Fetch the collection of COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 preprints metadata from medRxiv and bioRxiv

fetch-preprints-collection.js

// https://api.biorxiv.org/covid19/help

let cursor = 0

do {
  const url = `https://api.biorxiv.org/covid19/${cursor}`
  const response = await fetch(url)
  const { messages: [message], collection } = await response.json()
  
  console.log(message)
  if (message.status !== 'ok') {
    break
  }
  
  for (const item of collection) {
    yield { item }
  }
  
  cursor += message.count
  
  yield { progress: { value: cursor, max: message.total }}

  if (cursor > message.total) {
    break
  }
} while (true)