# now-updater
Automatically updates your omg.lol Now page with your latest activity.
> Fork of [melanie/now-updater](https://source.tube/melanie/now-updater) with added support for HTML output links, Mastodon, Last.fm, and dynamic URLs.
Demo: [dylan.omg.lol/now](https://dylan.omg.lol/now)
## How It Works
Fetches content from RSS feeds, JSON feeds, and different services (Letterboxd, Trakt, Mastodon, Last.fm) and updates HTML or markdown links on your Now page. Runs every 3 hours via Forgejo Actions, only updating your page when changes are detected.
### Example
Your Now page links will be automatically updated from this:
**HTML links** (before):
```html
blog
gitlab
```
**Markdown links** (before):
```markdown
[blog](service-link)
[gitlab](service-link)
```
to this:
**HTML links** (after):
```html
My Latest Post
Pushed to repository
```
**Markdown links** (after):
```markdown
[My Latest Post](https://your-blog.com/2025/12/my-latest-post)
[Pushed to repository](https://gitlab.com/username/project)
```
**New in this fork**: Use service names as link text instead of URLs! Just write `servicename` and the script fills in both the text and URL.
## Setup
1. Fork this repo
2. Enable Actions in repo settings
3. Add Actions variables: `OMGLOL_USERNAME` (your omg.lol username)
4. Add Actions secrets: `OMGLOL_KEY` (your API key), `TRAKT_SLURM` (optional, see [Trakt](#trakt) for details)
5. Add your sources in `config.js`
For local development, copy `.env.example` to `.env` with your credentials.
## Basic Example
**Now page template:**
```html
I wrote this: [tktk](https://your-blog.com)
I watched this: [tktk](trakt.tv/users/username)
```
**config.js:**
```js
export const linkFormat = 'markdown'
export const items = [
{
id: 'blog',
regex: htmlLinkRegex('your-blog.com'),
getLatest: async () => getJsonFeedItemTitle('https://your-blog.com/feed.json'),
},
{
id: 'letterboxd',
regex: htmlLinkRegex('letterboxd.com/username'),
getLatest: async () => getLetterboxdActivity('username', true), // with image
},
{
id: 'trakt-movie',
regex: htmlLinkRegex('trakt.tv/users/username'),
getLatest: async () => getTraktMovie('username', 'your-trakt-id', false), // text only
},
]
```
## Configuration
### Quick Start
1. **In your Now page**, use service names as link text:
```html
blog
gitlab
```
2. **In services.js**, find the service and flip `isActive` to `true`:
```javascript
{
id: 'gitlab',
isActive: true, // just change this!
regex: htmlServiceLinkRegex('gitlab'),
feedUrl: 'https://gitlab.com/users/your-username/activity.atom',
feedType: 'atom',
}
```
That's it! No importing, no commenting/uncommenting.
### Files
- **config.js** - Link format setting and filter logic (rarely needs editing)
- **services.js** - All available services with `isActive` flags (edit this to enable/disable services)
- **utils.js** - Generic feed handlers and special service logic
### Service Structure
Each service has:
- `id`: identifier for logs
- `isActive`: `true` to enable, `false` to disable
- `regex`: matches service name in your Now page
- `feedType`: Handler to use (`rss`, `atom`, `json`, or special handler name like `mastodon`)
- `feedUrl`: Direct feed URL (use this for custom feeds without usernames)
- `feedUrlTemplate`: URL template with `{userId}` placeholder (use this for standard services)
- `userId`: Your username/ID (only needed with feedUrlTemplate)
- Extra params as needed (e.g., `instance`, `steamId`, `traktId`, `showImage`)
**Note**: Use either `feedUrl` (direct) OR `feedUrlTemplate` + `userId` (template). Both work!
Set `linkFormat` in config.js to `'html'` or `'markdown'`.
## Available Functions
### Code Activity
- `getSourceTubeActivity(username)` - Forgejo activity on source.tube
- `getGitLabActivity(username)` - GitLab activity feed
- `getCodebergActivity(username)` - Codeberg activity feed
### Content Creation
- `getYouTubeLatestVideo(channelId)` - Latest YouTube video (requires channel ID starting with "UC")
- `getVimeoLatestVideo(username)` - Latest Vimeo video
- `getTwitchLatestStream(channel)` - Latest Twitch stream/VOD (via TwitchRSS, no API key needed)
### Gaming
- `getBackloggdActivity(username, showImage)` - Backloggd game activity with optional cover images
- `getExophaseActivity(username, showImage)` - Multi-platform gaming achievements
- `getSteamRecentlyPlayed(steamId)` - Recently played Steam game (requires STEAM_WEBAPI_KEY)
### Books
- `getGoodreadsActivity(userId, showImage)` - Goodreads activity (requires numeric user ID, not username)
- `getHardcoverActivity(username)` - Currently reading books via GraphQL API
### Music
- `getListenBrainzScrobble(username)` - Latest music scrobble (open source Last.fm alternative)
### Social Media
- `getPixelfedPost(instance, username)` - Latest Pixelfed post from federated instance
- `getBlueskyPost(handle)` - Latest Bluesky post (note: links not clickable in RSS)
### General/Legacy
- `getRSSItemTitle(feedUrl)` - Standard RSS feeds
- `getJsonFeedItemTitle(feedUrl, showImage)` - JSON feeds
- `getLetterboxdActivity(username, showImage)` - Letterboxd activity
- `getTraktEpisode(username, id, showImage)` - Latest TV episode
- `getTraktMovie(username, id, showImage)` - Latest movie
- `getTraktEpisodeAndMovie(username, id, showImage)` - Latest episode and movie combined
- `getMastodonPost(feedUrl)` - Latest non-reply Mastodon post
- `getMalojaScrobble(url)` - Latest music scrobble from [maloja](https://github.com/krateng/maloja)
**Important Notes:**
- `showImage` (defaults to `true`) controls whether images/posters are included in the output. Set it to `false` to show text only.
- For Last.fm, use `getRSSItemTitle('https://lfm.xiffy.nl/your-username')` (via [lfm.xiffy.nl](https://lfm.xiffy.nl))
- **YouTube** requires channel ID (not username), find it in your channel's page source or URL
- **Goodreads** requires numeric user ID (found in profile URL after `/user/show/`)
- **Steam** requires Steam ID 64 (convert at https://steamid.io/)
- **Pixelfed** requires instance domain and username (e.g., `pixelfed.social`, `username`)
## API Keys Setup
### Trakt
To get your Trakt slurm key, follow these steps:
1. Go to your History page on Trakt: `https://trakt.tv/users/your-username/history`
2. There should be an RSS feed icon on the top right of the page. Click it.
3. The URL it shows will look something like this: `https://trakt.tv/users/crankle/history.atom?slurm=your-slurm-key`
4. Copy the `slurm` value from the URL and add it as a secret in your Actions settings named `TRAKT_SLURM`.
### Steam
To get your Steam Web API key:
1. Visit https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey
2. Enter a domain name (can be localhost for personal use)
3. Agree to the terms and get your API key
4. Add it to your `.env` file as `STEAM_WEBAPI_KEY` or to Actions secrets
5. Find your Steam ID 64 at https://steamid.io/ (enter your profile URL)
## Credits
Original project by [melanie kat](https://source.tube/melanie/now-updater). Without her work, this fork would not exist.
Thank you also to [xiffy](https://github.com/xiffy/lfm) for the Last.fm scrobble fetching service this uses.
## Support
Did you find this useful like I did? Melanie asks that you donate to [Trans Lifeline](https://translifeline.org) or [The Trevor Project](https://thetrevorproject.org) if you can. I will also add [Belong To](https://www.belongto.org) to that list.