Get youtube comments

README.md

##Install

1. Get Node.js.
2. Copy yt.js and package.json to your computer.
3. Run npm install to download dependencies.
4. chmod +x yt.js so you can execute it.

##Usage Example

./yt.js --id=xDj7gvc_dsA --max=3

--id is the youtube video id.

--max is the maximum number of comments to display.

##Example Output

2 'well actually when rose saves her father [...]
1 'H.P Lovecraft vs Edgar Allan Poe!!!'
0 'PATTON vs ERWIN ROMMEL'

package.json

{
	"name": "yt",
	"version": "0.0.1",
	"description": "Get youtube comments for a specific video",
	"author": "Carlos Andreu",
	"dependencies": {
		"optimist": ">=0.3.5",
		"youtube-feeds": ">=1.0.3"
		},
		"engines": {
			"node": ">=0.8"
		}
}

yt.js

#!/usr/bin/env node

/*
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# "THE BEER-WARE LICENSE" (Revision 42):
# <carlos.andreu[at]upr.edu> wrote this file. As long as you retain this notice you
# can do whatever you want with this stuff. If we meet some day, and you think
# this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return.
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/

var argv = require('optimist').argv,
	youtube = require('youtube-feeds'),
	max = argv.max || 10,
	videoid = argv.id || 'EINpkcphsPQ';

youtube.feeds.comments(videoid, {"max-results" : max}, function (data) {

	if(Array.isArray(data) && data.length > 0) {

		var len = data.length;

		while (len--) {
			console.log(len, data[len].content['$t']);
		}

	} else {

		console.log('Error');
	}
});