@tv2media/inews

node-inews

Connects to an Avid iNews server and allows operations over FTP

Examples

var Inews = require('inews');

Connect

Will not connect unless a function that requires the connection (eg: cwd, list) is called

var conn = Inews({
	'host': "inews-hostname",
	'user': "inews-username",
	'password': "inews-password"
});

Connect with backup servers

var conn = Inews({
	'hosts': ["inews-hostname-a", "inews-hostname-b", "inews-hostname-c"],
	'user': "inews-username",
	'password': "inews-password"
});

List Files In Directory/Queue

conn.list("YOUR.QUEUE.HERE", function(error, dirList) {
	if(!error) {
		dirList.forEach(function(story) {
			console.log(story.file);
		}
	}
});

Retrieve all stories in a queue

var inewsQueue = "YOUR.QUEUE.HERE";
conn.list(inewsQueue, function(error, dirList) {
	if(!error) {
		dirList.forEach(function(storyFile) {
			conn.story(inewsQueue, storyFile.file, function(error, storyDetails) {
				console.log(error, storyDetails);
			});
		}
	}
});

Retrieve NSML all stories in a queue

var inewsQueue = "YOUR.QUEUE.HERE";
conn.list(inewsQueue, function(error, dirList) {
	if(!error) {
		dirList.forEach(function(storyFile) {
			conn.storyNsml(inewsQueue, storyFile.file, function(error, storyNsml) {
				console.log(error, storyNsml);
			});
		}
	}
});