added bit more verbose output and my build script.

also embedded demo of usage

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pixelfed_batch_uploader"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "1.0.2"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [build]

README.md

@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ The description of the post can be given via the config.json.
 Two variables in the post description can be give (see the `config.json.example` ).
 
 Usage: `./pixelfed_batch_uploader ../../Downloads/Instagram-Backup/media/posts/201406 --title "June 2014"`
+
+
+[![asciicast](https://asciinema.mxhdr.net/a/6.svg)](https://asciinema.mxhdr.net/a/6)
+
+
+Check the package of this repo to get pre-compiled binaries for macOS (Apple Silicon), Linux x86_64, Windows ARM

build.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash -x
+
+cargo clean
+cargo build --release --target $(rustc -vV | grep host | cut -d ' ' -f2)

package.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -x
 
-RELEASE_VERSION="1.0.1"
+RELEASE_VERSION="1.0.2"
 
 curl --netrc \
      --upload-file target/$(rustc -vV | grep host | cut -d ' ' -f2)/release/pixelfed_batch_uploader \

src/main.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::fs;
-use std::path::Path;
+use serde::Deserialize;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use reqwest::blocking::Client;
 use std::error::Error;
 
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ fn upload_images_batch(client: &Client, config: &Config, images: &[String], batc
     let mut media_ids = Vec::new();
 
     for image_path in images {
+        println!("Uploading image {}", image_path.to_string());
         let form = reqwest::blocking::multipart::Form::new()
             .file("file", image_path)?;
             
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ fn upload_images_batch(client: &Client, config: &Config, images: &[String], batc
             "visibility": config.visibility,
         });
         
+        println!("Posting batch {} out of {}", batch_num, total_batches);
         client.post(&post_url)
             .bearer_auth(&config.access_token)
             .json(&body)
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let images = get_jpeg_files(&args[1]);
     let client = Client::new();
     let total_batches = (images.len() + config.batch_size - 1) / config.batch_size;
-
+    println!("Found a total of {} images to upload. Will take {} batches", images.len(), total_batches);
     for (i, chunk) in images.chunks(config.batch_size).enumerate() {
         upload_images_batch(&client, &config, chunk, i + 1, total_batches, &title)?;
     }