scottbez1 / scottbez1/splitflap
Proposal: live tennis scores example package (software/chainlink/js/packages)
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Description
First, disclosure: I run the Live Tennis API, so this proposal is vendor-authored — judge accordingly.
I'd like to contribute a new example package under software/chainlink/js/packages/, mirroring example-node-cli: a small Node script that polls live tennis matches and writes a score line to the display via splitflapjs-node (example-node-tennis-scores, roughly package.json + src/index.ts + README, same eslint/prettier config as the existing examples).
Why tennis on a split-flap specifically: a tennis scoreline is short, slow-moving state — alcaraz 2 sinner 1 style — and our free tier (100 requests/day, docs) maps to a ~15-minute refresh, which is an honest cadence for this display rather than a fast ticker pretending otherwise. I noticed the FLAPS set in example-node-cli/src/index.ts has letters, digits, ., ,, ' but no -, so the formatter would stick to space-separated set counts and document that it must match the firmware's config.h flap set.
Would you take a PR along these lines? Happy to adjust scope (or keep it out of the repo and just publish it as a gist linked from discussions, if you'd rather not carry another example package). And if you want to try the data first, I'll happily set up a free key for you.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by comparing software/chainlink/js/packages/example-node-cli, especially its package.json and src/index.ts, then review its README and shared eslint/prettier configuration. Confirm how splitflapjs-node is used and check the firmware config.h flap set before defining the tennis score format. Done means a documented example-node-tennis-scores package that polls the Live Tennis API and writes a compatible score line to the display.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js, typescript
- Domain
- cli, embedded-iot
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100