updateAnswers.js

/**
 * updateAnswers.js
 *
 * This script generates or updates a JSON file in the `src/_data` directory.
 *
 * Usage:
 *  node src/scripts/updateAnswers.js <filename> <n> <answer1> <answer2> ...
 *
 * Parameters:
 *
 *  <filename> - The name of the JSON file to create or update, without file extension.
 *  <n> - Number of entries to generate.
 *  <answer...> - One or more answer strings.
 *
 * Example:
 *  node src/scripts/updateAnswers.js example-wordle-answers 3 "answer1" "answer2"
 *
 *  creates or updates `src/_data/example-wordle-answers.json` with 3 new entries of answer1 and answer2.
 *
 */

"use strict";

const { v4: uuidv4 } = require("uuid");
const fs = require("fs");
const path = require("path");
const readline = require("readline");

let [filename, nStr, ...answers] = process.argv.slice(2);
const n = parseInt(nStr, 10);

if (!filename) {
    console.error("Please provide a filename as the first argument.");
    process.exit(1);
}

if (filename && filename.toLowerCase().endsWith(".json")) {
    filename = filename.slice(0, -5);
}

if (isNaN(n) || n <= 0) {
    console.error("Please provide a valid positive number for n as the second argument.");
    process.exit(1);
}

if (answers.length === 0) {
    console.error("Please provide at least one answer.");
    process.exit(1);
}

const outputDir = path.join(__dirname, "../_data");
const outputFile = path.join(outputDir, `${filename}.json`);

function appendEntries() {
    let previousData = {};
    if (fs.existsSync(outputFile)) {
        try {
            const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(outputFile, "utf8").trim();
            if (fileContent) {
                previousData = JSON.parse(fileContent);
            }
        } catch (err) {
            console.error(`Error reading existing JSON: ${err}`);
            process.exit(1);
        }
    }

    // Generate n entries
    for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        const id = uuidv4();
        previousData[id] = {
            answers,
            createdTimestamp: new Date().toISOString()
        };
    }

    fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, JSON.stringify(previousData, null, 2), "utf8");

    console.log(`Added ${n} entries to ${outputFile}`);
}

if (fs.existsSync(outputFile)) {
    const rl = readline.createInterface({
        input: process.stdin,
        output: process.stdout
    });

    rl.question(`File "${outputFile} already exists, do you want to append to it? (y/n): `, (answer) => {
        rl.close();
        if (answer.toLowerCase() === "y" || answer.toLowerCase === "yes") {
            appendEntries();
        } else {
            console.log("Please remove the file and try again if you want to make a new file with the entries.");
            process.exit(0);
        }
    });
} else {
    appendEntries();
}