src/articlePublisher.js
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// src/articlePublisher.js
// Long-form article publishing for X/Twitter (Premium+)
// by nichxbt
/**
* Article Publisher - Create and manage long-form articles
*
* Features:
* - Publish articles with rich formatting
* - Save drafts
* - Audio articles (2026, testing)
* - Article analytics
* - Article management (list, edit, delete)
*/
const sleep = (ms) => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));
const SELECTORS = {
articleCompose: 'a[href="/compose/article"]',
titleInput: '[data-testid="articleTitle"]',
bodyEditor: '[data-testid="articleBody"]',
publishButton: '[data-testid="articlePublish"]',
saveDraft: '[data-testid="articleSaveDraft"]',
coverImage: '[data-testid="articleCoverImage"]',
articleList: '[data-testid="articleList"]',
articleCard: '[data-testid="articleCard"]',
};
/**
* Publish a long-form article
* @param {import('puppeteer').Page} page
* @param {Object} article - { title, body, coverImage? }
* @returns {Promise<Object>}
*/
export async function publishArticle(page, article) {
const { title, body, coverImage = null } = article;
await page.goto('https://x.com/compose/article', { waitUntil: 'networkidle2' });
await sleep(3000);
// Enter title
try {
await page.click(SELECTORS.titleInput);
await page.keyboard.type(title, { delay: 20 });
await sleep(500);
} catch (e) {
return { success: false, error: 'Article compose not available — Premium+ required' };
}
// Enter body
await page.click(SELECTORS.bodyEditor);
await page.keyboard.type(body, { delay: 10 });
await sleep(1000);
// Upload cover image if provided
if (coverImage) {
try {
const coverButton = await page.$(SELECTORS.coverImage);
if (coverButton) {
const [fileChooser] = await Promise.all([
page.waitForFileChooser(),
coverButton.click(),
]);
await fileChooser.accept([coverImage]);
await sleep(3000);
}
} catch (e) {
console.log('⚠️ Cover image upload failed:', e.message);
}
}
// Publish
await page.click(SELECTORS.publishButton);
await sleep(5000);
return {
success: true,
title,
bodyLength: body.length,
hasCover: !!coverImage,
timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
};
}
/**
* Save article as draft
* @param {import('puppeteer').Page} page
* @param {Object} article - { title, body }
* @returns {Promise<Object>}
*/
export async function saveDraft(page, article) {
const { title, body } = article;
await page.goto('https://x.com/compose/article', { waitUntil: 'networkidle2' });
await sleep(3000);
try {
await page.click(SELECTORS.titleInput);
await page.keyboard.type(title, { delay: 20 });
await sleep(500);
await page.click(SELECTORS.bodyEditor);
await page.keyboard.type(body, { delay: 10 });
await sleep(500);
await page.click(SELECTORS.saveDraft);
await sleep(2000);
return { success: true, action: 'draft_saved', title };
} catch (e) {
return { success: false, error: 'Could not save draft — Premium+ required' };
}
}
/**
* Get published articles
* @param {import('puppeteer').Page} page
* @param {string} username
* @returns {Promise<Object>}
*/
export async function getArticles(page, username) {
await page.goto(`https://x.com/${username}/articles`, { waitUntil: 'networkidle2' });
await sleep(3000);
const articles = await page.evaluate((sel) => {
return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(sel.articleCard || 'article')).map(card => {
const title = card.querySelector('h2, [role="heading"]')?.textContent || '';
const preview = card.querySelector('p, [data-testid="articlePreview"]')?.textContent || '';
const time = card.querySelector('time')?.getAttribute('datetime') || '';
const link = card.querySelector('a[href*="/articles/"]')?.href || '';
return { title, preview: preview.substring(0, 200), time, link };
});
}, SELECTORS);
return {
username,
articles,
count: articles.length,
scrapedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
};
}
/**
* Get article analytics
* @param {import('puppeteer').Page} page
* @param {string} articleUrl
* @returns {Promise<Object>}
*/
export async function getArticleAnalytics(page, articleUrl) {
await page.goto(articleUrl, { waitUntil: 'networkidle2' });
await sleep(3000);
const analytics = await page.evaluate(() => {
return {
title: document.querySelector('h1, [role="heading"]')?.textContent || '',
likes: document.querySelector('[data-testid="like"] span')?.textContent || '0',
reposts: document.querySelector('[data-testid="retweet"] span')?.textContent || '0',
views: document.querySelector('[data-testid="analyticsButton"] span')?.textContent || '0',
};
});
return {
articleUrl,
analytics,
scrapedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
};
}
export default {
publishArticle,
saveDraft,
getArticles,
getArticleAnalytics,
SELECTORS,
};
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