checkVariations.js

const fs = require("fs");
const yaml = require("yaml-front-matter");
const GitHub = require("octocat");
const challenges = [];
require("dotenv").config();
const client = new GitHub({
  token: process.env.OCTOCAT_KEY
});
(async () => {
  let current_data = await client.get(`/gists/${process.env.GIST_ID}`);
  current_data = current_data.body.files["CodingChallenge_Variations.md"].content;
  const yaml_files = fs.readdirSync("_CodingChallenges");
  for (const yaml_file of yaml_files) {
    const content = fs.readFileSync(`./_CodingChallenges/${yaml_file}`, "UTF8");
    const parsed_content = yaml.loadFront(content);
    challenges.push({
      id: parsed_content.video_number,
      title: parsed_content.title,
      repo: parsed_content.repository || null,
      p5: false,
      processing: false,
      web_editor: parsed_content.web_editor || false,
      other: false,
      contributions: parsed_content.contributions || []
    });
  }

  let result_table =
    "| Number | Name | p5.js | Web Editor | Processing | Other | Number of Contributions |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | \n";

  for (const challenge of challenges) {
    if (!challenge.repo) continue;
    const subdirectories = fs.readdirSync(`./CodingChallenges/${challenge.repo}`);

    let line = `| ${challenge.id} | ${challenge.title} | `;

    console.log(`Processing Challenge ${challenge.id}: ${challenge.title}`);
    //p5.js
    if (subdirectories.includes("P5")) {
      challenge.p5 = true;
      line += "<ul><li> - [x] </li></ul> |";
    } else {
      line += "<ul><li> - [ ] </li></ul> |";
    }

    //Web Editor
    if (challenge.web_editor) {
      line += "<ul><li> - [x] </li></ul> |";
    } else {
      line += "<ul><li> - [ ] </li></ul> |";
    }

    //Processing
    if (subdirectories.includes("Processing")) {
      challenge.processing = true;
      line += "<ul><li> - [x] </li></ul> |";
    } else {
      line += "<ul><li> - [ ] </li></ul> |";
    }

    //Other
    const others = ["Node", "JavaScript"];
    others.forEach(elt => {
      if (subdirectories.includes(elt)) challenge.other = true;
    });
    if (challenge.other) {
      line += "<ul><li> - [x] </li></ul> |";
    } else {
      line += "<ul><li> - [ ] </li></ul> |";
    }

    line += `${challenge.contributions.length} \n`;
    result_table += line;
  }

  if (current_data === result_table) {
    console.log("\x1b[35m", "Aborting. The data has not changed.");
    process.exit(0);
  }

  //Upload content to GitHub Gist
  console.log("\x1b[32m", `Uploading result to GitHub Gist. Gist ID: ${process.env.GIST_ID}`);
  client.patch(`/gists/${process.env.GIST_ID}`, {
    files: {
      "CodingChallenge_Variations.md": {
        content: result_table
      }
    }
  });
})();