Discourse Retort

Customization Plugin
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Here’s how to get a |-separated string for the retorts you currently have in use:

# ./launcher enter app
# rails c

retorts = {}
PostDetail.where(extra: 'retort').each do |p|
  retort = p.key.split('|').first
  (retorts[retort] ||= []) << p
end
retorts.length
retorts.keys.join('|')

That gives you:

  • First the number of unique retort emoji used
  • Then the retorts in a form you could paste into Reaction configuration, perhaps after trimming if it’s too long to work for the Reactions UI.

For me, I get this string:

tada|rage|money_with_wings|face_vomiting|crossed_fingers|grin|vulcan_salute|worried|slightly_smiling_face|dart|+1|relaxed|star_struck|upside_down_face|sweat_drops|astonished|frowning_face|champagne|heavy_plus_sign|bulb|joy|fireworks|zap|smile|fast_forward|grinning|clap|sandwich|heart_eyes|rofl|smiley|wave|ice_cream|sob|mortar_board|open_mouth|pray|grimacing|roll_eyes|arrow_right_hook|brain|wink|cry|nerd_face|slight_smile|confused|ok|thinking|it|heart|smirk|sleepy|eyes|disappointed|question|laughing|man_shrugging|drum|shushing_face|herb|man_facepalming|ear|scream|ok_hand|mantelpiece_clock|smiling_face_with_three_hearts|confetti_ball|sunglasses|nose|pirate_flag|neutral_face|sweat_smile|gift|pensive|dark_sunglasses|exclamation|call_me_hand|green_heart|face_with_monocle|blush|boom|hugs|stuck_out_tongue|zipper_mouth_face|slightly_frowning_face|face_with_raised_eyebrow|exploding_head|information_source|sailboat|fire|gun|carousel_horse|sparkles|hearts|pizza|frowning|drooling_face|-1|100|metal|partying_face|four_leaf_clover|grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes|scream_cat|person_shrugging|deciduous_tree|sunflower|see_no_evil|hear_no_evil|speak_no_evil|微笑|top|face_with_peeking_eye|face_with_hand_over_mouth|stethoscope|money_mouth_face"

If you’d like to copy a list of existing retorts into a post in discourse to discuss what to keep when migrating to Reactions, you might instead use this:

":" + retorts.keys.join(': :') + ':'

For me, that’s currently this set:

“:tada: :rage: :money_with_wings: :face_vomiting: :crossed_fingers: :grin: :vulcan_salute: :worried: :slightly_smiling_face: :dart: :+1: :relaxed: :star_struck: :upside_down_face: :sweat_drops: :astonished: :frowning_face: :champagne: :heavy_plus_sign: :bulb: :joy: :fireworks: :zap: :smile: :fast_forward: :grinning: :clap: :sandwich: :heart_eyes: :rofl: :smiley: :wave: :ice_cream: :sob: :mortar_board: :open_mouth: :pray: :grimacing: :roll_eyes: :arrow_right_hook: :brain: :wink: :cry: :nerd_face: :slight_smile: :confused: :ok: :thinking: :it: :heart: :smirk: :sleepy: :eyes: :disappointed: :question: :laughing: :man_shrugging: :drum: :shushing_face: :herb: :man_facepalming: :ear: :scream: :ok_hand: :mantelpiece_clock: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :confetti_ball: :sunglasses: :nose: :pirate_flag: :neutral_face: :sweat_smile: :gift: :pensive: :dark_sunglasses: :exclamation: :call_me_hand: :green_heart: :face_with_monocle: :blush: :boom: :hugs: :stuck_out_tongue: :zipper_mouth_face: :slightly_frowning_face: :face_with_raised_eyebrow: :exploding_head: :information_source: :sailboat: :fire: :gun: :carousel_horse: :sparkles: :hearts: :pizza: :frowning: :drooling_face: :-1: :100: :metal: :partying_face: :four_leaf_clover: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :scream_cat: :person_shrugging: :deciduous_tree: :sunflower: :see_no_evil: :hear_no_evil: :speak_no_evil: :微笑: :top: :face_with_peeking_eye: :face_with_hand_over_mouth: :stethoscope: :money_mouth_face:”

To get a bullet list of emojis with the number of instances of each:

retorts.keys.sort.each do |k|
  puts "* :#{k}: #{retorts[k].length}"
end

I won’t paste the whole bullet list of emoji, but it starts like this:

  • :+1: 161
  • :-1: 1
  • :100: 1
  • :arrow_right_hook: 1
  • :astonished: 9
  • :blush: 2
  • :boom: 2
  • :brain: 23
  • :bulb: 3

If you want to see every post that exists for each emoji:

retorts.keys.sort.each do |k|
  puts "* :#{k}: #{retorts[k].length}"
  retorts[k].each do |r|
    p = Post.find_by(id: r.post_id)
    next if p.nil?
    puts "   * #{p.full_url}"
  end
end

That’s way too long to paste here!

What I don’t know is how to migrate all — or some of — those retorts to reactions. There is no mention of retort in the reactions plugin so it doesn’t do it automatically. I have 927 reactions with 116 unique emoji that I’d like to migrate to reactions.

I expect that I’ll be faced with dealing this at some point, preferably before Retort just quits working; if I implement the migration I’ll plan to document it here. But at least knowing what you have might help you.

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