🛠Generate Word Search and Post to Twitter using Python and Node.js

Generate Word Search and Post to Twitter using Python and Node.js

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Python 3
• Node.js
• Required dependencies

Step 1: Generate a Word Search Puzzle PDF

We will use the word-search-generator package to create a word search puzzle in PDF format.

Install the required package:

python3 -m pip install word-search-generator --break-system-packages

Generate the Word Search PDF in generate_wordsearch.py

from word_search_generator import WordSearch

puzzle = WordSearch(level=3)
words = puzzle.random_words(10, secret=False, reset_size=True)
images = convert_from_path("wordsearch.pdf")
puzzle.save(path="./wordsearch.pdf")

Step 2: Convert PDF to PNG

We will use pdf2image to convert the PDF to an image.

Install the required package & dependence package:

python3 -m pip install pdf2image --break-system-packages
brew install poppler

Convert PDF to PNG

from pdf2image import convert_from_path

images = convert_from_path("wordsearch.pdf")
images[0].save("wordsearch.png", "PNG")

Step 3: Run python using Node.js

const runPythonScript = () => {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        const pythonProcess = spawn("python3", ["generate_wordsearch.py"]);

        let data = "";
        pythonProcess.stdout.on("data", (chunk) => {
            data += chunk.toString();
        });

        pythonProcess.stderr.on("data", (error) => {
            console.error("Error:", error.toString());
            reject(error.toString());
        });

        pythonProcess.on("close", (code) => {
            if (code === 0) {
                resolve(data);
            } else {
                reject(`Python script exited with code ${code}`);
            }
        });
    });
};

Step 4: Post the Image to Twitter using Node.js

We will use twitter-api-v2 to post the image to Twitter.

Install the required package:

npm install twitter-api-v2

Post Image to Twitter

import { TwitterApi } from 'twitter-api-v2';
import fs from 'fs';

const client = new TwitterApi({
  appKey: 'YOUR_APP_KEY',
  appSecret: 'YOUR_APP_SECRET',
  accessToken: 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN',
  accessSecret: 'YOUR_ACCESS_SECRET'
});

async function postImage() {
  const imageData = fs.readFileSync('wordsearch.png');
  const mediaId = await client.v1.uploadMedia(imageData, { type: 'png' });
  await client.v1.tweet('Here is your Word Search Puzzle!', { media_ids: mediaId });
}

runPythonScript()
            .then((resultWS) => {
                postImage();
            })
            .catch((err) => console.error("Error:", err));

Conclusion

This guide demonstrates how to generate a word search puzzle, convert it to an image, and post it to Twitter using Python and Node.js. Adjust the words in the puzzle and customize the Twitter post as needed!