Quick Node script to generate Hugo static pages from TalentLMS API data

talent_lms_md_generator.js

'use strict';

// The URL to your public catalog. Ensure you've enabled this public catalog so links work.
const URL = 'https://yourdomain.talentlms.com/catalog';
const fs = require('fs');

// Getting data from a local copy to ensure builds are stable.
let rawdata = fs.readFileSync('data/courses.json');
let courses = JSON.parse(rawdata);

for (let course of courses) {
  let md = generateMarkdown(course)
  let filename = course.name.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/gi, '_').toLowerCase() + ".md";
  fs.writeFileSync(`content/courses/${filename}`, md);
}

// Generates the Markdown content with YAML frontmatter.
// Drafts are set based on whether a course is marked active.
// Course URL goes to the course ID in the public catalog.
function generateMarkdown(course) {
  let draft = course.status !== "active";
  let publicCourse = course.shared === 1;
  let url = `${URL}/info/id:${course.id}`;
  
  let str = `---
title: ${course.name}
draft: ${draft}
public: ${publicCourse}
courseUrl: ${url}
---

${course.description}
  `;

  return str;
}