Transform IRC logs into Markdown (for Monero)

irc_to_markdown.js

#!/usr/bin/env node
// Usage: ./irc_to_markdown.js log.txt > log.md
// Still needs manuell edits afterwards.

require('fs').readFile(process.argv[2], (err, data) => {
  if (err) return;
  const content = data.toString().trim();
  const re = /^\[(.+?)\]\s+<(.+?)>\s(.*)$/gm;
  const chat = [];
  let current = {};
  while (match = re.exec(content)) {
    chat.push(current = {
      time: match[1],
      name: match[2],
      content: match[3]
    });
  }
  console.log(chat.map(user =>
`**\\<${user.name}>** ${user.content.replace(/```[\S\s]+?```/g, $0 => $0.replace(/\n\n/g, '\n'))}  `
  ).join('\n'));
});