us-2016-election.ts

import * as request from "request"
import * as cheerio from "cheerio"
import * as fs from "fs"
import * as Q from "q"

// https://www.google.com/search?q=2016+US+election+results&hl=en#eob=enn/p//0/0////////////
const url0 = "https://www.google.com/async/eob_en_v?async=v:p,prst:1,pvst:0,isf:1,_id:eob-enav,_pms:s&hl=en&yv=2"
const url1 = "https://www.google.com/async/eob_en_v?async=v:p,prst:1,pvst:1,isf:1,_id:eob-enav,_pms:s&hl=en&yv=2"

// function qRequest(url: string): Q.Promise<any> {
//   const result = Q.defer()
//   request(url, (error, res, body) => {
//     if (error) {
//       result.reject({error: error})
//     }
//     else {
//       result.resolve({res: res, body: body})
//     }
//   })
//   return result.promise
// }

export function generateJson(callback: (string) => void) {
  request(url0, (error, res, body) => {
    const json = JSON.parse((body))
    const html = json[1][1]
    const $ = cheerio.load(html)

    const qElectoralOneName = "._Lzm ._kAm"
    const qElectoralOneVotes = "._Lzm ._Azm"
    const qElectoralOneNeeded = "._BBm ._pRo"
    const qElectoralTwoName = "._Kzm ._kAm"
    const qElectoralTwoVotes = "._Kzm ._Azm"
    const qElectoralTwoNeeded = "._BBm ._sTo"

    const text0 = ["electoral vote",
      $(qElectoralOneName).text() + " " + $(qElectoralOneVotes).text() +
        " (" + $(qElectoralOneNeeded).text() + ")" + " — " +
      $(qElectoralTwoName).text() + " " + $(qElectoralTwoVotes).text() +
        " (" + $(qElectoralTwoNeeded).text() + ")"
    ]
    // console.log(text0)

    request(url1, (error, res, body) => {
      const json = JSON.parse((body))
      const html = json[1][1]
      const $ = cheerio.load(html)

      const qCandidate = "._Hdm"
      const qName = "._V6l"
      const qVotes = "._tfm"
      const qVotesPercent = "._aem"

      const topTwoCandidates = $(qCandidate).slice(0, 2)
      const candidate0 = topTwoCandidates[0]
      const candidate1 = topTwoCandidates[1]

      const text1 = ["popular vote",
        $(candidate0).find(qName).text().split(" ")[1] + " " + $(candidate0).find(qVotesPercent).text() +
        " (" + $(candidate0).find(qVotes).text() + ")" + " — " +
        $(candidate1).find(qName).text().split(" ")[1] + " " + $(candidate1).find(qVotesPercent).text() +
        " (" + $(candidate1).find(qVotes).text() + ")"
      ]
      // console.log(text1)
      const text2 = ["progress", $("._eLo").text()]

      const outputJson = JSON.stringify([text0, text1, text2])
      callback(outputJson)
    })
  })
}

if (require.main === module) {
  generateJson((json) => {
    console.log(json)
    fs.writeFileSync("./data/us-2016-elections.json", json)
  })
}