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YouTube Random Comment Selector
const axios = require("axios");
const key = "AIzaSyB9e-dHIvdxxrbmorjYHWipwBKq7LJBhNk"
function getComments(pageToken, allItems = {}) {
const params = {
key,
videoId: "a4haLJdDRmc",
part: "snippet",
maxResults: 100,
pageToken,
textFormat: "plainText",
};
console.log(`Fetching page: ${pageToken || "First Page"}`);
console.log(`Total Comments: ${Object.keys(allItems).length}`);
return axios.get("https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/commentThreads/", {params})
.then(({ data: { nextPageToken, items } }) => {
items.forEach((item) => {
const id = item.snippet.topLevelComment.snippet.authorChannelId.value;
//store user ID by key to prevent duplicates
allItems[id] = item.snippet.topLevelComment.snippet;
});
if (nextPageToken) {
return getComments(nextPageToken, allItems)
}
return allItems;
})
.catch(({response: {data}}) => console.log(data.error))
;
}
getComments().then((allComments) => {
const totalCount = Object.keys(allComments).length;
const winner = Math.floor(Math.random() * (totalCount-1) ) + 0;
const winningId = Object.keys(allComments)[winner];
const winnerName = allComments[winningId].authorDisplayName;
const winnerText = allComments[winningId].textDisplay;
console.log(`\n\nTotal Unique Entries: ${totalCount}`);
console.log(`Winner Number: ${winner}`);
console.log(`Winning ID: ${winningId}`);
process.stdout.write("\nAnd the winner is...");
const dotsInterval = setInterval(() => { process.stdout.write(".");}, 300);
setTimeout(() => {
clearInterval(dotsInterval);
console.log(`
${winnerName}
winning comment: "${winnerText}"
`);
}, 5000)
});
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