ptt-client

ptt-client is an unofficial client to fetch data from PTT (ptt.cc), the famous BBS in Taiwan, over WebSocket. This module works in browser and Node.js.

PTT supports connection with WebSocket by official.

Installation

npm install ptt-client

Example

import PTT from 'ptt-client';

// if you are using this module in node.js, 'ws' is required as WebSocket polyfill.
// you don't need this in modern browsers
global.WebSocket = require('ws');

(async function() {
  const ptt = new PTT();

  if (!await ptt.login('guest', 'guest'))
    return;

  // get last 20 articles from specific board
  let articles = await ptt.getArticles('C_Chat');

  // get the content of specific article
  let article = await ptt.getArticle('C_Chat', articles[articles.length-1].sn);

  // get your favorite list
  let favorites = await ptt.getFavorite();
})();

Development

npm run test
npm run build