reddit-by-date

Node.js API to get top Reddit posts by date

install

npm install reddit-by-date

example

var redditByDate = require('../reddit-by-date.js');
 
// month, day, year, subreddit
 
// month [ 0 -> 11 ] = [ January -> December ]
 
redditByDate.getPosts(3, 4, 2016, "news", function(err, posts){
 
    console.log(posts);
 
});

api

getPosts(month, day, year, subreddit, callback)

Type: function

month number (integer from 0 to 11)

day number (integer from 0 to 31)

year number (integer)

subreddit string (name of subreddit)

callback function

Returns array of top posts in subreddit for requested date.

posts

Type: array

Post objects.

postObject.subreddit

Type: string

Name of subreddit.

postObject.id

Type: string

ID of subreddit.

postObject.author

Type: string

Author of post.

postObject.name

Type: string

Unique name identifier of subreddit (e.g. t3_4d7lw5).

postObject.score

Type: number

Score of post.

postObject.subreddit_id

Type: string

Unique subreddit identifier of subreddit (e.g. t5_2qh3l).

postObject.downs

Type: number

Number of downvotes on post.

postObject.ups

Type: number

Number of upvotes on post.

postObject.permalink

Type: string

Permalink of post.

postObject.created

Type: number

Time of creation in milliseconds from January 1, 1970.

postObject.url

Type: string

URL referenced by post.

postObject.title

Type: string

Title of post.

postObject.num_comments

Type: number

Number of comments on post.

postObject.subreddt_type

Type: string

Type of subreddit.

license

MIT © Rishi Masand