random-bunny/index.js
2021-03-01 18:15:51 +00:00

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JavaScript

// Required Modules
const fetch = require('node-fetch');
// Valid sortBy names
const sortable = [
'new',
'hot',
'top'
]
// Main function
function randomBunny(subreddit, sortBy, cb) {
// If the sortable list doesn't include sortBy, default to 'hot'
if (!sortable.includes(sortBy)) sortBy = 'hot';
// Fetch the json from reddit
// For example, if you're getting a random image from r/rabbits, sorted by new:
// https://www.reddit.com/r/rabbits/new.json
fetch(`https://www.reddit.com/r/${subreddit}/${sortBy}.json`).then(res => {
res.json().then(res => {
// Get the part of the json string which the data comes from
const data = res.data.children;
const size = data.length;
// Found is used for the while loop in order to break out of the loop.
// We need to loop as the json string will contain invalid data for what we need
// Specifically videos.
let found = false;
// Loop until a valid image post is found
while (!found) {
// Generate random number
const random = getRandom(0, size - 1);
// Get variables from json to pass back
const randomSelect = data[random].data;
// The json string to send back
const json = {
archived: randomSelect['archived'],
downs: randomSelect['downs'],
hidden: randomSelect['hidden'],
permalink: randomSelect['permalink'],
subreddit: randomSelect['subreddit'],
subredditSubscribers: randomSelect['subreddit_subscribers'],
title: randomSelect['title'],
ups: randomSelect['ups'],
url: randomSelect['url']
};
// If the post is a .jpg, send back the data and stop looping
if (json.url.includes('.jpg')) {
found = true;
cb(json);
}
}
});
});
}
// Generate a random number
function getRandom(min, max) {
return Math.floor((Math.random() * max) + min);
}
// Export Functions
module.exports = randomBunny;