dad-joke-generator
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A simple, cheerful web app that generates cheesy dad jokes using OpenAI's API.
- 🤖 AI-powered dad joke generation via OpenAI
- 🎨 Clean, responsive design with TailwindCSS
- ⚡ Fast and lightweight with Hono backend
- 🔄 One-click joke generation
The app consists of:
Backend (backend/index.ts):
- Hono server handling HTTP requests
/api/jokeendpoint that calls OpenAI to generate dad jokes- Static file serving for frontend assets
Frontend (frontend/):
- Simple HTML interface with a joke display and generate button
- TypeScript client-side logic for fetching jokes
- Responsive styling with TailwindCSS
Deploy backend/index.ts as an HTTP val on Val Town. The OpenAI integration is automatically configured using Val Town's standard library.
- Click the "Generate Dad Joke" button
- Wait for the AI to generate a fresh dad joke
- Laugh (or groan) at the cheesy humor
- Repeat as needed!