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stevekrouse/trackIphoneTradein

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import cheerio from "npm:cheerio@1.0.0-rc.12";
export const trackIphoneTradein = (async () => {
const page = await fetch(
"https://www.apple.com/shop/" +
"browse/overlay/tradein_landing/iphone_values",
).then((r) => r.text());
const $ = cheerio.load(page);
const rows = $("tr").map((row, elem) => {
const [name, val] = $(elem)
.find("td")
.map((idx, elem) => $(elem).text())
.toArray();
return { name, val };
}).toArray().filter((row) => row.name && row.val);
@stevekrouse.iphoneTradeInValues.push({
date: new Date().toISOString(),
rows,
});
return rows;
});

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Respond to HTTP requests, build websites, APIs, and more with Request & Response objects. Compatible with modern web frameworks like Hono and itty-router. Support for building HTML with JSX syntax.
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tmcw/endpoint

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/** @jsxImportSource npm:hono/jsx */
import { Hono } from "npm:hono@3.8.1";
import {
jsxRenderer,
useRequestContext
} from "npm:hono@3.8.1/jsx-renderer";
export const endpoint = (req: Request) => {
const app = new Hono();
app.get("/", (c) =>
c.render(<div>Hello, world!</div>));
return app.fetch(req);
};
https://tmcw-endpoint.web.val.run
Hello, world!

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stevekrouse/umbrellaReminder

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import { email } from "https://v3.module.town/v/std/email?v=7";
import { fetchJSON } from "https://v3.module.town/v/stevekrouse/fetchJSON";
import { umbrellaNeeded } from "https://v3.module.town/v/stevekrouse/umbrellaNeeded";
export const umbrellaReminder = async () => {
if (await umbrellaNeeded("brooklyn")) {
await email({
subject: "☔️ Carry an umbrella today!"
});
}
};
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To:me@gmail.com
Subject: ☔️ Carry an umbrella today!

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stevekrouse/gettingStarted

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export const myFirstFunction = (a, b) => {
return a + b;
};
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