon.el/issues][issue]] detailing the feature you'd like to add.
2. Fork the repository and create a branch off of =develop=.
3. Create a pull request referencing the issue created in step 1.

*** Fixes

1. In an [[https://github.com/jdenen/mastodon.el/issues][issue]], let me know that you're working to fix it.
2. Fork the repository and create a branch off of =develop=.
3. Create a pull request referencing the issue from step 1.

** Connect

If you want to get in touch with me, give me a [[https://mastodon.social/@johnson][toot]] or leave an [[https://github.com/jdenen/mastodon.el/issues][issue]].