NBA Bot

This project is an NBA bot that fetches and posts NBA game scores and standings. It uses the nba_api library to fetch data from the NBA API and posts the results to a social media platform using the @atproto/api library.

Features

• Fetches and posts the last game's scores.
• Fetches and posts the standings for both the Eastern and Western conferences.
• Fetches and posts the future games planned for tonight.
• Posts the results in a thread if the content exceeds the character limit.

Prerequisites

• Deno installed on your machine.
• An account on the social media platform you are posting to.
• Environment variables set up for your social media account credentials.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/toine08/nbabot

2. Install the dependencies:

   deno install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your social media account credentials.

Usage

Run the bot:

deno tasks run

The bot will fetch and post the last game's scores, standings, and future games planned for tonight.

Project Structure

• main.ts: The main entry point for the bot.
• game.py: Contains the Game class with methods to fetch and process NBA data.
• standing.json: JSON file containing the standings data.
• last_games_score.json: JSON file containing the last game's scores.
• future_games.json: JSON file containing the future games planned for tonight.

Methods

• get_last_games_score: Fetches the last game's scores and returns them as a list of formatted strings.
• get_futur_games: Fetches the future games planned for tonight and returns them as a list of formatted strings.
• return_standings: Fetches the standings for both the Eastern and Western conferences and returns them as a dictionary.
• return_json: Fetches the last game's scores, standings, and future games planned for tonight and writes them to JSON files.
• create_post_planned_games: Splits the planned games into chunks and posts them in a thread.

Scheduling

The bot uses the cron library to schedule tasks. The following schedules are set up:

• Every Monday at 8 AM: Posts the standings.
• Every day at 7 AM: Posts the future games planned for tonight.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request if you have any improvements or bug fixes.

Acknowledgements

• nba_api for providing the NBA API.
• @atproto/api for providing the social media API.
• Deno for providing a modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript.