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6fecb2bcaa Update examples in POD.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Hochstein <thh@thh.name>
2026-01-20 09:10:12 +01:00
97267f8709 Small change in debug message.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Hochstein <thh@thh.name>
2026-01-20 09:00:31 +01:00
9c83c0efff Add --simulation mode, show next due date.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Hochstein <thh@thh.name>
2026-01-20 08:54:30 +01:00
2 changed files with 52 additions and 27 deletions

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@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ yapfaq 1.0.0 (unreleased)
* Complete rewrite.
* Add POD.
* Fix file handling (UTF8 mode).
* Show next posting date if posting is not due.
* Add --simulation mode.
* Update examples in POD.
yapfaq 0.10 (unreleased)
* Add: Charset definition.

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@ -88,12 +88,13 @@ $Config{'nntp-server'} = $ENV{'NNTPSERVER'} if ($ENV{'NNTPSERVER'});
$Config{'nntp-port'} = $ENV{'NNTPPORT'} if ($ENV{'NNTPPORT'});
### read commandline options
my ($OptProject,$OptForce,$OptTest,$OptNewsgroup,$OptOutput);
my ($OptProject,$OptForce,$OptTest,$OptNewsgroup,$OptOutput,$OptSimulation);
GetOptions ('p|project=s' => \$OptProject,
'f|force' => \$OptForce,
't|test' => \$OptTest,
'n|newsgroup=s' => \$OptNewsgroup,
'o|output' => \$OptOutput,
's|simulation' => \$OptSimulation,
'datadir=s' => \$Config{'datadir'},
'nntp-server=s' => \$Config{'nntp-server'},
'nntp-port=s' => \$Config{'nntp-port'},
@ -107,6 +108,12 @@ GetOptions ('p|project=s' => \$OptProject,
'h|help' => \&ShowPOD,
'V|version' => \&ShowVersion) or &ShowUsage;
# -s implies -t and -v
if ($OptSimulation) {
$OptTest = 1;
$Config{'verbose'} = 1;
}
### create list of @Projects from $Config{'datadir'} unless -p is set
my @Projects;
if (!$OptProject) {
@ -135,6 +142,7 @@ foreach (@Projects) {
# @Posting will be empty ('') if not due
my @Posting = &BuildPosting($_);
next if !$#Posting;
next if $OptSimulation;
# save Message-ID
my $LastMID;
@ -493,7 +501,7 @@ sub BuildPosting {
$_ =~ s/^Posting-Frequency:\s+//i;
$PostingFrequency = $_;
$_ = '';
print "- Posting-Frequency set to $PostingFrequency.\n" if $Config{'debug'};
print "- Posting-Frequency set to $PostingFrequency from header.\n" if $Config{'debug'};
}
}
@ -505,13 +513,15 @@ sub BuildPosting {
# default to 1 month if no (valid) Posting-Frequency is set
$PostingFrequency = '1m' if $PostingFrequency !~ /^\d+[dwmy]$/;
my $NextPosted = &AddDuration(&ParseDate($LastPosted),$PostingFrequency) if $LastPosted;
# check if posting is due
print "- Posting has been forced.\n" if $Config{'debug'} && $OptForce;
if ($OptForce or (!$LastPosted) or ($LastPosted && &AddDuration(&ParseDate($LastPosted),$PostingFrequency) <= DateTime->now)) {
if ($OptForce or (!$LastPosted) or ($LastPosted && $NextPosted <= DateTime->now)) {
print "... is due and will be posted.\n" if $Config{'verbose'} or $Config{'debug'};
} else {
print "... is not due.\n" if $Config{'verbose'} or $Config{'debug'};
printf ("... is not due (next post at %s).\n", $NextPosted->strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))
if $Config{'verbose'} or $Config{'debug'};
return '';
}
@ -578,7 +588,7 @@ yapfaq - Post FAQs to Usenet I<(yet another postfaq)>
=head1 SYNOPSIS
B<yapfaq> [B<-Vhcfto>] [B<-p> I<project name>[B<-n> I<newsgroup>] [OPTIONS]
B<yapfaq> [B<-cfhotsV>] [B<-p> I<project name>[B<-n> I<newsgroup>] [OPTIONS]
=head1 REQUIREMENTS
@ -840,6 +850,11 @@ projects.
Display this man page and exit.
=item B<-s>, B<--simulation>
Simulation mode. Don't post, just show which projects would be due.
Implies B<--test> and B<--verbose>.
=item B<-t>, B<--test>
Test mode. Don't update project status (time and Message-ID of last
@ -868,34 +883,41 @@ Post all FAQs that are due for posting:
yapfaq.pl
You may run this command daily from B<cron>.
You may run this command daily from B<cron>. If you add "-v", you'll
get a report mailed which FAQs have been posted and which were not
due.
Do a dry run, showing which FAQs would be posted and print them on
STDOUT:
yapfaq.pl -t -v -o
(or yapfaq.pl -tvo)
The same, with debugging output:
yapfaq.pl -tdo
Force a test post of your I<example> text to I<alt.test>, even if
the text is not due to be posted:
yapfaq.pl -t -f -n alt.test
The same, with debugging output:
yapfaq.pl -tfdn alt.test
Pipe all FAQs (that are due for posting) to I<inews> from INN:
Pipe all FAQs that are due for posting to I<inews> from INN instead:
yapfaq.pl -o | inews
You may run this command daily from B<cron>, too.
Show which FAQs are due for posting and the next due dates for those
that are not:
yapfaq.pl -s
Do a test run of your I<example> text and and print it on STDOUT
(whether ist is due or not):
yapfaq.pl -t -f -o -p example
(or yapfaq.pl -tvop example)
The same, with debugging output:
yapfaq.pl -tdop example
Force a test post of your I<example> text to I<alt.test>, even if
the text is not due to be posted (same as before, just replace "-o"
by "-n alt-test"):
yapfaq.pl -t -f -p example -n alt.test
The same, with debugging output:
yapfaq.pl -tfdp example -n alt.test
=head1 ENVIRONMENT
=over 2