This is a site that allows users of a subreddit to select flair. This was specifically made for /r/churning but can be easily adapted to any other subreddit. The announcement for this service was made here.
Create a file called config.js. It should have the following format:
module.exports = {
web_app_secret: "",
web_app_id: "",
redirect: "",
mod_username: "",
mod_password: "",
mod_script_id: "",
mod_script_secret: "",
subreddit: ""
};You must first navigate to the apps page for the account you want to handle the flair selection. That URL is https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps/.
When there, you need to create 2 apps. You must create a web app (which will handle the retrieval of user profile information) and you must also create a personal script app. You will have 2 sets of app IDs and secrets. The personal script is what is actually used to set the user flair.
Note that the user must A) be a mod of the subreddit and B) must have the flair permission.
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| web_app_secret | Web application secret |
| web_app_id | Web application id |
| redirect | Redirect url (i.e. while developing, https://localhost:3000, while in prod https://churning.us) |
| mod_username | Username of mod account |
| mod_password | Password of mod account |
| mod_script_id | Personal script id |
| mod_script_secret | Personal script secret |
| admin_pass | HTTP Auth password for the admin page |
| subreddit | Subreddit that the user is a mod of |
Copy and paste the following section to get started.
git clone [email protected]:jonluca/Churning-Flair-Selector-Site.git
cd Churning-Flair-Selector-Site
echo 'module.exports = {
web_app_secret: "",
web_app_id: "",
redirect: "",
mod_username: "",
mod_password: "",
mod_script_id: "",
mod_script_secret: "",
admin_pass: "",
subreddit: ""
};' > config.js
yarn installFill out the sections in config.js, then start the application with npm start or node bin/www.
The other part you'll need to change is the front end filtering logic in public/js/main.js. Currently it assumes a format similar to that in public/data/flairs.json, which is for airports, since this application was originally made for /r/churning. You'll want to change the logic around displaying, filtering, and retrieving the various flair options.
This is currently maintained by @jonluca on GitHub and /u/JonLuca on reddit. Feel free to fork this and modify it for your subreddit. This site is provided with the MIT license.