simple youtube search API and CLI
npm install -g yt-search
# enter interactive search and selection
yt-search superman themeconst ytSearch = require( 'yt-search' )
ytSearch( 'superman theme', function ( err, r ) {
if ( err ) throw err
const videos = r.videos
const playlists = r.playlists
const accounts = r.accounts
const firstResult = videos[ 0 ]
console.log( firstResult )
} ){
title: 'Superman Theme',
url: '/watch?v=e9vrfEoc8_g',
videoId: 'e9vrfEoc8_g',
seconds: 253,
timestamp: '4:13',
duration: {
toString: [Function: toString],
seconds: 253,
timestamp: '4:13'
},
ago: '8 years ago',
views: 29127516
}Simple function to get youtube search results.
Not sure..
Using HTTP requests and parsing the results with cheerio.
CLI interactive mode with node-fzf
const opts = {
query: 'superman theme',
pageStart: 1, // first youtube page result
pageEnd: 3 // up until page 3
}
ytSearch( opts, function ( err, r ) {
if ( typeof opts === 'string' ) {
opts = {
query: opts,
pageStart: 1,
pageEnd: 3
}
}
// etc
} )npm install yt-search # local module usagenpm install -g yt-search # global CLI usagenpm test