For a long time, I have maintained manually an HTML file that listed all my posts on Steemit, with their dates. Evey week or so, I was adding to the file my new posts.
However, last June I stopped updating the file for several weeks. When I realized that, I was discouraged and did not want to spend a lot of time to catch up.
Then, recently I realized that It should be possible to build such an HTML file automatically, using a program that I could write.
Of course, if you maintain a full node, with all the posts on the STTEM blockchain, it is not a real challenge. But I do not maintain such a node.
I wrote my program with the language I know the best: Ada.
And I wrote it so that it can be used for any Steemian, not only myself.
Here is the main procedure for the program:
To get the data, the program gets web pages from steemd.com and scans these web pages.
An example of the result of the program is this post from @marcel.dubrovnik.
I have run my program for several Steemians and sent them the result. They were very happy to get their HTML file.
Yesterday, I run the program for @papa-pepper, and it took my computer more than 11 hours to build the HTML file of his more than 2,500 posts, starting in July 2016.
That is a really great idea. I have often thought about writing som small scripts to try and organize stuff better in my interactions with the steem blockchain, but somehow i never get around to it. I guess since my job is coding, and I have so many projects at home I just havent found the time yet -- yet!
Cool 😎 to see you going back to what you love.
So many ways to interact to coding
Keep on postin
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Wow, I'm happy that you created one for my very good friend @papa-pepper.
Wow, over 11 hours just for little ol' me?