node-hn-api

node-hn-api

A promise based wrapper for the Firebase Hacker News API

Installation

npm i node-hn-api

Usage

const hn = require('node-hn-api');
hn.fetchTopStories(5)
  .then((topStories) => {
    //..
  })
  .catch((err) => {
    console.error(err);
  });

API

fetchItem(itemId) - Fetch Hacker News Item data

Returns a promise

fetchUser(userId) - Fetch Hacker News User data

Returns a promise

fetchTopStories([numberOfStories]) - Fetch Hacker News Top Stories data

Returns a promise

numberOfStories - number

Number of records to fetch

fetchNewStories([numberOfStories]) - Fetch Hacker News New Stories data

Returns a promise

numberOfStories - number

Number of records to fetch

fetchBestStories([numberOfStories]) - Fetch Hacker News Best Stories data

Returns a promise

numberOfStories - number

Number of records to fetch

fetchAskStories([numberOfStories]) - Fetch Ask Hacker News Stories data

Returns a promise

numberOfStories - number

Number of records to fetch

fetchShowStories([numberOfStories]) - Fetch Show Hacker News Stories data

Returns a promise

numberOfStories - number

Number of records to fetch

fetchJobStories([numberOfStories]) - Fetch Hacker News Job Stories data

Returns a promise

numberOfStories - number

Number of records to fetch