Github API examples & templates
Use these vals as a playground to view and fork Github API examples and templates on Val Town. Run any example below or find templates that can be used as a pre-built solution.
nbbaier
dbToAPI
Create an API from a lowdb blob This val exports a function that takes a lowdb instance and returns a Hono router that can be used to interact with the data. This is the beginning of an implementation of something like json-server for Val Town. The resulting server also comes with a frontend at / . The code for the frontend can be found here . See this val for an example. Things I'd like to implement All HTTP methods Custom route definitions (like in json-server ) Custom frontends Filtering, sorting, pagination, etc
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nbbaier
saveToTana
Save To Tana This val provides a function saveToTana allows the creation of nodes in Tana via their Input API . The parameters are as follows: Token: to access the Tana Input API, you must pass an API token to the function. Obtain an API token from the Tana app and save it as a secret in Val Town. Node: the node that is created within Tana is passed as the second argument and must conform to the shape of an Input API node (see the documentation on github for details. Target node: optionally, you can specify a specific target node by passing a node ID to the function as it's third argument. Example Usage One way to use this val is with a web endpoint that you can send data to to have parsed and submitted to Tana as a specific type of node. For example, this val import { saveToTana } from "https://esm.town/v/nbbaier/saveToTana";
import { APIPlainNode } from "https://esm.town/v/nbbaier/tanaTypes";
import { Hono } from "npm:hono";
const token = Deno.env.get("tanaInputAPI");
export const honoTanaEndpoint = async (req: Request) => {
const app = new Hono();
app.get("/", async c => {
let { text, url } = c.req.query();
const payload: APIPlainNode = {
name: text,
children: [
{
type: "field",
attributeId: "cwi23sOzRSh8",
children: [
{
dataType: "url",
name: url,
},
],
},
],
supertags: [],
};
const newNode = await saveToTana(token, payload);
return c.json({ newNode });
});
return app.fetch(req);
}; Combined with a Chrome extension like Rich URL , the above val allows one to send selected text on a page along with that pages URL to Tana via the val's public GET endpoint.
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zackoverflow
pollRssAndEmail
Subscribe to RSS feeds with e-mail notifications This lets you subscribe to RSS feeds. It checks periodically for any new posts from any of your RSS feed subscriptions, and then sends you an e-mail with the link to the any new posts. Getting started 1. Generate auth keys Follow this to get your auth keys, and export your public keys. This will be used to e-mail yourself since @std.email is preferred over console.email 2. Create a @me.rssEmail val You can do that by clicking this link and hitting 'Run'. Or you can copy-paste this code into a new val: const rssEmail = "you@youremail.com" 3. Fork this val Hit 'Fork' on this val and run it. Then you can schedule the val to run every hour or whatever duration you'd like. 4. Add RSS feeds to @me.rssFeeds If you look at your vals, you should find a new one called rssFeeds . It should look similar to this: let rssFeeds = [
"https://cprimozic.net/rss.xml",
"https://matklad.github.io/feed.xml",
"https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/rss.xml",
"https://lexi-lambda.github.io/feeds/all.rss.xml",
]; This is supposed to be an array containing the links of each RSS feed you'd like to subscribe to (in the form of JS strings). To add RSS feeds, you can update this val by adding a new string containing the new RSS link. Resetting the cache If for any reason you would like to reset the cache, you can clear the keys of rssCache or use this convenience function to do so. @zackoverflow.rssResetCache(@me.rssCache)
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maxm
simpleWikipediaInstantSearch
Simple Wikipedia Instant Search A quick demo of getting fuzzy matching and instant search working on Val Town
HTTP
brownieinmotion
georgiaTechRegistration
// ported from https://github.com/brownie-in-motion/gt-waitlist-bot
HTTP
maas
forwarder
Unlimited Anonymous Emails All code can be triggered via email ( docs ), i.e. maas.forwarder@valtown.email . You can generate as many emails as you want to avoid giving away your personal email address and reduce spam. Getting started Log in to Val Town Fork this Val Publish the Val via 🔒 > Unlisted Copy the email endpoint via ⋮ > Endpoints > Copy email address Sign up for newsletters or services using this email ( maas.forwarder@valtown.email ). To remove their ability to email you, simply delete the val (or send it to /dev/null ).
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