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digg.js
#!/usr/bin/env node
var YUI = require("yui3").YUI;
YUI({
debug: true
}).use('node', 'io', function(Y) {
//Messing with the main page..
Y.one('title').set('innerHTML', 'Digg News Headlines');
//Creating the list that we will append the remote data to
var ul = Y.one('body').appendChild(Y.Node.create('<ul></ul>'));
//Creating a sandboxed instance that we will bind to the remote page that we fetch
YUI().use('node', function(remotePage) {
//The page we are fetching
var url = 'http://digg.com/news';
//This will call io under the hood and get the content of the URL,
//It will then dump the content of that page into this sandboxed document.
remotePage.fetch(url, function() {
//Get all the news items from the remote page.
var newsItems = remotePage.all('#story-items h3');
//Iterate them
newsItems.each(function(n) {
//Import this "A" node into the outside instances document
var a = ul.importNode(n.one('a'), true);
//Clean up the relative URL's of hrefs
a.set('href', 'http://digg.com' + a.get('href'));
//Append the new node to the list
ul.appendChild(Y.Node.create('<li></li>')).append(a);
});
//Now, we can print the "outer" instances html and drop it to the screen
console.log(Y.one('doc').get('outerHTML'));
});
});
});
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output.html
<html>
<head>
<title>Digg News Headlines</title>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/is_college_a_bad_investment">Is college a bad investment?</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/29_meals_where_the_presentation_is_more_important_than_the_actual_food_itself_photofind_com_can_t_read_have_fun_anyway">29 Meals Where The Presentation Is More Important Than The Actual Food Itself | PhotoFind.com - c...</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/famous_logos_with_hidden_images">Famous Logos with Hidden Images</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/nokia_replaces_ceo_with_microsoft_exec_to_save_itself">Nokia replaces CEO with Microsoft exec to save itself</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/14_incredible_wood_sculptures">14 Incredible Wood Sculptures</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/a_look_at_apple_s_updated_iphone_configuration_utility">A look at Apple&#039;s updated iPhone Configuration Utility</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/they_won_t_even_know_what_hit_em_pic">They Won&#039;t Even Know What Hit &#039;Em [Pic]</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/blow_job_supplier_nailed_by_uk_electronics_law">Blow Job Supplier Nailed by UK Electronics Law</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/6_movies_that_didn_t_realize_they_let_the_villain_win">6 Movies That Didn&#039;t Realize They Let The Villain Win</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/qvaq_a_key_to_easy_social_communication_online">Qvaq: A Key to Easy Social Communication Online</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/5_fictional_stories_you_were_taught_in_history_class">5 Fictional Stories You Were Taught in History Class</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/blooper_reels_from_the_original_star_trek_series">Blooper Reels From The Original Star Trek Series</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/top_ten_disney_properties_underrepresented_in_kingdom_hearts">Top Ten Disney Properties Underrepresented in Kingdom Hearts</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/9_awesome_slacker_jobs_you_could_actually_have">9 Awesome Slacker Jobs You Could Actually Have</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="story-title" target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/story/r/microsoft_xbox_live_team_says_too_gay_to_play">Microsoft Xbox Live Team Says Too Gay To Play</a>
</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
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