Added Thread viewer

on_this_day.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from mastodon import Mastodon
 import config
 
 #  Set up access
-instance = "https://mastodon.example"
 mastodon = Mastodon( api_base_url=config.instance, access_token=config.access_token )
 
 #  Get user's info

threads.py

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from mastodon import Mastodon
+from treelib import Node, Tree
+
+import config
+
+#  Status ID
+#  This is the ID from *your* instance
+status_id = 109343943300929632
+
+#  Set up access
+mastodon = Mastodon( api_base_url=config.instance, access_token=config.access_token )
+
+#  Get the status
+status = mastodon.status(status_id)
+
+#  Get the conversation tree
+#  Documentation https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/context/
+conversation = mastodon.status_context(status_id)
+
+#  If there are ancestors, that means we are only on a single branch.
+#  The 0th ancestor is the "root" of the conversation tree
+if len(conversation["ancestors"]) > 0 :
+   status = conversation["ancestors"][0]
+   status_id = status["id"]
+   conversation = mastodon.status_context(status_id)
+
+#  Create a new tree
+tree = Tree()
+
+#  Add the "root"
+try :
+   tree.create_node(
+      str(status["created_at"]) + " " + status["account"]["username"] + " " + status["uri"], status["id"])
+except :
+   print("Problem adding node to the tree")
+
+#  Add any subsequent replies
+for status in conversation["descendants"] :
+   try :
+      tree.create_node(str(status["created_at"]) + " " + status["account"]["username"] + " " + status["uri"], status["id"], parent=status["in_reply_to_id"])
+   except :
+      #  If a parent node is missing
+      print("Problem adding node to the tree")
+
+#  Display
+tree.show()