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Add initial HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files for XKCD Comics feature
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22 changes: 22 additions & 0 deletions fetch/programmer-humour/index.html
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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
<title>XKCD Comics</title>
</head>
<body>
<header>
<h1>Latest XKCD Comic</h1>
</header>

<main>
<!-- The comic image goes here -->
<img id="comic-image" />
<!-- comic image alt text goes here -->
<div id="comic-alt"></div>
</main>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
26 changes: 26 additions & 0 deletions fetch/programmer-humour/script.js
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const comicImage = document.getElementById("comic-image");
const comicAlt = document.getElementById("comic-alt");

function fetchComic() {
fetch("https://xkcd.now.sh/?comic=latest")
.then((response) => {
if (!response.ok) {
// Error handeling
throw new Error("Network fetch was not ok");
}
return response.json();
})
.then((data) => {
console.log(data);
comicImage.src = data.img;
comicImage.alt = data.alt;
comicAlt.textContent = data.alt;
})
.catch((error) => {
// Error handeling
console.error("Fetch error:", error);
alert("Failed to load comic. Check console for details."); // Extra error handeling popup on screen
});
}

fetchComic();
25 changes: 25 additions & 0 deletions fetch/programmer-humour/style.css
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body {
background-color: antiquewhite;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
}

h1 {
text-align: center;
}

img {
display: block;
height: auto;
border: solid 2px black;
}

#comic-alt {
margin-top: 16px;
font-style: italic;
color: black;
text-align: center;
font-size: 1.4rem;
}