From cbcad273effe93aba9546e8fcbe879dde2c04bfd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hermes <hermes@timmy.local>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:46:11 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?[loop-cycle]=20feat:=20aw-post=20CLI=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20--from-x,=20--file,=20--help=20(#219)=20(#3)?=
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---
 blog/feed.xml   |   2 +-
 scripts/aw-post | 115 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 2 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/blog/feed.xml b/blog/feed.xml
index 55c4125..4f0dcc7 100644
--- a/blog/feed.xml
+++ b/blog/feed.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <link href="https://alexanderwhitestone.com/blog/"/>
   <link rel="self" href="https://alexanderwhitestone.com/blog/feed.xml"/>
   <id>https://alexanderwhitestone.com/blog/</id>
-  <updated>2026-03-19T01:42:22Z</updated>
+  <updated>2026-03-19T01:45:33Z</updated>
   <author>
     <name>Alexander Whitestone</name>
   </author>
diff --git a/scripts/aw-post b/scripts/aw-post
index 1a1961a..3b1c186 100755
--- a/scripts/aw-post
+++ b/scripts/aw-post
@@ -2,51 +2,104 @@
 # aw-post — Quick-post a scroll from the command line
 #
 # Usage:
-#   aw-post "Title of the Post"
-#   aw-post "Title" < body.md
-#   echo "Post body here" | aw-post "Title"
+#   aw-post "Title"                      # Create empty post, open for editing
+#   aw-post "Title" < body.md            # Pipe body from stdin
+#   echo "Post body" | aw-post "Title"   # Pipe body from stdin
+#   aw-post --file thoughts.md           # Post from a file (title from first line)
+#   aw-post --from-x "Tweet text here"   # Port an X/Twitter post
 #
-# Creates a new markdown file in blog/posts/ with frontmatter,
-# then rebuilds the blog index, post pages, and RSS feed.
+# Creates a markdown file in blog/posts/, rebuilds the blog.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
 REPO_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 BLOG_DIR="${REPO_DIR}/blog/posts"
-
-if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
-  echo "Usage: aw-post \"Title of the Post\""
-  echo "  Pipe or redirect body content via stdin."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-TITLE="$1"
 DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
-SLUG=$(echo "$TITLE" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr ' ' '-' | tr -cd 'a-z0-9-')
-FILENAME="${DATE}-${SLUG}.md"
-FILEPATH="${BLOG_DIR}/${FILENAME}"
 
-if [ -f "$FILEPATH" ]; then
-  echo "Error: $FILEPATH already exists"
-  exit 1
-fi
+slugify() {
+  echo "$1" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr ' ' '-' | tr -cd 'a-z0-9-' | head -c 60
+}
 
-# Read body from stdin if available
-BODY=""
-if [ ! -t 0 ]; then
-  BODY=$(cat)
-fi
+create_post() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local body="$2"
+  local slug
+  slug=$(slugify "$title")
+  local filename="${DATE}-${slug}.md"
+  local filepath="${BLOG_DIR}/${filename}"
 
-cat > "$FILEPATH" << EOF
+  if [ -f "$filepath" ]; then
+    echo "Error: $filepath already exists"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  cat > "$filepath" << EOF
 ---
-title: "${TITLE}"
+title: "${title}"
 date: ${DATE}
 ---
 
-${BODY}
+${body}
 EOF
 
-echo "Created: ${FILEPATH}"
+  echo "Created: ${filepath}"
+  python3 "${REPO_DIR}/scripts/build.py"
+}
 
-# Rebuild the blog
-python3 "${REPO_DIR}/scripts/build.py"
+# Parse arguments
+case "${1:-}" in
+  --file)
+    # Post from a file — title from first non-empty line
+    if [ -z "${2:-}" ] || [ ! -f "${2:-}" ]; then
+      echo "Usage: aw-post --file <path-to-markdown>"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    BODY=$(cat "$2")
+    # Extract title: first line starting with # or first non-empty line
+    TITLE=$(echo "$BODY" | grep -m1 '^#' | sed 's/^#* *//' || echo "$BODY" | grep -m1 '.' || echo "Untitled")
+    if [ -z "$TITLE" ]; then
+      TITLE="Untitled"
+    fi
+    # Strip the title line from body if it was a markdown header
+    BODY=$(echo "$BODY" | sed '1{/^#/d;}')
+    create_post "$TITLE" "$BODY"
+    ;;
+
+  --from-x)
+    # Port an X/Twitter post — the text becomes both title and body
+    if [ -z "${2:-}" ]; then
+      echo "Usage: aw-post --from-x \"Tweet text here\""
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    TEXT="$2"
+    # Title: first 60 chars, cleaned up
+    TITLE=$(echo "$TEXT" | head -1 | cut -c1-60 | sed 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
+    create_post "$TITLE" "$TEXT"
+    ;;
+
+  --help|-h)
+    echo "aw-post — Quick-post a scroll to The Scrolls"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Usage:"
+    echo "  aw-post \"Title\"                      Create a post (body from stdin)"
+    echo "  aw-post --file thoughts.md            Post from a markdown file"
+    echo "  aw-post --from-x \"Tweet text\"         Port an X/Twitter post"
+    echo "  aw-post --help                        Show this help"
+    ;;
+
+  "")
+    echo "Usage: aw-post \"Title of the Post\""
+    echo "  See: aw-post --help"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    # Standard mode: title as arg, body from stdin
+    TITLE="$1"
+    BODY=""
+    if [ ! -t 0 ]; then
+      BODY=$(cat)
+    fi
+    create_post "$TITLE" "$BODY"
+    ;;
+esac