Add markdown transformation support.

README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CLI tool for submitting posts to WordPress through its REST API using curl.
 Install [Application Passwords](https://wordpress.org/plugins/application-passwords/) plugin and follow its installation steps (i.e. create a new passowrd for your user).
 
 ### Local shell
-Make sure you have `curl` installed.
+Make sure you have `curl` installed. If you want to enter text in markdown format, install `python-markdown2`.
 
 Create a config file `~/.config/wordpress-rest-curl/config.sh` from the `config.sh.template` file.
 

config.sh.template

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 EDITOR=vim
+TRANSFORM="" # '' / 'markdown'
 USER="" # WP user to create the post
 PASSWORD="" # application password generated for your WP user
 SERVER="" # server hostname, optionally with subdirectories

post.sh

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 # config:
 EDITOR=vim
+TRANSFORM="" # '' / 'markdown'
 USER="" # WP user to create the post
 PASSWORD="" # application password generated for your WP user
 SERVER="" # server hostname, optionally with subdirectories
@@ -15,10 +16,18 @@ source ~/.config/wordpress-rest-curl/config.sh
 
 # let the user create the post
 $EDITOR $TMPFILE || exit 1
-
-# load the file if it exists
 [[ -e $TMPFILE ]] || exit 1
-CONTENT=`cat $TMPFILE`
+
+# transformations
+if [[ $TRANSFORM -eq "markdown" ]]; then
+    python >$TMPFILE.trans <<EOF
+import markdown2
+print(markdown2.markdown_path('$TMPFILE'))
+EOF
+    CONTENT=`cat $TMPFILE.trans`
+else
+    CONTENT=`cat $TMPFILE`
+fi
 
 echo "--- START POST ---"
 echo $CONTENT