Chuck

API for interacting with the Chuck Norris API

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If for some reason you want to build this yourself

git clone https://github.com/GenericJam/chuck.git

cd chuck

mix deps.get

iex -S mix

Tests!

mix test

Interact with it like this

Go get wscat or some sort of websocket client

Interact with JSON. The pattern is {"type":"whatever","body":{"key":"value"}} some of which are valid without a body.

Start a session like so. Your username is your id.

$ wscat -c ws://localhost:4000/jokes/BillTheThrill

Get a random joke

$ >{"type":"get"}

Get a joke by id

$ >{"type":"get","body":{"extension":"cmuUd1ZDRKS_qltTyAoH2w"}}

Get jokes by search query or any other domain extension the API can handle

$ >{"type":"get","body":{"extension":"search?query=skateboard"}}

Favorite your jokes like this

$ >{"type":"favorite","body":{"joke_id":"mHBDmiiqRwOv2qOfx0gu6Q"}}

Get all your favorite jokes like this

$ >{"type":"favorites"}

Start another terminal and start another session to make a second user

$ wscat -c ws://localhost:4000/jokes/DropKick

Send all your favorite jokes to another user like this

$ >{"type":"share_favorites","body":{"share_with":"DropKick"}}