📰 Article Publisher - Create and manage long-form articles

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176 lines by @nichxbt

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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