start the retrieval work

patchodon.py

@@ -30,16 +30,21 @@ def api_token(args):
     raise ("API token not specified")
 
 
-def do_post_status(args, body, parent=None, optional=None):
+def auth_headers(args):
-    if len(body) > STATUS_LENGTH_LIMIT:
-        raise ("required status body too long")
-
     if not args.instance_url:
         raise ("mastodon instance not specified")
 
     token = api_token(args)
 
-    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+    return {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+
+
+def do_post_status(args, body, parent=None, optional=None):
+    if len(body) > STATUS_LENGTH_LIMIT:
+        raise ("required status body too long")
+
+    headers = auth_headers(args)
+
     st = body + (
         "\n" + optional[0 : (STATUS_LENGTH_LIMIT - len(body) - 1)]
         if optional
@@ -129,13 +134,35 @@ def do_post(args):
     print(url)
 
 
+def find_head_post(args):
+    headers = auth_headers(args)
+    r = requests.get(
+        args.instance_id + "/api/v2/search",
+        params={"resolve": "true", "limit": "10", "q": args.patch_url},
+    )
+    print(r.__dict__)
+    if r.status_code != 200:
+        raise ("status URL search failed!")
+
+    sts = filter(lambda x: x["url"] == args.patch_url, r.json()["statuses"])
+
+    if len(sts) < 1:
+        raise ("status URL not found")
+
+    if len(sts) > 1:
+        raise ("ambiguous status URL?")
+
+    st = sts[0]
+    return (st["id"], st["account"]["id"], st["content"])
+
+
 def do_get(args):
-    # search & resolve the status ID on the instance (if configured)
+    st_id, st_acct_id, st_content = find_head_post(args)
-    # get context, all replies from the same author as the original status ID
+    # parse out the hash and subhashes
-    # cycle the same for all hashes
+    # get context, all replies from the same author as the original status ID, subhashes must match
+    # repeat for all subhashes
     # verify the full hash
-    # pass to git-am OR throw to a directory
+    # pass as one blob to git-am OR throw to a directory
-    pass
 
 
 def main():