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@lightweight-clients/jikan-api-lightweight-client

v4.0.2

Published

Lightweight Jikan API client. Exports only minimal Fetch call. Fully compatible with AWS LLRT.

Downloads

46

Readme

Jikan API Lightweight Client

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This is a typed lightweight client for Jikan API. It contains only methods and types and exports only fetch calls to make requests.

Installation

npm install @lightweight-clients/jikan-api-lightweight-client

Usage

Examples

import { getRandomAnime, getAnimeById, getAnimeSearch } from 'jikan-api-lightweight-client';

const randomAnime = await getRandomAnime();

const cowboyBebop = await getAnimeById({ id: 1 });

const allCowboyBebop = await getAnimeSearch({
    q: 'Cowboy Bebop',
    limit: 3,
    page: 2,
    orderBy: 'mal_id',
    sort: 'asc',
});

The library provides 2 groups of methods:

  • request methods: getAnimeById, getMangaById, getCharacterById, etc. These methods are used to make requests to the Jikan API.
  • client_*: methods for configuring the client.

Request Methods

They return a promise that resolves to the response from the API. You can find all request methods in the 'client.ts' file. The request methods are named as in Jikan API documentation, so you can easily find them.

client_* Methods

The methods starting with client_ are used to configure the client. They are:

  • client_setBaseUrl(endpoint: string): sets the endpoint.
    Defaults to https://api.jikan.moe/v4/. If you want to use a different endpoint (e.g., for a self-hosted Jikan API server or a proxy), you can set it here.
  • client_setFetch(customFetch: <Request, Result>(path: string, args?: Request): Promise<Result>): sets the fetch function for all requests. Defaults to the fetch function from the node-fetch package. If you want to use a different fetch function (e.g., for browser or Node.js), you can set it here.

Features

  • No dependencies.
  • When using code minifiers, only the fetch command is exported.
  • Can be used in browser and Node.js.
  • Fully compatible with AWS LLRT.
  • Fully typed API.

Versioning

The versioning of this library is based on Jikan API versioning. So, if Jikan API version is 4.0, then this library version will be 4.0.1. The last number is for bug fixes and small changes in the library.

Schema

The schema for the Jikan API is available in the lightweight-clients/schemas repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details. Types are generated from Jikan API documentation. by @hey-api/openapi-ts.