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#!/bin/env python3
# a tool for collecting mastodon /about/ & ToS and CoC pages.
# (c) roel roscam abbing 2020
# gplv3
import os, time, json
scrape_data = json.loads(open('instance_scrape.json').read())
output_dir = 'about_pages'
tos_dir = os.path.join(output_dir,'with_tos')
if not os.path.exists(output_dir):
os.mkdir(output_dir)
if not os.path.exists(tos_dir):
os.mkdir(tos_dir)
def find_mastodon_instances(scrape_data):
mastodon_instances = []
for i in scrape_data:
if 'nodeinfo' in scrape_data[i].keys():
if 'software' in scrape_data[i]['nodeinfo'].keys():
if scrape_data[i]['nodeinfo']['software']['name'].lower() == 'mastodon':
mastodon_instances.append(i)
return mastodon_instances
def clear_cache(driver, timeout=60):
"""Clear the cookies and cache for the ChromeDriver instance."""
# navigate to the settings page
driver.get('chrome://settings/clearBrowserData')
# wait for the button to appear
wait = WebDriverWait(driver, timeout)
wait.until(get_clear_browsing_button)
# click the button to clear the cache
get_clear_browsing_button(driver).click()
# wait for the button to be gone before returning
wait.until_not(get_clear_browsing_button)
from selenium import webdriver # you need to set up a driver
from selenium.webdriver.firefox.options import Options
options = Options()
options.add_argument('-headless')
browser = webdriver.Firefox(options=options)
#browser.set_window_size(1024, 768) # set the window size that you need
for mi in find_mastodon_instances(scrape_data):
#clear_cache(browser)
browser.get('https://{}/about/more/'.format(mi))
page = browser.find_element_by_tag_name('html')
height=page.size['height']
browser.set_window_size(1400,height+100)
try:
bw = browser.find_element_by_css_selector('div .box-widget')
about_text = bw.find_element_by_css_selector('div .rich-formatting')
html = browser.execute_script('return arguments[0].innerHTML;',about_text)
if html:
output_dir = tos_dir
with open(os.path.join(output_dir,mi+'_tos.txt'),'w') as f:
f.write(html)
except Exception as e:
output_dir = 'about_pages'
print(e)
time.sleep(0.1)
print('taking screenshot of', mi)
browser.save_screenshot(os.path.join(output_dir,mi+'.png'))
with open(os.path.join(output_dir,mi+'_about.html'),'w') as f:
f.write(browser.page_source)
#browser.save_screenshot()
browser.quit()