sitruks / liri-node-app

liri-node-app

After taking some time to look back at my old projects, I discovered that I could take this app so much further. In addition to developing a Node.js app that can call and take in an API with Inquirer.js, I decided to productize it a little but giving it some styling in the terminal. Addtionally, commands for usability, were add with Commander.js.

The end result was a similarly snarky LIRI-BOT, but with a little more piz-zazz.

demo - screencapture

A live example of good 'ol LIRI in action!

setup

To start, do the following:

    0. clone the repo and cd [project-name] to go to root of project from which:

    1. chmod +x bin/liri.js

    2. npm i

   *3. npm i -g ./ 

    4. npm link

    5. liri

    6. follow the instructions from the CLI 🤓

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*if there is an issue you may need to give the app the correct filesystem permissions. see this [article](https://timber.io/blog/creating-a-real-world-cli-app-with-node/) for more details*  

liri-official-origin-story

LIRI is like iPhone's SIRI. However, while SIRI is a Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface, LIRI is a Language Interpretation and Recognition Interface. LIRI is a command line node app that takes in parameters and gives you back data.

sitruks-inspiration-origin-homage

Basic framework used to help separate concerns and make the commmand line pretty
Working principle and other documentation of this kit is available at Medium

Blog article for inquirer inspiration
https://alligator.io/nodejs/interactive-command-line-prompts/

liri available functions

• concert-this (example)

• spotify-this-song (example)

• movie-this (example)

• do-what-it-says (example)

• java-break

• custom-user-query

  liri + {first letter of each function} + 'detail with spaces'

  • (i.e. liri c Modest Mouse)

commands and expected outputs

liri concert-this or c 'concert or band name'

This will show the following information about each event to your terminal/bash window:

• Name of the Venue
• Location of the Venue
• Date of the Event

liri spotify-this-song or s 'song name'

This will show the following about the song in your terminal/bash window:

• Artist(s)
• Song Name
• Album of the Song
• Song Preview Link If no song is provided then the song "Wake Me Up, Before You Go Go -by WHAM!" will be searched instead

liri movie-this or m 'movie name'

This will output the following information to your terminal/bash window:

• Title of the Movie
• Year the Movie was Released
• The IMDB Rating
• Country the Movie was made in
• Language the Movie is in
• Plot of the Movie
• Actors in the Movie
• The Rotten Tomatoes Rating If no movie is provided then the movie "Spaceballs" will be searched instead

liri java-break or j

This is a direct import from a tutorial mentioned above. It was hard to resist given our brief exposure with Java at the bootcamp:

**enjoy your coffee ☕️☕️☕️**

liri do-what-it-says or d

The program will take the text inside of random.txt and use it to call the first command with the second part as its parameter.

Using the fs Node package, LIRI will take the text inside of random.txt and then use it to call one of LIRI's commands.

It should run spotify-this-song for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," as follows the text in random.txt. Edit the text in random.txt to test out the feature for movie-this and concert-this. Currently in random.txt, the following text is there:

random.txt

spotify-this-song, "Never Gonna Give You Up"

further customization

add your own keys to the project -> Create a .env file in the same directory as the rest of the files.

.env

'# Spotify API keys'

'SPOTIFY_ID=your-spotify-ID-here'

'SPOTIFY_SECRET=your-spotify-secret-here'