Add Jokes JokeAPI app (Attempt #2) (#117)

* Add ESPN news app

* Fix build error from .go file

* Attempt number two at fixing build error

* Attempt number 3 at fixing build error.

* Changed `while` loop to `for` loop

Infinite loops are bad...

* Attempt number two of fixing while loop

* Attempt number three for fixing lint error

* espn_news: Fix title padding and run formatter

* Fixed typo in whitespace calculation

* Add Jokes JokeAPI app

* Fixed `cache.set` bug and removed `fail()` line

* Forgot to run `make lint` and had an indent error. my bad...

* blacklist flags are removed and safe mode is always enabled.

Author: rs7q5

apps/apps.go

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+"""
+Applet: Jokes JokeAPI
+Summary: Displays jokes from JokeAPI
+Description: Displays different jokes from JokeAPI.
+Author: rs7q5 (RIS)
+"""
+
+#jokeAPI.star
+#Created 20220130 RIS
+#Last Modified 20220201 RIS
+
+load("render.star", "render")
+load("http.star", "http")
+
+#load("encoding/base64.star", "base64")
+load("encoding/json.star", "json")
+load("cache.star", "cache")
+
+#load("schema.star","schema")
+#load("math.star","math")
+#load("time.star","time")
+load("re.star", "re")
+
+base_URL = "https://v2.jokeapi.dev/joke/Any"
+
+def main():
+    #get any flags
+    full_URL = base_URL + "?safe-mode"
+
+    font = "tb-8"  #set font
+
+    #check for cached data
+    joke_cached = cache.get("joke_rate")
+    if joke_cached != None:  #if any are None then all(title_cached)==False
+        print("Hit! Displaying cached data.")
+        joke = json.decode(joke_cached)
+        joke_txt = format_text(joke, font)
+    else:
+        print("Miss! Calling JokeAPI data.")  #error code checked within each function!!!!
+
+        #get the data
+        rep = http.get(full_URL)
+
+        if rep.status_code != 200:
+            joke = ["Error, could not get jokes!!!!"]
+        else:
+            #get the joke strings
+            if rep.json()["type"] == "twopart":
+                joke = [re.sub('"\"|"\n"', "", rep.json()["setup"])]
+                joke.append(re.sub('"\"|"\n"', "", rep.json()["delivery"]))
+            else:
+                joke = [re.sub('"\"|"\n"', "", rep.json()["joke"])]
+
+        #cache the data
+        cache.set("joke_rate", json.encode(joke), ttl_seconds = 43200)  #grabs it twice a day
+        joke_txt = format_text(joke, font)  #render the text
+    return render.Root(
+        delay = 200,  #speed up scroll text
+        child = render.Column(
+            children = [
+                render.Text("JokeAPI", color = "#6600cc", font = font),
+                render.Marquee(
+                    height = 32,
+                    scroll_direction = "vertical",
+                    child = render.Column(
+                        main_align = "space_between",
+                        children = joke_txt,
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ],
+        ),
+    )
+
+def format_text(x, font):
+    #formats color and font of text
+    text_vec = []
+    for i, xtmp in enumerate(x):
+        if i % 2 == 0:
+            ctmp = "#fff"
+        else:
+            ctmp = "#ff8c00"
+        text_vec.append(render.WrappedText(xtmp, font = font, color = ctmp, linespacing = -1))
+    return (text_vec)
+
+######################################################
+#functions
+def http_check(URL):
+    rep = http.get(URL)
+    if rep.status_code != 200:
+        fail("ESPN request failed with status %d", rep.status_code)
+    return rep
+
+def pad_text(text):
+    #format strings so they are all the same length (leads to better scrolling)
+    if type(text) == "dict":
+        max_len = max([len(x) for x in text.values()])  #length of each string
+
+        #add padding to shorter titles
+        for key, val in text.items():
+            text_new = val + " " * (max_len - len(val))
+            text[key] = text_new
+    else:
+        max_len = max([len(x) for x in text])  #length of each string
+
+        #add padding to shorter titles
+        for i, x in enumerate(text):
+            text[i] = x + " " * (max_len - len(x))
+    return text
+
+######################################################

apps/jokesjokeapi/jokes_jokeapi.star

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+// Package jokesjokeapi provides details for the Jokes JokeAPI applet.
+package jokesjokeapi
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+
+	"tidbyt.dev/community/apps/manifest"
+)
+
+//go:embed jokes_jokeapi.star
+var source []byte
+
+// New creates a new instance of the Jokes JokeAPI applet.
+func New() manifest.Manifest {
+	return manifest.Manifest{
+		ID:          "jokes-jokeapi",
+		Name:        "Jokes JokeAPI",
+		Author:      "rs7q5 (RIS)",
+		Summary:     "Displays jokes from JokeAPI",
+		Desc:        "Displays different jokes from JokeAPI.",
+		FileName:    "jokes_jokeapi.star",
+		PackageName: "jokesjokeapi",
+		Source:  source,
+	}
+}