add dry run

modules/paste/fpaste.go

@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ func Fpaste(life string, lexer string, fileContent string) error {
 
 	fmt.Println("Uploading...")
 	resp, err := http.PostForm(rurl.String(), form)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Could not contact fpaste endpoint (%s)\n", fpasteURL)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 
 	// The response comes back as bytes, so we copy the response buffer into io
 	// and string it out

modules/paste/method.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func runPaste(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	stdMethod := utility.StdInChecker()
 	sysInfoMethod := ctx.Bool("sysinfo")
 	pasteBinGoTo := ctx.String("pastebin")
+	dryMode := ctx.Bool("dry")
 
 	// Check sysinfo is enabled and run through all the required stuff
 	if sysInfoMethod {
@@ -61,11 +62,15 @@ func runPaste(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	// Check that PasteData is text, and not binary
 	// fmt.Println("You cannot upload binary data.")
 
-	switch pasteBinGoTo {
-	case "rpaste":
-		Rpaste(ctx.String("life"), ctx.String("type"), PasteData)
-	case "fpaste":
-		Fpaste(ctx.String("life"), ctx.String("type"), PasteData)
+	if dryMode {
+		fmt.Printf(PasteData)
+	} else {
+		switch pasteBinGoTo {
+		case "rpaste":
+			Rpaste(ctx.String("life"), ctx.String("type"), PasteData)
+		case "fpaste":
+			Fpaste(ctx.String("life"), ctx.String("type"), PasteData)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil

modules/setting/setting.go

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ var (
 	AppBuiltWith    string
 	AppConf         string
 	AppVer          string
+	BasicDmidecode  bool
+	DryMode         bool
 	LexerType       string
 	LifeTime        string
 	PasteBinService string

rpaste.go

@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ var (
 	DefaultLexer    = "text"
 	DefaultLifeTime = "1hour"
 	// This will end up being dynamic in the future
-	DefaultPasteBin = "rpaste"
-	DefaultSysInfo  = false
-	ShortOption     = true
+	DefaultPasteBin       = "rpaste"
+	DefaultSysInfo        = false
+	DefaultDryMode        = false
+	DefaultBasicDmidecode = false
+	ShortOption           = true
 )
 
 // Initialize default settings
@@ -32,10 +34,12 @@ func init() {
 	setting.AppName = AppName
 	setting.AppVer = Version
 	setting.AppConf = DefaultConf
+	setting.DryMode = DefaultDryMode
 	setting.LexerType = DefaultLexer
 	setting.LifeTime = DefaultLifeTime
 	setting.PasteBinService = DefaultPasteBin
 	setting.SysInfo = DefaultSysInfo
+	setting.BasicDmidecode = DefaultBasicDmidecode
 	// read config?
 }
 
@@ -96,6 +100,13 @@ See rpaste(1)`,
 			Usage:    "Collects general system information (disables stdin and file input)",
 			Required: false,
 		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:     "dry",
+			Aliases:  []string{"d"},
+			Value:    setting.DryMode,
+			Usage:    "Turns on dry mode, which doesn't paste the output, but shows the data to stdin",
+			Required: false,
+		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:     "pastebin",
 			Aliases:  []string{"p"},