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Val Town Documentation Scraper

This Val Town project scrapes the content from the Val Town documentation website and displays it as markdown.

Features

  • Scrapes content from docs.val.town
  • Converts HTML to Markdown
  • Provides navigation to other documentation pages
  • Responsive design for mobile and desktop viewing

How to Use

  1. Access the main endpoint to view the home page of the documentation
  2. Use the path query parameter to navigate to specific documentation pages
    • Example: ?path=/getting-started

Implementation Details

  • Uses turndown library to convert HTML to Markdown
  • Uses linkedom for HTML parsing
  • Extracts links to other documentation pages for easy navigation
  • Renders markdown using the marked library

Limitations

  • Some formatting or interactive elements from the original documentation might not be preserved
  • Images and other assets are still loaded from the original source
  • The scraper might need adjustments if the structure of the docs.val.town website changes

Future Improvements

  • Add caching to improve performance
  • Implement a search functionality
  • Add a table of contents for easier navigation
  • Support for dark mode
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