sometimes you just need to see what's out there

newjob.cli.js

#!/usr/bin/env iojs

var path = require('path')
  , fs = require('fs')
  , jsonPath = path.join(__dirname, 'places.json')
  , jobs = require(jsonPath)
  , places = jobs.places
  , spawn = require('child_process').spawn
  , argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2))
  , prompt = require('prompt')
  , rand = (function() { return places[Math.floor(Math.random() * places.length)]; })()
  , adjectives = [ 'great', 'pretty cool', 'fun', 'exciting', 'neat', 'rad', 'cool', 'pretty great' ]
  , randAdj = (function() { return adjectives[Math.floor(Math.random() * adjectives.length)]; })()
  ;

// picker helper
Array.prototype.findFirst = function(cb) {
    var result, i = 0, len = this.length;
    for(;i < len; i++) {
        if ( result ) { return result; }
        else {
            if ( cb(this[i], i, this) ) {
                result = this[i];
            }
        }
    }
                 
    return result;
}

if ( argv._.indexOf('help') > -1 || argv.h || argv.help ) {
    usage();
}

if ( argv._.indexOf('add') > -1 ) {
    runNew();
}

if ( argv._.indexOf('list') > -1 ) {
    listPlaces(argv.v || argv.verbose);
}

if ( argv._.indexOf('at') === 0 ) {
    argv._.shift();
    if ( argv._.length > 0 ) {
        var name = argv._[0]
          , thisplace = places.findFirst(function(place) {
                return place.name.toLowerCase() === name;
            })
          , msg
          ;

        if ( thisplace ) {
            openURL(thisplace.url, thisplace.name + '! Good call; I hear they\'re ' + randAdj + '!');
        } else {
            console.warn('Uh oh! ' + name + ' isn\'t a place I have on file.');
            console.info('If you want to add a place, try "' 
                         + path.basename(process.argv[1]) 
                         + ' add"');
            process.exit(1);
        }
    }
}

if ( argv._.length === 0 ) {
    openURL(rand.url, 'How about ' + rand.name + '? I hear they\'re ' + randAdj + '!');
}

function listPlaces(verbose) {
    places.forEach(function(place) {
        console.log(place.name + (verbose ? (':\t' + place.url) : ''));
    });

    process.exit(0);
}

function openURL(url, message) {
    spawn('open', [ url ]).on('exit', function() {
        console.log(message);
    });
}

function runNew() {
    var name, url;

    prompt.message = prompt.delimiter = '';
    prompt.start();

    prompt.get({
        properties: {
            name: {
                description: 'What place is it? '.green,
                required: true
            },
            url: {
                description: 'How about a URL?  '.green,
                required: true
            }
        }
    }, function(err, result) {        
        places.push({
            "name": result.name,
            "url": result.url
        });
        
        fs.writeFile(jsonPath, JSON.stringify(jobs), function() {
            console.log('Added ' + result.name + ' to the list of places! ^_^');
            process.exit(0);
        });
    });
}

function usage() {
    console.log('Someimes you just need to see what else is out there');
    console.log('----------------');
    console.log('usage: ' + path.basename(process.argv[1]) + ' ([action])');
    console.log('   help, -h, --help      this screen');
    console.log('   at <name>             open jobs page for <name>');
    console.log('   add                   prompt to add a place');
    console.log('   list (-v, --verbose) list places (verbose shows urls)');
    console.log();
    console.log('using no action opens a page at random');
    process.exit(0);
}

newjob.places.json

{
  "places": []
}

newjob.readme.md

new job randomizer

got bored one night and decided to write a cli script to randomly show a new place to work. It's got to be from a pool of selections (see places.json for the barebones). It definitely looks like it's only been worked on for 90 minutes, but whatever. (if you're using it, you'll need to remove the newjob. prefix from the files)