nationstates.js v1.0.0

NationStates.js | client Wrapper

Version: 1.0.0 | 📖 Documentation

NationsStates.js is a wrapper to ease accessing the NationStates client through method-chaining and other abstractions. Additional built-in methods for common tasks are also included.

This wrapper takes care of enforcing the rate limit, conversions to JS objects, and allowing usage of async/await.

Installation / Setup

1. Installation

While in your projects' directory run the following command in the terminal to install the library:

npm i nationstates.js

2. Import/Require the library

// For TypeScript, you can use the following import statement (Recommended):
import * as ns from 'nationstates.js/client';

// For standard JavaScript:
const ns = require('nationstates.js');

3. Initialize

/**
 * 1. Instantiate a Client object.
 * TODO: Ensure to replace the user-agent. This is usually the name of your own nation.
 *       This allows NationStates servers to recognize you.
 */
const client = new ns.Client('user-Agent');

Nation

➡ Documentation

All public shards for a nation are fetched and stored in a returned Promise<NationResult> after awaiting init().

Example:

const nation = await new ns.Nation(client, 'nationName').init();
console.log(nation.happenings, nation.population); // Whatever shard you want!

Region

➡ Documentation

All public shards for a region are fetched and stored in a returned Promise<RegionResult> after awaiting init().

Example:

const region = await new ns.Region(client, 'regionName').init();
console.log(region.messages, region.history); // Whatever shard you want!

RequestBuilder

➡ Documentation
➡ For private shards use PrivateRequestBuilder.

Example:

In this example, we will get Testlandia's flag and population as a JS object.

1. Instantiate Object

const req = new ns.RequestBuilder(client);

2. Build and send the request.

await req.addNation('testlandia') // nation=testlandia
         .addShards(['flag', 'population']) // q=flag+population
         .execute(); // Asynchronously execute the request.

// Convert the result to a JS object (optional).
const json = await req.toJS();

3. See the result!

You are responsible for traversing the result. This is approximately what the json response will look like:

{
  "id": "testlandia",
  "population": 39561,
  "flag": "https://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/Iran.svg"
}

console.log(json) // See above
console.log(json['flag']); // https://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/Iran.svg
console.log(json['population']); // 39561

PrivateRequestBuilder

➡ Documentation

Instructions

This class extends the RequestBuilder and functions the same.
But in order to send any request, you must first authenticate() in order to get the x-pin and allow for quick repeated requests:

const privReq = new ns.PrivateRequestBuilder(client);
// You must authenticate. This retrieves the x-pin and allows for quick repeated requests.
await privReq.authenticate('nation', 'password')

Notice

⚠️⛔️ Will not work if you did not authenticate().

NSMethods

➡ Documentation

Example:

const nsFun = new ns.NSMethods(client);

let endoResult = await nsFun.isEndorsing('Testlandia', 'Olvaria'); // Is Testlandia endorsing Olvaria?

console.log(endoResult) // 0

Private Commands

➡ Dispatch Documentation

Dispatches

An easy way to interact with the NationStates Private Commands and add, remove, or edit dispatches in a high-level way. Enumerators have also been provided for mode, category, subcategory for ease of use. Here are some examples:

1. Adding a dispatch

await new ns.Dispatch(client, 'nation', 'password', ns.Mode.add) 
    .title('Cool Title!')
    .text('Hello World!')
    .category(ns.Category.factbook)
    .subcategory(ns.Factbook.legislation)
    .execute();

2. Removing a dispatch

await new ns.Dispatch(client, 'nation', 'password', ns.Mode.remove)
    .dispatchID(12345)
    .execute();

3. Editing a dispatch

await new ns.Dispatch(client, 'nation', 'password', ns.Mode.edit)
    .dispatchID(1630710)
    .title('Edited Title')
    .text('Hello World!')
    .category(ns.Category.bulletin)
    .subcategory(ns.Bulletin.news)
    .execute();

4. Check for success/failure

const result = await new ns.Dispatch(client, 'nation', 'password', ns.Mode.remove)
    .dispatchID(12345)
    .execute();
console.log(result.response.statusBool, result.response.statusCode, result.response.body);

⚠️ There is no support for issue or giftcard private commands.

Browser Support

Browser support is not guarenteed but possible using Browserify. Here's how: 1. Create a new Node.js project. 2. Create a new index.js file and run npm install nationstates.js. 3. Require the library in your index.js:

const ns = require('nationstates.js');

4. Now install Browserify: npm install -g browserify.
5. Now we can convert our .js file to a .js file that can be run in a browser. The following command recursively finds all require() statements and bundles them together in a browser.js file. It outputs ns as a global variable which you use to access thelibrary: browserify index.js -o --standalone ns > browser.js
6. The following should now work in the browser:

<script src="browser.js">
    const api = ns.Client('user-agent');
    // Rest of your script here...
</script>

Contact / Questions

If you've encountered any issue, have feature requests, or need support using this client please feel free to reach out to me at anytime! Preferably on Discord at Heaveria#6413. Otherwise, send me a telegram.

Cheers,
Heaveria 👋🏻