old/unused plugins

plugins/pluginsold/hackernews.lua

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+do
+
+function run(msg, matches)
+  local result = 'Hacker News Top5:\n'
+  local top_stories_json, code = https.request('https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json')
+  if code ~=200 then return nil  end
+  local top_stories = json:decode(top_stories_json)
+  for i = 1, 5 do
+    local story_json, code = https.request('https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/'..top_stories[i]..'.json')
+    if code ~=200 then return nil  end
+    local story = json:decode(story_json)
+    result = result .. i .. '. ' .. story.title .. ' - ' .. story.url .. '\n'
+  end
+  return result
+end
+
+return {
+  description = "Show top 5 hacker news (ycombinator.com)",
+  usage = "!hackernews",
+  patterns = {"^!hackernews$"},
+  run = run
+}
+
+end