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// This val will serve an HTML page emulating a Hacker News clone.
// It uses plain HTML and CSS to create the frontend. Eventually,
// we can make it interactive with additional scripts.
export default async function(req: Request): Promise<Response> {
const url = new URL(req.url);
const pathname = url.pathname;
// If the user navigates to a specific story page
if (pathname.startsWith("/story/")) {
const storyId = pathname.split("/")[2];
return new Response(renderStoryPage(storyId), {
headers: {
"Content-Type": "text/html",
},
});
}
// Otherwise, render the main page with story titles
const htmlContent = `
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Hacker News Clone</title>
<style>
body { font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding: 0; background: #f6f6ef; }
#header { background: #ff6600; padding: 8px; }
#header a { color: black; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; }
.container { width: 85%; margin: auto; }
.story { padding: 4px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }
.story-title a { font-size: 14px; color: #000; text-decoration: none; }
.story-title a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.story-details { font-size: 10px; color: #828282; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="header" class="container">
<a href="/">Hacker News Clone</a>
</div>
<div class="container">
<div class="story">
<div class="story-title"><a href="/story/1">First Fake Story</a></div>
<div class="story-details">100 points by user1 1 hour ago | 50 comments</div>
</div>
<div class="story">
<div class="story-title"><a href="/story/2">Second Fake Story</a></div>
<div class="story-details">150 points by user2 2 hours ago | 75 comments</div>
</div>
<div class="story">
<div class="story-title"><a href="/story/3">Third Fake Story</a></div>
<div class="story-details">200 points by user3 3 hours ago | 100 comments</div>
</div>
<div class="story">
<div class="story-title"><a href="/story/4">Fourth Fake Story</a></div>
<div class="story-details">250 points by user4 4 hours ago | 120 comments</div>
</div>
<div class="story">
<div class="story-title"><a href="/story/5">Fifth Fake Story</a></div>
<div class="story-details">300 points by user5 5 hours ago | 150 comments</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
`;
return new Response(htmlContent, {
headers: {
"Content-Type": "text/html",
},
});
}
function renderStoryPage(storyId: string): string {
const stories = {
"1": {
title: "First Fake Story",
content: "This is the content of the first fake story. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
comments: [
{ user: "commenter1", text: "This is the first comment on the first fake story." },
{ user: "commenter2", text: "This is the second comment on the first fake story." },
],
},
"2": {
title: "Second Fake Story",
content: "This is the content of the second fake story. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
comments: [
{ user: "commenter3", text: "This is the first comment on the second fake story." },
{ user: "commenter4", text: "This is the second comment on the second fake story." },
],
},
"3": {
title: "Third Fake Story",
content: "This is the content of the third fake story. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
comments: [
{ user: "commenter5", text: "This is the first comment on the third fake story." },
{ user: "commenter6", text: "This is the second comment on the third fake story." },
],
},