bsky-altometer

Bluesky Altometer

The Bluesky Altometer is a tool that measures the number of image posts on Bluesky that are missing alt text. It provides real-time statistics and a visual gauge to track the percentage of images lacking alternative text, promoting awareness about accessibility in the Bluesky social network.

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Zetaphor/bluesky-altometer.git
   cd bluesky-altometer
   

2. Install the required Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

Usage

1. Start the server:

   python main.py
   

2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080

3. The Bluesky Altometer will start tracking and displaying statistics about alt text usage in Bluesky image posts.

How It Works

The Bluesky Altometer connects to the Bluesky Jetstream API to receive real-time updates about new posts. It analyzes each post containing images and checks for the presence of alt text. The data is stored in a SQLite database and served to the frontend via a WebSocket connection, allowing for live updates of the statistics and gauge.

Written with Claude 3.5 Sonnet

I wrote the initial version of this tool with the assistance of Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Powered by Bluesky Jetstream