pastebin.js

An object-oriented JavaScript wrapper for the Pastebin API.

Installation

$ npm install @catte_/pastebin.js

Usage

const { PastebinClient } = require("@catte_/pastebin.js")
const pastebin = new PastebinClient(process.env.API_KEY)

const paste = await pastebin.pastes.create("console.log('hello, world')", {
    title: "pastebin.js test",
    format: "javascript",
    privacy: "unlisted"
})
console.log(paste.url)

• Classes
  • PastebinClient
  • PastebinError
  • Paste
  • User
  • ClientUser
  • PasteStore
  • UserStore
  • UserPasteStore
• Typedefs
  • PastebinCredentials
  • PasteCreateOptions
  • Format
  • Privacy
  • Expiry

Classes

The module exports the following classes, you can import them like so:

const {
    PastebinClient,
    PastebinError,
    Paste,
    User,
    ClientUser,
    PasteStore,
    UserStore,
    UserPasteStore
} = require("@catte_/pastebin.js")

PastebinClient

The client used to interact with the Pastebin API.

.constructor()

new PastebinClient(apiKey, username, password)

Parameters

name	description	type	default
apiKey	Your Pastebin API key	string	null
username	Your Pastebin username	string	null
password	Your Pastebin password	string	null

.credentials

Your Pastebin credentials.
Type: PastebinCredentials

.user

The user the client logged in with, if it has.
Type: ?ClientUser

.users

All of the cached users.
Type: ?UserStore

.pastes

All of the cached pastes.
Type: ?PasteStore

.login()

Login with the stored username and password and store the user key.

Returns

Promise<PastebinClient>

PastebinError extends Error

Thrown when there's an error related to the Pastebin API or pastebin.js.

.constructor()

new PastebinError(message)

Parameters

name	description	type	default
message	The error message	string

.message

The error message.

Paste

A Pastebin paste.

.constructor()

new Paste(client, data)

Parameters

name	description	type	default
client	The client used to get this paste	PastebinClient
data	The data obtained from the API	Object

.client

The client used to get this paste.
Type: PastebinClient

.key

The key of this paste.
Type: string

.url

The URL of this paste.
Type: string

.title

The title of this paste.
Type: ?string

.author

The author of this paste.
Type: ?User

.content

The content of this paste.
Type: ?string

.size

The length of the content of this paste.
Type: ?number

.date

The date this paste was posted.
Type: ?Date

.format

The format of this paste.
Type: ?string

.privacy

The privacy setting of this paste.
Type: ?number

.expiry

The expiry time of this paste.
Type: ?string

.hits

The number of times anyone saw this paste.
Type: ?number

.fetch()

Fetch the content of this paste, and store it in the cache.

Returns

Promise<Paste>

.delete()

Delete this paste.

Returns

Promise<Paste>

User

A Pastebin user.

.constructor()

new User(client, username)

Parameters

name	description	type	default
client	The client used to get this paste	PastebinClient
username	The user's username	string

.client

The client used to get this user.
Type: PastebinClient

.username

This user's username.
Type: string

.me

Whether this user is the same as the client's user.
Type: boolean

ClientUser extends User

The Pastebin user of the logged in client.

.constructor()

new ClientUser(client, data)

Parameters

name	description	type	default
client	The client used to get this paste	PastebinClient
data	The data obtained from the API	Object

.username

This user's username.
Type: string

.format

This user's format setting.
Type: ?string

.expiry

This user's expiry setting.
Type: ?string

.avatarURL

This user's avatar URL.
Type: ?string

.privacy

This user's privacy setting.
Type: ?number

.website

This user's website.
Type: ?string

.email

This user's e-mail.
Type: ?string

.location

This user's location.
Type: ?string

.pro

Whether this user is a PRO account.
Type: ?boolean

.pastes

All of this user's cached pastes.
Type: ?UserPasteStore

PasteStore extends Map

A structure that holds all of the cached pastes.

.constructor()

new PasteStore(client, entries)

Parameters

name	description	type	default
client	The client the store belongs to	PastebinClient
entries		Array<Array<string, Paste>>	null

.client

The client this store belongs to.
Type: PastebinClient

.fetch()

Fetch a paste by its key, and store it in the cache.

Parameters

name	description	type	default
key	The paste's key	string

Returns

Promise<Paste>

.create()

Create a paste, and store it in the cache.

Parameters

name	description	type	default
content	The paste's content	any
options		Array<Array<string, Paste>>	null
options.title	The paste's title	string	{}
options.format	The paste's format	Format	null
options.privacy	The paste's privacy setting	Privacy	null
options.expiry	The paste's expiry time	Expiry	null

Returns

Promise<Paste>

UserStore

A structure that holds all of the cached users.

.constructor()

new UserStore(client, entries)

Paramaters

name	description	type	default
client	The client the store belongs to	PastebinClient
entries		Array<Array<string, Paste>>	null

.client

The client this store belongs to.
Type: PastebinClient

.fetch()

Fetch a user by their username, and store them in the cache.

Parameters

name	description	type	default
username	The user's username	string

Returns

Promise<User>

UserPasteStore

A structure that holds all of a user's cached pastes.

.constructor()

new UserPasteStore()

Parameters

name	description	type	default
client	The client the store belongs to	PastebinClient
user	The user the store belongs to	User
entries		Array<Array<string, Paste>>	null

.client

The client this store belongs to.
Type: PastebinClient

.user

The user this store belongs to.
Type: User

.fetch()

Fetch this user's pastes, and store them in the cache.

Parameters

name	description	type	default
max	The maximum number of pastes to fetch	number	50

Returns

Promise<UserPasteStore>

Typedefs

PastebinCredentials

The credentials provided to and stored in the PastebinClient.

Type: { apiKey?, username?, password?, userKey? }

Properties

name	description	type	default
apiKey	Your Pastebin API key	string	null
username	Your Pastebin username	string	null
password	Your Pastebin password	string	null
userKey	Your Pastebin user key, obtained when logging in	string	null

PasteCreateOptions

Options to create a paste.

Type: { title?, format?, privacy?, expiry? }

Properties

name	description	type	default
title	Your Pastebin API key	string	null
format	Your Pastebin username	Format	null
privacy	Your Pastebin password	Privacy	null
expiry	Your Pastebin user key, obtained when logging in	Expiry	null

Format

A "format," which will be used for syntax highlighting. You can see the full list of formats here.

Type: string

Privacy

A privacy setting. Can be one of the following:

• 0 (or "public")
• 1 (or "unlisted")
• 2 (or "private")

Type: string or number

Expiry

An expiry setting. Can be one of the following:

• "NEVER" (or "N")
• "10 MINUTES" (or "10M")
• "1 HOUR" (or "1H")
• "1 DAY" (or "1D")
• "1 WEEK" (or "1W")
• "2 WEEKS" (or "2W")
• "1 MONTH" (or "1M")
• "6 MONTHS" (or "6M")
• "1 YEAR" (or "1Y")