Ptt-client NPM

ptt-client

ptt-client is an unofficial client to fetch data from PTT (ptt.cc), the famous BBS in Taiwan, over WebSocket. This module works in browser and Node.js.

PTT supports connection with WebSocket by official.

Installation

npm install ptt-client

Example

import Ptt from 'ptt-client';
import {Article, Board} from 'ptt-client/sites/ptt/model';

// if you are using this module in node.js, 'ws' is required as WebSocket polyfill.
// you don't need this in modern browsers
global.WebSocket = require('ws');

(async function() {
  const ptt = new Ptt();

  ptt.once('connect', () => {

    const kickOther = true;
    if (!await ptt.login('username', 'password', kickOther))
      return;
  
    // get last 20 articles from specific board. the first one is the latest
    let query = ptt.select(Article).where('boardname', 'C_Chat');
    let article = await query.get();

    // get articles with offset 
    let offset = articles[article.length-1].id - 1;
    query.where('id', offset);
    let articles2 = await query.get();

    // get articles with search filter (type: 'push', 'author', 'title')
    query = ptt.select(Article)
      .where('boardname', 'C_Chat')
      .where('title', '閒聊')
      .where('title', '京阿尼')
      .where('push', '20');
    articles = await query.get();
  
    // get the content of specific article
    query.where('id', articles[articles.length-1].id);
    let article = await query.getOne();

    // get board list
    query = ptt.select(Board).where('entry', 'class');
    let classBoards = await query.get();

    // get hot board list
    query = ptt.select(Board).where('entry', 'hot');
    let hotBoards = await query.get();
  
    // get your favorite list
    query = ptt.select(Board).where('entry', 'favorite');
    let favorites = await query.get();

    // search board by prefix
    query = ptt.select(Board).where('prefix', 'c_cha');
    let boards = await query.get();
  
    // get favorite list in a folder
    if (favorites[0].folder) {
      query.where('offsets', [favorites[0].id]);
      let favorites2 = await query.get();
    }

    let mails = await ptt.getMails();

    let mail = await ptt.getMail(mails[0].sn);

    await ptt.logout();

  });
})();