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Switch from Jekyll posts to GitHub Discussions for weekly updates
- Update CI workflow to create Discussion posts instead of committing files - Add JavaScript RSS feed reader to dynamically fetch and display discussions - Remove old Jekyll posts and archive page - Weekly updates now posted to 'Weekly Updates' discussion category
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‎.github/workflows/fvutils-weekly-report.yaml‎

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workflow_dispatch:
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permissions:
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contents: write
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contents: read
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pull-requests: read
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discussions: write
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jobs:
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generate-news:
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runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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steps:
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- name: Checkout
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uses: actions/checkout@v4
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with:
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fetch-depth: 0
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- name: Configure Git
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run: |
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git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
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git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
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- name: Install GitHub CLI
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run: |
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type -p gh >/dev/null || (curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg \
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gh copilot suggest -p "$(cat /tmp/detail_prompt.txt)" --model gpt-5-mini > /tmp/detailed_overview.txt
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- name: Create News Post
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- name: Create Discussion Post
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env:
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GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
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run: |
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POST_DATE=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)
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WEEK_NUM=$(date -u +%V)
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YEAR=$(date -u +%Y)
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POST_FILE="_posts/${POST_DATE}-weekly-update-${YEAR}-w${WEEK_NUM}.md"
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TITLE="Weekly Update - Week $WEEK_NUM, $YEAR"
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cat > "$POST_FILE" << 'EOFPOST'
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---
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layout: post
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title: "FVUtils Weekly Update - Week WEEK_NUM, YEAR"
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date: POST_DATE
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---
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SHORT_NEWS
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# Combine short summary and detailed overview
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BODY=$(cat << 'EOFBODY'
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$(cat /tmp/short_news.txt)
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## Detailed Activity Overview
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DETAILED_OVERVIEW
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$(cat /tmp/detailed_overview.txt)
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---
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*This weekly update was automatically generated based on activity across FVUtils repositories.*
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EOFPOST
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sed -i "s/WEEK_NUM/$WEEK_NUM/g" "$POST_FILE"
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sed -i "s/YEAR/$YEAR/g" "$POST_FILE"
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sed -i "s/POST_DATE/$POST_DATE/g" "$POST_FILE"
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EOFBODY
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)
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sed -i "/SHORT_NEWS/r /tmp/short_news.txt" "$POST_FILE"
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sed -i "/SHORT_NEWS/d" "$POST_FILE"
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# Evaluate the variables in the body
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BODY=$(eval echo "$BODY")
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sed -i "/DETAILED_OVERVIEW/r /tmp/detailed_overview.txt" "$POST_FILE"
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sed -i "/DETAILED_OVERVIEW/d" "$POST_FILE"
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# Escape the body for JSON
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BODY_JSON=$(jq -n --arg body "$BODY" '$body')
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echo "Created post: $POST_FILE"
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cat "$POST_FILE"
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- name: Commit and Push
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run: |
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git add _posts/*.md
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if git diff --staged --quiet; then
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echo "No changes to commit"
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else
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POST_DATE=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)
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WEEK_NUM=$(date -u +%V)
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git commit -m "Add weekly update for week $WEEK_NUM"
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git push
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echo "Weekly news post published!"
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fi
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# Create the discussion using GraphQL API
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gh api graphql -f query="
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mutation {
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createDiscussion(input: {
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repositoryId: \"R_kgDOHMTiUw\"
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categoryId: \"DIC_kwDOHMTiU84C2BrA\"
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title: \"$TITLE\"
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body: $BODY_JSON
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}) {
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discussion {
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id
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url
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title
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}
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}
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}
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" | jq -r '.data.createDiscussion.discussion | "Created discussion: \(.title)\nURL: \(.url)"'

‎_posts/2026-02-07-welcome.md‎

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‎archive.html‎

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‎index.md‎

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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="news-section">
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<h2>Latest News</h2>
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{% if site.posts.size > 0 %}
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<ul class="news-list">
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{% for post in site.posts limit:5 %}
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<li class="news-item">
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<div class="news-date">{{ post.date | date_to_string }}</div>
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<h3 class="news-title"><a href="{{ post.url | absolute_url }}">{{ post.title }}</a></h3>
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<p class="news-excerpt">{{ post.excerpt | strip_html | truncatewords: 30 }}</p>
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</li>
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{% endfor %}
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</ul>
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<p><a href="/archive.html">View all news →</a></p>
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{% else %}
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<p>Check back soon for updates on FVUtils projects!</p>
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{% endif %}
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<div id="weekly-updates-container">
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<div class="news-section">
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<h2>Weekly Updates</h2>
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<p>Loading weekly updates...</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<script src="{{ '/public/js/discussion-feed.js' | relative_url }}"></script>
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‎public/js/discussion-feed.js‎

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/**
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* Fetch and display GitHub Discussions RSS feed for Weekly Updates
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*/
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(function() {
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'use strict';
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const RSS_FEED_URL = 'https://github.com/fvutils/fvutils.github.io/discussions.rss';
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const CATEGORY_SLUG = 'weekly-updates';
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const MAX_ITEMS = 5;
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/**
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* Fetch and parse the RSS feed
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*/
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async function fetchDiscussions() {
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try {
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const response = await fetch(RSS_FEED_URL);
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if (!response.ok) {
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throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
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}
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const text = await response.text();
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const parser = new DOMParser();
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const xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(text, 'text/xml');
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// Check for parsing errors
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const parserError = xmlDoc.querySelector('parsererror');
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if (parserError) {
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throw new Error('XML parsing error');
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}
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return parseRSSItems(xmlDoc);
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} catch (error) {
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console.error('Error fetching discussions:', error);
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return null;
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}
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}
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/**
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* Parse RSS items and filter for Weekly Updates category
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*/
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function parseRSSItems(xmlDoc) {
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const items = xmlDoc.querySelectorAll('item');
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const discussions = [];
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items.forEach(item => {
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const link = item.querySelector('link')?.textContent || '';
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const title = item.querySelector('title')?.textContent || '';
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const pubDate = item.querySelector('pubDate')?.textContent || '';
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const description = item.querySelector('description')?.textContent || '';
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// Filter by category slug in the link
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// Discussion links look like: https://github.com/fvutils/fvutils.github.io/discussions/categories/weekly-updates/...
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if (link.includes(`/categories/${CATEGORY_SLUG}`)) {
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discussions.push({
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title: title,
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link: link,
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date: new Date(pubDate),
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description: description
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});
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}
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});
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// Sort by date (newest first) and limit to MAX_ITEMS
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discussions.sort((a, b) => b.date - a.date);
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return discussions.slice(0, MAX_ITEMS);
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}
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/**
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* Format date as readable string
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*/
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function formatDate(date) {
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const options = { year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' };
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return date.toLocaleDateString('en-US', options);
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}
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/**
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* Extract plain text excerpt from HTML description
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*/
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function getExcerpt(html, maxWords = 30) {
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const tempDiv = document.createElement('div');
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tempDiv.innerHTML = html;
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const text = tempDiv.textContent || tempDiv.innerText || '';
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const words = text.trim().split(/\s+/);
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if (words.length > maxWords) {
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return words.slice(0, maxWords).join(' ') + '...';
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}
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return text;
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}
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/**
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* Render discussions in the container
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*/
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function renderDiscussions(discussions) {
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const container = document.getElementById('weekly-updates-container');
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if (!container) {
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console.error('Container #weekly-updates-container not found');
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return;
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}
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if (!discussions || discussions.length === 0) {
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container.innerHTML = `
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<div class="news-section">
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<h2>Weekly Updates</h2>
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<p>Check back soon for updates on FVUtils projects!</p>
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</div>
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`;
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return;
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}
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let html = `
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<div class="news-section">
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<h2>Weekly Updates</h2>
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<ul class="news-list">
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`;
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discussions.forEach(discussion => {
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html += `
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<li class="news-item">
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<div class="news-date">${formatDate(discussion.date)}</div>
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<h3 class="news-title"><a href="${discussion.link}">${discussion.title}</a></h3>
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<p class="news-excerpt">${getExcerpt(discussion.description)}</p>
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</li>
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`;
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});
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html += `
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</ul>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/fvutils/fvutils.github.io/discussions/categories/weekly-updates">View all updates →</a></p>
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</div>
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`;
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container.innerHTML = html;
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}
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/**
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* Show error message
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*/
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function showError() {
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const container = document.getElementById('weekly-updates-container');
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if (container) {
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container.innerHTML = `
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<div class="news-section">
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<h2>Weekly Updates</h2>
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<p>Check back soon for updates on FVUtils projects!</p>
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</div>
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`;
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}
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}
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/**
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* Initialize - fetch and render discussions
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*/
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async function init() {
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const discussions = await fetchDiscussions();
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if (discussions === null) {
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showError();
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renderDiscussions(discussions);
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}
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}
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// Run when DOM is ready
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if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
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document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
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} else {
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init();
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}
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})();

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