swgoh-stat-calc-dataBuilder

Node package to build the 'gameData' object used by the swgoh-stat-calc package, by pulling data from the swgoh.help API.

Setup

Installation

npm install swgoh-stat-calc-dataBuilder

Initialization

Two options:

• .fromPrefs will create an internal instance of ApiSwgohHelp.
• .fromApiSwgohHelp will use an instance of ApiSwgohHelp that you create first.

.fromPrefs

const dataBuilder = require('swgoh-stat-calc-data-builder').fromPrefs({
  username: <swgoh.help username>,
  password: <swgoh.help password>
});
let path = __dirname + '/../statCalcData/';
dataBuilder.loadData(path).then( ... );

See the api-swgoh-help package for possible options to provide. Username and password, as shown above, are required.

.fromApiSwgohHelp

const ApiSwgohHelp = require('api-swgoh-help');
const swapi = new ApiSwgohHelp({
  username: <swgoh.help username>,
  password: <swgoh.help password>
});
const dataBuilder = require('swgoh-stat-calc-data-builder').fromApiSwgohHelp(swapi);
let path = __dirname + '/../statCalcData/';
dataBuilder.loadData(path).then( ... );

Allows you to use the same instance of ApiSwgohHelp after loading data.

Methods

• .loadData(path)
• .getData()
• .getVersion()
• .isUpdated()

async .loadData(path, expectedVersion = null)

Attempts to query swogh.help to collect the data needed and build the 'gameData' object. Will save 'gameData.json' and 'dataVersion.json' files to the given folder.

Parameters

pathString
The path to the folder where the .json files should be saved. Will also use that path to check for and cache temp files in case not all data can be aquired in one go.

expectedVersion Object | Optional
An optional version object to compare against the archived version. Should be of the same form as the object found at https://api.swgoh.help/version. If missing, the dataBuilder will query that link to retrieve version info.

Return Value

true if data was loaded successfully (either current data already found, or fresh data acquired).
false if data failed to load the newest. Stale data may have been loaded in its place in case needed.

.getData()

Returns the currently loaded 'gameData' object.

Parameters

None.

Return Value

The currently loaded 'gameData' object. Before .loadData() is called, this is an empty object. Afterwards, it may contain partial data if .loadData() is still running, and stale data if .loadData() failed. Use .isUpdated() to check the current update status.

.getVersion()

Returns the current version object. Will match the format used by swgoh.help's version endpoint here: https://api.swgoh.help/version Can be compared with their object to determine if data is fully updated.

Parameters

None.

Return Value

The current version object. Before .loadData() is called, this is undefined. It's updated to the current version of swgoh.help's API when .loadData() starts. If .loadData() fails and stale data is loaded, it should revert to the stale version info as well.

.isUpdated()

Returns the current update status.

Parameters

None.

Return Value

undefined if .loadData() has not yet been called.
true if .loadData() successfully updated.
false if .loadData() is in progress, or has failed.

Examples

Assuming this is being used in conjunction with the swgoh-stat-calc package:

const statCalculator = require('swgoh-stat-calc');
const dataBuilder = require('swgoh-stat-calc-data-builder')({
  username: process.env.SWGOH_HELP_UNAME,
  password: process.env.SWGOH_HELP_PASS
});
 
await databuilder.loadData(__dirname + '/../statCalcData/');
statCalculator.setGameData( dataBuilder.getData() );

If an instance of ApiSwgohHelp should be shared with the dataBuilder and your remaining code:

const ApiSwgohHelp = require('api-swgoh-help');
const swapi = new ApiSwgohHelp({
  username:process.env.SWGOH_HELP_UNAME,
  password:process.env.SWGOH_HELP_PASS
});
const statCalculator = require('swgoh-stat-calc');
const dataBuilder = require('swgoh-stat-calc-data-builder')(swapi);
 
await databuilder.loadData(__dirname + '/../statCalcData/');
statCalculator.setGameData( dataBuilder.getData() );