4ch

Minimal Node.js API and CLI for getting what you want out of 4chan.

Installation

yarn global add 4ch

Or if you prefer npm

npm install -g 4ch

Commands (CLI)

4ch [ls|dl|cat] [options]

DESCRIPTION
  ls -- List all active threads of a given board.
    options: [board]
    example: 4ch list g
  dl -- Download all image/gif/web files of a given thread in a board. Images are downloaded to the `process.cwd()/4ch-out/` folder.
    options: [board, thread]
    example: 4ch dl g 123456789
  cat -- Print all posts of a given thread in a board.
    options: [board, thread]
    example: 4ch cat g 123456789

Usage (API)

const {
  downloadThreadImages,
  getBoardCatalog,
  getThread } = require('4ch')

const threads = await getBoardCatalog('g')
const posts = await getThread('g', '123456789')
const images = await downloadThreadImages('g', '123456789')

Contact

@aowlsprit