1import { api } from "https://esm.town/v/pomdtr/api";
2import { gfm } from "https://esm.town/v/pomdtr/gfm";
3import { callerRef } from "https://esm.town/v/pomdtr/refs";
11 title = `@${val.author}/${val.name}`;
12 }
13 const { readme = "" } = await api(`/v1/alias/${val.author}/${val.name}`);
14 return readme;
15}
11How does this new shiny search engine work? Well, it's quite simple.
12
131. I wrote a Deno script that fetches all vals from the Val Town API.
14
15```ts
24 .filter((line) => line.length > 0);
25
26let url = `https://api.val.town/v1/search/vals?limit=100&query=+`;
27const vals = [];
28while (true) {
73 .filter((line) => line.length > 0);
74
75let url = `https://api.val.town/v1/search/vals?limit=100&query=+`;
76const vals = [];
77while (true) {
108```
109
1104. I created a simple frontend on top of the Github Search API that allows you to search the data. It's [hosted on Val Town](https://www.val.town/v/pomdtr/val_town_search) (obviously).
111
112That was it. I didn't have to build a complex search engine, I just used the tools that were available to me.
113
114Is this a scalable solution for Val Town? Probably not.\
115Am I abusing the Github API? Maybe.\
116Does it work better than the current search feature of Val Town? Absolutely!
117
8
91. Click `Fork`
102. Change `location` (Line 4) to describe your location. It accepts fairly flexible English descriptions which it turns into locations via [nominatim's geocoder API](https://www.val.town/v/stevekrouse/nominatimSearch).
113. Click `Run`
12
8
91. Click `Fork`
102. Change `location` (Line 4) to describe your location. It accepts fairly flexible English descriptions which it turns into locations via [nominatim's geocoder API](https://www.val.town/v/stevekrouse/nominatimSearch).
113. Click `Run`
12
4
5PoV: You just hacked together a portfolio website or launched a blog as a static website. *Some people who visit might be interested in hearing more from you.* ❤️
6But you don't want to get lost building your backend, API, DB or fancy apps like SubstandardStack or MailMachineGun for people to sign up to your newsletter. 😩
7
8**All you want is a simple input box on your website - when someone types their `email`, `username` or `social link` in and submits it, you want to be notified.**
49
50 const response = await pushover({
51 token: Deno.env.get("PO_API_TOKEN")!,
52 user: Deno.env.get("PO_USER_KEY")!,
53 title,
58 console.log("Notified: ", response);
59 } catch (err) {
60 console.error("Error scraping newsletter ", err);
61 }
62};
18- *scraper* Goes to bytes.dev and scrapes latest published newsletter
19- *inserter* Insert it to SQLite if this newsletter already not exists
20- *notifier* Uses Pushover API to send ios mobile notifications
21
22### Pushover notifications
8
91. Click `Fork`
102. Change `location` (Line 4) to describe your location. It accepts fairly flexible English descriptions which it turns into locations via [nominatim's geocoder API](https://www.val.town/v/stevekrouse/nominatimSearch).
113. Click `Run`
12
1// Login into the Notehub API with a programmatic access client ID and client secret
2// Returns the api token to be used for subsequent requests
3const authenticate = async (): Promise<string> => {
4 const body = new URLSearchParams();
23 const token = await authenticate();
24 const res = await fetch(
25 `https://api.notefile.net/v1/projects/${projectUID}/devices/${deviceUID}/notes/${fileName}`,
26 {
27 method: "POST",
34 );
35 if (res.ok) return true;
36 throw new Error("Failed to push note to Notehub API");
37 } catch (e) {
38 console.log(e);
1Migrated from folder: webmention/microformat/key_value_api
