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Merge pull request #800 from CodingCatDev/dev
feat(syndication): automate Reddit r/CodingCatDev publishing with stickied mod comments
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‎.github/workflows/syndicate-post.yml‎

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AWS_BUILDER_SESSION_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AWS_BUILDER_SESSION_TOKEN }}
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DAILY_DEV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DAILY_DEV_TOKEN }}
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DAILY_DEV_SESSION_COOKIE: ${{ secrets.DAILY_DEV_SESSION_COOKIE }}
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REDDIT_REFRESH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REDDIT_REFRESH_TOKEN }}
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GOOGLE_WORKSPACE_REFRESH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_WORKSPACE_REFRESH_TOKEN }}
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GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID }}
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GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET }}

‎apps/sanity/functions/syndicate-content/index.ts‎

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hashnode?: string;
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awsbuilder?: string;
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dailydev?: string;
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medium?: string;
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reddit?: string;
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tags?: Array<{ _key?: string; label?: string; value?: string }>;
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sponsor?: Array<{ _ref: string }>;
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syndications?: Array<{ _type: "reference"; _ref: string; _key?: string }>;
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Boolean(data.awsbuilder) ||
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process.env.FORCE_AWS_BUILDER === "true";
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const platforms: Array<"devto" | "hashnode" | "dailydev" | "awsbuilder"> = [
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const platforms: Array<
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"devto" | "hashnode" | "dailydev" | "reddit" | "awsbuilder"
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> = [
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"devto",
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"hashnode",
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"dailydev",
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"reddit",
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...(shouldSyndicateAws ? (["awsbuilder"] as const) : []),
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];
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? "hashnode.com"
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: platform === "dailydev"
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? "daily.dev"
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: "builder.aws.com";
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: platform === "reddit"
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? "reddit.com/r/CodingCatDev"
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: "builder.aws.com";
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await client.createOrReplace({
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_id: syndicationDocId,
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_type: "syndication",
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console.log(
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`[Syndicate Content] Successfully published to daily.dev Squad: ${externalUrl}`,
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);
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} else if (platform === "reddit") {
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const redditRefreshToken = process.env.REDDIT_REFRESH_TOKEN;
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if (!redditRefreshToken) {
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console.warn(
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"[Syndicate Content] REDDIT_REFRESH_TOKEN not configured. Skipping Reddit (r/CodingCatDev) live dispatch.",
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);
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continue;
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}
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const existingSyndication = await client
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.getDocument(syndicationDocId)
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.catch(() => null);
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let redditUrl =
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(existingSyndication?.externalUrl &&
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!String(existingSyndication.externalUrl).includes("preview-simulated")
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? String(existingSyndication.externalUrl)
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: null) ||
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data.reddit ||
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null;
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let thingId = existingSyndication?.externalId
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? String(existingSyndication.externalId)
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: null;
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if (!redditUrl) {
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const basicAuth = Buffer.from("TWTsqXa53CexlrYGBWaesQ:").toString("base64");
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const refreshRes = await fetch("https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token", {
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method: "POST",
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headers: {
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Authorization: `Basic ${basicAuth}`,
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"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
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"User-Agent": "codingcat-sync/0.1.0 by u/ajonp",
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},
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body: new URLSearchParams({
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grant_type: "refresh_token",
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refresh_token: redditRefreshToken,
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}),
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});
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const { access_token: redditAccessToken } = (await refreshRes.json()) as {
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access_token?: string;
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};
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if (!redditAccessToken) {
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throw new Error("Could not refresh Reddit OAuth access_token");
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}
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const targetLinkUrl = topYouTubeWatchUrl || canonicalUrl;
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const prefix = data._type === "podcast" ? "[Podcast] " : "";
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const postTitle = `${prefix}${data.title || "Untitled"}`.slice(0, 300);
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const subRes = await fetch("https://oauth.reddit.com/api/submit", {
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method: "POST",
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headers: {
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Authorization: `Bearer ${redditAccessToken}`,
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"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
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"User-Agent": "codingcat-sync/0.1.0 by u/ajonp",
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},
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body: new URLSearchParams({
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api_type: "json",
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sr: "CodingCatDev",
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kind: "link",
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title: postTitle,
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url: targetLinkUrl,
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resubmit: "true",
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}),
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});
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const subJson = (await subRes.json()) as any;
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const subData = subJson?.json?.data;
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if (!subData?.url) {
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throw new Error(
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`Reddit api/submit error: ${JSON.stringify(subJson?.json?.errors || subJson)}`,
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);
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}
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redditUrl = subData.url;
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thingId = subData.name || subData.id;
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const commentText = [
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data.excerpt ? `> ${data.excerpt.trim()}` : "",
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"",
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`📖 **Read the full guide, code snippets & transcript on CodingCat.dev:** [${canonicalUrl}](${canonicalUrl})`,
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topYouTubeWatchUrl
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? `📺 **Watch on YouTube & Subscribe:** [${topYouTubeWatchUrl}](${topYouTubeWatchUrl}${topYouTubeWatchUrl.includes("?") ? "&" : "?"}sub_confirmation=1)`
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: `📺 **Subscribe to CodingCat.dev on YouTube:** [https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1)`,
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]
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.filter(Boolean)
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.join("\n");
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const comRes = await fetch("https://oauth.reddit.com/api/comment", {
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method: "POST",
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headers: {
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Authorization: `Bearer ${redditAccessToken}`,
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"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
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"User-Agent": "codingcat-sync/0.1.0 by u/ajonp",
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},
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body: new URLSearchParams({
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api_type: "json",
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thing_id: String(thingId),
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text: commentText,
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}),
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});
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const comJson = (await comRes.json()) as any;
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const comName = comJson?.json?.data?.things?.[0]?.data?.name;
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if (comName) {
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await fetch("https://oauth.reddit.com/api/distinguish", {
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method: "POST",
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headers: {
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Authorization: `Bearer ${redditAccessToken}`,
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"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
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"User-Agent": "codingcat-sync/0.1.0 by u/ajonp",
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},
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body: new URLSearchParams({
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api_type: "json",
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id: String(comName),
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how: "yes",
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sticky: "true",
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}),
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});
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}
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}
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if (redditUrl) {
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const extractedId =
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thingId ||
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redditUrl.match(/comments\/([a-z0-9]+)/i)?.[1] ||
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data._id;
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await client.createOrReplace({
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_id: syndicationDocId,
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_type: "syndication",
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target: { _type: "reference", _ref: data._id },
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platform: "reddit",
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status: "published",
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canonicalUrl,
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externalUrl: redditUrl,
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externalId: String(extractedId),
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syndicatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
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error: undefined,
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});
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if (data.reddit !== redditUrl) {
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parentPatch.reddit = redditUrl;
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}
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console.log(
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`[Syndicate Content] Successfully published to Reddit (r/CodingCatDev): ${redditUrl}`,
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);
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}
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}
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} catch (publishErr) {
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const errMsg =

‎scripts/run-syndicate-post.mjs‎

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}
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}
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// --- REDDIT (r/CodingCatDev) SYNDICATION ---
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const redditRefreshToken = process.env.REDDIT_REFRESH_TOKEN;
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if (redditRefreshToken) {
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console.log("\n--- Syndicating to Reddit (r/CodingCatDev) ---");
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const syndicationDocId = `syndication.${doc._id}.reddit`;
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try {
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const existingSyndication = await client.getDocument(syndicationDocId).catch(() => null);
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let redditUrl =
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(existingSyndication?.externalUrl &&
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!String(existingSyndication.externalUrl).includes("preview-simulated")
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? existingSyndication.externalUrl
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: null) ||
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doc.reddit ||
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(doc._id === "post-php2shell-cve-2026-109618"
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? "https://www.reddit.com/r/CodingCatDev/comments/1xf2yhz/php2shell_cve2026109618_how_ai_found_a_decadeold/"
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: doc._id === "05eda048-efff-4e0f-8b76-83a2f482fa13"
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? "https://www.reddit.com/r/CodingCatDev/comments/1xf2yg5/sanity_knowledge_bases_why_we_replaced_our_custom/"
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: null);
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let thingId = existingSyndication?.externalId || null;
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if (!redditUrl) {
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const basicAuth = Buffer.from("TWTsqXa53CexlrYGBWaesQ:").toString("base64");
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const refreshRes = await fetch("https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token", {
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method: "POST",
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headers: {
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Authorization: `Basic ${basicAuth}`,
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"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
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"User-Agent": "codingcat-sync/0.1.0 by u/ajonp",
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},
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body: new URLSearchParams({
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grant_type: "refresh_token",
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refresh_token: redditRefreshToken,
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}),
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});
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const { access_token: redditAccessToken } = await refreshRes.json();
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if (!redditAccessToken) {
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throw new Error("Could not refresh Reddit OAuth access_token");
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}
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const targetLinkUrl = topYouTubeWatchUrl || canonicalUrl;
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const prefix = doc._type === "podcast" ? "[Podcast] " : "";
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const postTitle = `${prefix}${doc.title || "Untitled"}`.slice(0, 300);
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const subRes = await fetch("https://oauth.reddit.com/api/submit", {
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method: "POST",
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headers: {
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Authorization: `Bearer ${redditAccessToken}`,
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"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
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"User-Agent": "codingcat-sync/0.1.0 by u/ajonp",
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},
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body: new URLSearchParams({
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api_type: "json",
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sr: "CodingCatDev",
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kind: "link",
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title: postTitle,
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url: targetLinkUrl,
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resubmit: "true",
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}),
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});
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const subJson = await subRes.json();
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const subData = subJson?.json?.data;
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if (!subData?.url) {
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throw new Error(`Reddit api/submit error: ${JSON.stringify(subJson?.json?.errors || subJson)}`);
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}
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redditUrl = subData.url;
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thingId = subData.name || subData.id;
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const commentText = [
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doc.excerpt ? `> ${doc.excerpt.trim()}` : "",
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"",
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`📖 **Read the full guide, code snippets & transcript on CodingCat.dev:** [${canonicalUrl}](${canonicalUrl})`,
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topYouTubeWatchUrl
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? `📺 **Watch on YouTube & Subscribe:** [${topYouTubeWatchUrl}](${topYouTubeWatchUrl}${topYouTubeWatchUrl.includes("?") ? "&" : "?"}sub_confirmation=1)`
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: `📺 **Subscribe to CodingCat.dev on YouTube:** [https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1)`,
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]
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.filter(Boolean)
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.join("\n");
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const comRes = await fetch("https://oauth.reddit.com/api/comment", {
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method: "POST",
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headers: {
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Authorization: `Bearer ${redditAccessToken}`,
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"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
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"User-Agent": "codingcat-sync/0.1.0 by u/ajonp",
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},
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body: new URLSearchParams({
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api_type: "json",
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thing_id: thingId,
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text: commentText,
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}),
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});
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const comJson = await comRes.json();
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const comName = comJson?.json?.data?.things?.[0]?.data?.name;
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if (comName) {
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await fetch("https://oauth.reddit.com/api/distinguish", {
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method: "POST",
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headers: {
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Authorization: `Bearer ${redditAccessToken}`,
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"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
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"User-Agent": "codingcat-sync/0.1.0 by u/ajonp",
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},
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body: new URLSearchParams({
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id: comName,
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how: "yes",
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sticky: "true",
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}),
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});
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}
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}
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if (redditUrl) {
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thingId ||
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redditUrl.match(/comments\/([a-z0-9]+)/i)?.[1] ||
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doc._id;
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console.log(`✓ Reddit (r/CodingCatDev) published: ${redditUrl}`);
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await client.createOrReplace({
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_id: syndicationDocId,
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_type: "syndication",
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target: { _type: "reference", _ref: doc._id },
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platform: "reddit",
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status: "published",
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canonicalUrl,
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externalUrl: redditUrl,
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externalId: String(extractedId),
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syndicatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
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});
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await client.patch(doc._id).set({ reddit: redditUrl }).commit();
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console.log(`✓ Updated Sanity doc ${doc._id} reddit URL`);
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}
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} catch (err) {
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console.error("✗ Reddit (r/CodingCatDev) syndication error:", err);
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}
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}
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try {
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const platforms = [

‎tools/reddit-devvit/devvit.yaml‎

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‎tools/reddit-devvit/src/main.ts‎

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scope: SettingScope.App,
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