`Indiekit.addSyndicator`

A syndicator shares content to a third-party service such as a social network, typically via its API.

Syntax

new Indiekit.addSyndicator(options);

Constructor

options: An object used to customise the behaviour of the plug-in.

Properties

info

An object representing information about the third-party service. Required.

The info property should return the following values:

name

A string representing the name of the third-party service the plug-in supports. Required.

uid

A string representing the URL to third-party service. Required.

checked

A boolean indicating whether this syndicator should be enabled by default in Micropub clients.

error

Information about any configuration errors. This will be shown in Indiekit’s interface.

service

An object containing information about the third-party service.

name: A string representing the name of the third-party service.
url: A string representing the URL of the third-party service.
photo: A string providing a URL to an icon, logo or photo used to identify the third-party service in Micropub clients.

user

An object containing information about the user account on the third-party service.

name: A string representing the name of the user account.
url: A string representing the URL for the user account.

Methods

`syndicate()`

An async function used to syndicate posts to the third-party service.

`init()`

Used to register the plug-in. Accepts an Indiekit instance to allow its modification before returning.

Parameters

properties: An object containing properties for a post. These conform to the JF2 Post Serialisation Format. Required
publication: An object containing the publication’s configuration. Required

Return value

A string representing the URL for the syndicated content if successful, else IndiekitError.

Example

import { IndiekitError } from "@indiekit/error";
import exampleClient from 'example-client';

export default class ExampleStore {
  constructor(options) {
    this.name = "Example syndicator";
    this.options = options;
  }

  get info() {
    const { user } = this.options;

    return {
      name: `${user} on Example service`,
      uid: `https://service.example/${user}`,
      checked: true,
      service: {
        name: "Example service",
        url: "https://service.example/",
        photo: "/assets/example-syndicator/icon.svg",
      },
      user: {
        name: user,
        url: `https://service.example/${user}`,
      },
    };
  }

  async syndicate(properties, publication) {
    try {
      return await exampleClient.post(properties, publication);
    } catch (error) {
      throw new IndiekitError(error.message, {
        cause: error,
        plugin: this.name,
        status: error.status,
      });
    }
  }

  init(Indiekit) {
    Indiekit.addSyndicator(this);
  }
}

Indiekit’s web interface expects a syndicator plug-in to provide some information about the third-party service it supports. In addition, some Micropub clients may also use this information in their publishing interface. This information is provided by the info property:

get info() {
  const { user } = this.options;

  return {
    name: `${user} on Example service`,
    uid: `https://service.example/${user}`,
    checked: true,
    service: {
      name: "Example service",
      url: "https://service.example/",
      photo: "/assets/example-syndicator/icon.svg",
    },
    user: {
      name: user,
      url: `https://service.example/${user}`,
    },
  };
}