What's On TV

Overview

A TypeScript application that fetches TV shows for the current day and sends notifications to a specified Slack channel using the TVMaze API. It supports filtering shows by type, network, genre, and language. It can be used both as a CLI tool and a Slack notification service.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Slack Bot Token (optional, only needed for Slack notifications)

Setup

1. Clone the repository

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Create a .env file with the following variables (only needed for Slack notifications):

   SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=your_slack_bot_token
   SLACK_CHANNEL=#your_channel
   

4. Copy the example config file and customize it:

   cp config.json.example config.json
   

   Edit config.json to set your preferences:

   {
       "country": "US",
       "types": ["Reality", "Scripted"],
       "networks": ["Discovery", "CBS", "Netflix"],
       "genres": ["Drama", "Comedy"],
       "languages": ["English"],
       "notificationTime": "9:00",
       "slack": {
           "enabled": true,
           "channel": "#tv-shows"
       }
   }

5. Build and run the application:

   # Build TypeScript files
   npm run build
   
   # Run as CLI tool
   npm run shows
   
   # Run as Slack notifier
   npm run slack

Configuration

Config File (config.json)

• country: Default country code for TV listings (e.g., "US", "GB")
• types: Default show types to filter by (e.g., ["Reality", "Scripted"])
• networks: Default networks to filter by (e.g., ["Discovery", "CBS"])
• genres: Default genres to filter by (e.g., ["Drama", "Comedy"])
• languages: Default languages to filter by (e.g., ["English"])
• notificationTime: When to send daily Slack notifications (24-hour format)
• slack.enabled: Whether to enable Slack notifications
• slack.channel: Default Slack channel for notifications

CLI Options

• --date, -d: Date to fetch shows for (YYYY-MM-DD)
• --country, -c: Country code (e.g., US, GB)
• --types, -t: Show types to filter by
• --networks, -n: Networks to filter by
• --genres, -g: Genres to filter by
• --languages, -l: Languages to filter by
• --time-sort, -s: Sort shows by time instead of network
• --help: Show help menu

Available Show Types

• Reality
• Scripted
• News
• Talk Show
• Game Show
• Panel Show
• Sports
• Animation
• Documentary
• Variety

Example Commands

# Show all shows for today
npm run shows

# Show Reality shows on Discovery
npm run shows -- --types Reality --networks Discovery

# Show English Drama shows on CBS and NBC
npm run shows -- --types Scripted --networks CBS NBC --genres Drama --languages English

# Show tomorrow's schedule
npm run shows -- --date 2025-02-22

# Show help
npm run shows -- --help

Features

• Written in TypeScript for improved type safety and developer experience
• Uses TVMaze API to fetch TV show data (no API key required)
• Filter shows by:
  • Type (e.g., Reality, Scripted)
  • Network (e.g., CBS, Netflix)
  • Genre (e.g., Drama, Comedy)
  • Language (e.g., English, Spanish)
• Sort by time or group by network
• Command-line interface for quick lookups
• Configurable daily Slack notifications with:
  • Show name and type
  • Episode name
  • Season and episode number
  • Network and air time
• Customizable through config file
• Automatic daily notifications at configurable time

Documentation

Project Documentation

• README.md: User guide and quick start
• docs/TechSpec.md: Technical documentation including:
  • Architecture and design decisions
  • Development workflow
  • Testing strategy
  • Version constraints
  • Code style guidelines
• docs/TVMaze.md: Complete TVMaze API reference including:
  • API endpoints and parameters
  • Data structures and types
  • Supported platforms and regions
  • Error handling and best practices
  • Rate limiting and authentication

Code Documentation

• TSDoc comments for public APIs
• Clear function and type documentation
• Examples in comments for complex logic

Development

• Written in TypeScript with strict mode enabled
• Uses Jest for testing with high coverage requirements:
  • Minimum 80% branch coverage
  • Current coverage: 85%+ across all metrics
• ESM modules for better tree-shaking
• Follows modern TypeScript best practices
• Code style enforced via ESLint and Prettier:
  • Single quotes for strings
  • Required semicolons
  • No trailing commas
  • 2-space indentation
  • 100 character line width

Development Workflow

1. Create a feature branch for your changes
2. Make changes following the code style guidelines
3. Ensure tests pass and maintain coverage thresholds:

   # Run tests with coverage
   npm run coverage

4. Create a pull request for review

Running Tests

# Run all tests
npm test

# Run tests with coverage
npm run coverage

# Run tests in watch mode during development
npm run test:watch

Development Mode

Watch for changes during development:

npm run dev