The Responses are Not What They Seem

A quote API for the cult classic TV movie series: Twin Peaks - made in Node.Js and Express.

Available at: https://thedavidbarton.herokuapp.com/api/1/quotes/ (see endpoints and usage below)

Usage

Node api

const { recommend, getId, search } = require('twin-peaks-api')

const recommendedQuote = recommend() // optional params: [profanity {string}], [relevance {string}] see usage at HTTP api
const getQuoteById = getId(20)
const searchQuote = search('the giant')

HTTP api

Launch the express app with: yarn start or node server.js. Then you have three options:

I. Random quote

endpoint: /api/1/quotes/recommend

method: GET

parameter (optional): ?relevance= accepted parameters: 1; 2; 3; 1,2; 2,3; 1,3 or 1,2,3 (defaults to 1,2,3!) 1 is the more relevant quote while 3 is very redundant and has more quoted persons (which is most likely not that catchy). You can check the sorting conditions in quoteCollector.js's relevanceDecider function.

parameter (optional): ?profanity= accepted a boolean true, false or true,false value (defaults to true,false!) English profane words and phrases retrieved from Luis von Ahn’s Research Group (Carnegie Mellon).

http://localhost:5000/api/1/quotes/recommend?relevance=1&profanity=false

success response:

code: 200

[
  {
    "id": 62,
    "quoteText": "Donna Hayward: There's things you can't get in books.\nHarold Smith: There are things you can't get anywhere… but we dream they can be found in other people.",
    "quoteTextOnly": "There's things you can't get in books.\nThere are things you can't get anywhere… but we dream they can be found in other people.",
    "persons": ["Donna Hayward", "Harold Smith"],
    "profanity": false,
    "relevance": 1,
    "copyright": {
      "license": "CC-BY-SA 3.0.",
      "licenseDetails": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/",
      "source": "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks"
    }
  }
]

error response:

code: 404

{ "error": "no such id!" }

II. Quote by ID

endpoint: /api/1/quotes/{id}

method: GET

e.g.: http://localhost:5000/api/1/quotes/20

success response:

code: 200

[
  {
    "id": 20,
    "quoteText": "Dale Cooper: Nothing beats the taste sensation when maple syrup [claps his hands] collides with ham.",
    "quoteTextOnly": "Nothing beats the taste sensation when maple syrup [claps his hands] collides with ham.",
    "persons": ["Dale Cooper"],
    "profanity": false,
    "relevance": 1,
    "copyright": {
      "license": "CC-BY-SA 3.0.",
      "licenseDetails": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/",
      "source": "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks"
    }
  }
]

error response:

code: 404

{ "error": "no such id!" }

III. Quote by search parameter

endpoint: /api/1/quotes?q={keyword} (spaces will be decoded like: ?q=the%20man%20from%20another%20place)

method: GET

parameter (mandatory): ?q=

e.g.: http://localhost:5000/api/1/quotes?q=giant

success response:

code: 200

[
  {
    "id": 42,
    "quoteText": "The Giant: The owls are not what they seem.",
    "quoteTextOnly": "The owls are not what they seem.",
    "persons": ["The Giant"],
    "profanity": false,
    "relevance": 1,
    "copyright": {
      "license": "CC-BY-SA 3.0.",
      "licenseDetails": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/",
      "source": "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 54,
    "quoteText": "Sheriff Truman: So, what did this giant sound like, huh? I mean, did he have a big, booming voice or what?\nDale Cooper: No, no! He spoke softly, distinctly.\nAlbert Rosenfield: And you gave him the beans you were supposed to use to buy a cow.\nDale Cooper: No, Albert! I gave him my ring.\nAlbert Rosenfield: Okay. Uh, confining my conclusions to the planet Earth…",
    "quoteTextOnly": "So, what did this giant sound like, huh? I mean, did he have a big, booming voice or what?\nNo, no! He spoke softly, distinctly.\nAnd you gave him the beans you were supposed to use to buy a cow.\nNo, Albert! I gave him my ring.\nOkay. Uh, confining my conclusions to the planet Earth…",
    "persons": ["Sheriff Truman", "Dale Cooper", "Albert Rosenfield"],
    "profanity": true,
    "relevance": 1,
    "copyright": {
      "license": "CC-BY-SA 3.0.",
      "licenseDetails": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/",
      "source": "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 69,
    "quoteText": "The Giant: It is happening again. It is happening again.",
    "quoteTextOnly": "It is happening again. It is happening again.",
    "persons": ["The Giant"],
    "profanity": false,
    "relevance": 1,
    "copyright": {
      "license": "CC-BY-SA 3.0.",
      "licenseDetails": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/",
      "source": "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 116,
    "quoteText": "[Windom Earle has Major Briggs tied up to a giant dartboard.]\nWindom Earle: What is the capital of North Carolina?\nMajor Briggs: Raleigh.\nWindom Earle: Fat load of good that'll do me.",
    "quoteTextOnly": "[Windom Earle has Major Briggs tied up to a giant dartboard.]\nWhat is the capital of North Carolina?\nRaleigh.\nFat load of good that'll do me.",
    "persons": ["Windom Earle", "Major Briggs"],
    "profanity": false,
    "relevance": 1,
    "copyright": {
      "license": "CC-BY-SA 3.0.",
      "licenseDetails": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/",
      "source": "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks"
    }
  }
]

"error" response: (no results found)

code: 200

[]

Updating the content

A puppeteer (headless chrome) script crawls for quotes on Wiki Quote.

Run: yarn scrape or node quoteCollector.js to update the JSON file.

Deploy to environment

git push heroku master

Copyright

Quotes

See in copyright for each quotes. Content is licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Software

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2019 David Barton

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