Random Airtable Dictionary Entry Widget

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Random Airtable Dictionary Entry Widget

Built and ran as an iOS homescreen widget using the Scriptable app.

This widget takes an Airtable base key and API user key (the app**************/ and key**************/ fields), and then randomly picks one of the records of the Dictionary table to display in the widget.

Random Airtable Dictionary Entry Widget.js

// Variables used by Scriptable.
// These must be at the very top of the file. Do not edit.
// icon-color: pink; icon-glyph: magic;

// Airtable request to get 500 records:
let baseURL = "https://api.airtable.com/v0/app**************/Dictionary?maxRecords=500&view=Grid%20view"    
let r = new Request(baseURL);
r.headers = { 'Authorization': 'Bearer key**************'};
let json = await r.loadJSON(); 
let dictionaryEntries = json['records'];

// Choose one record randomly and store data from a couple fields in the record:
let randomEntry = (dictionaryEntries[Math.floor(Math.random() * dictionaryEntries.length)]);
let entryWord = randomEntry['fields']['Word/Phrase'];
let entryMeaning = randomEntry['fields']['Meaning/Translation'];
let entryLanguage = randomEntry['fields']['Language'];

let widget = createWidget();

if (config.runsInWidget) {
  let widget = createWidget();
  Script.setWidget(widget);
  Script.complete();
} else {
  let widget = createWidget();
  widget.presentLarge();
}

function createWidget() {
  let w = new ListWidget();

  // Make the widget open Airtable when tapped
  w.url = "airtable://"

  // The actual widget format and data display:
  w.backgroundColor = new Color("#2E608C")
  let wordAndLanguage = entryWord + " (" + entryLanguage + ")";
  let widgetSubText = w.addText(wordAndLanguage);
  widgetSubText.textSize = 13;
  let widgetText = w.addText(entryMeaning);
  widgetText.textSize = 11;

  return w
}