LIRI-Node-App

LIRI-NODE-APP

Overview

LIRI is a Node.js app for retrieving entertainment information using NPM packages installed to enhance Node.

This app allows a user to choose from one of four commands:

1. [concert-this] (associated with the Bands In Town API)
   
2. [spotify-this-song] (associated with the Spotify API)
   
3. [movie-this] (associated with the OMDb API)
   
4. [do-what-it-says] (associated with a combination of the Spotify API and FS API)

Running the application

1. Install Node

• NPM (Node Package Manager) (https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/installing-node)

2. Clone the applications

Clone the application from the following location… (https://github.com/cbessjr/LIRI-Node-App

3. Install NPM Packages

Install the packages from the terminal in the folder the application was cloned.

• Node-Spotify-API(https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-spotify-api)
• Axios (https://www.npmjs.com/package/axios)
• OMDb API (https://www.npmjs.com/package/omdb)
• Bands In Town API (http://www.artists.bandsintown.com/bandsintown-api)
• Moment (https://www.npmjs.com/package/moment)
• DotEnv (https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv)

4. Acquire API key(s)

• Spotify (https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/login) - Create a Spotify account (Or use an existing account) - Register for the API key and Spotify Secret
• Once acquired, you will need to create the file .env. Paste your key and secret in the file in the following format:

//Code Start Below #### Spotify API keys

SPOTIFY_ID= key SPOTIFY_SECRET= secret

//Code Ends Here

#### Bands In Town API Key

Provided in-code

#### OMDb API Key

Provided in-code

### 5. Using the Application

Once the required packages have been installed, use the following commands to pull song, concert, and movie data using the following syntax for each command:

• node liri.js spotify-this-song
• node liri.js movie-this
• node liri.js do-what-it-says
• node liri.js concert-this <artist/band name here>

Code execution examples can be seen in the LIRI-Node-App Flow Documentation.docx file

### Future Updates

• Additional error handling for null values and null returns (bands not found, songs and movies misspelled)
• Command list to limit the user input to avoid typos