Intro
This is the code used to generate the JSON for mtgjson.com
I didn't plan on open-sourcing this, so there are rough edges. See 'Other' section below.
Requirements
- Linux (never tested under MacOS or Windows)
- Node.js v0.10.0 or later. It will NOT work with 0.9.9 or earlier.
Setup
mkdir cache
cd cache
mkdir 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f
cd ..
npm install
cd node_modules
ln -s ../shared/C.js
ln -s ../shared/shared.js
cd ..
# See 'Other' below
Usage
cd build
node buildSet.js <expansion code>
This creates the file:
json/<expansion code>.json
You will need to run this twice for any 'new' sets. First pass doesn't include foreign langauges.
Troubleshooting
If something doesn't work after doing a git pull update, make sure you also update NPM modules with
npm update
Other
All gatherer page requests are cached to the cache directory and any future requests will use the cached version instead.
The 'verify' directory is a little private local webpage I use to verify that my JSON is correct by comparing it side by side with card images.
The 'web' directory is used to generate the mtgjson.com website.
Note that both verify and web have some symbolic links to files that only exist on my local dev workstation. Sorry.