This python api enables easy interaction with the Etherpad Lite API. Etherpad Lite is a collaborative editor provided by the Etherpad Foundation. http://etherpad.org

#1 Disclaimer

This is just a Proof of Concept of a CLI tracking of etherpadlite.

API mode

The API mode -A will work only with the etherpad-lite fork over here:

[https://github.com/guyzmo/etherpad-lite](https://github.com/guyzmo/etherpad-lite)

I have extended the API of etherpad in order to be able to have more informations from the server, so it can display a local copy of the text in the terminal, updated in real time

Socket.io mode

In order for the socket.io mode to work, you need to add websocket in settings.json configuration file for Etherpad-Lite, as follows:

"socketTransportProtocols" : ["xhr-polling", "jsonp-polling", "htmlfile", "websocket"],

And you'll need to use the following SocketIO version:

[https://github.com/guyzmo/socketIO-client](https://github.com/guyzmo/socketIO-client)

#2 Install or develop

to install:

python setup.py install

to build:

pip install zc.buildout
buildout

#3 Run

• gives the help screen

  bin/pyepad --help

• to connect to beta.etherpad.org:

  bin/pyepad test -H beta.etherpad.org

• to connect to a local instance

  bin/pyepad mypad -H localhost -P 9001

• to connect using API

  bin/pyepad mypad -A -k `cat /path/to/etherpad-lite/APIKEY.txt` -H localhost -P 9001

#3 License

Apache License

#4 Credit

Thanks to devjones, from whom I have forked the project This python client was inspired by TomNomNom's php client which can be found at: https://github.com/TomNomNom/etherpad-lite-client