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REview: add RENTV Originals rail (self-hosted HyperFrames promos), cron-proof via originals.json merge
0a4e3b54335da658e3b6d64c55fbaec838323cf0 · 2026-07-22 07:47:27 -0700 · Steve Abrams
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commit 0a4e3b54335da658e3b6d64c55fbaec838323cf0
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date: Wed Jul 22 07:47:27 2026 -0700
REview: add RENTV Originals rail (self-hosted HyperFrames promos), cron-proof via originals.json merge
---
data/originals.json | 9 ++
data/videos.json | 317 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
data/videos.json.bak | 144 -----------------------
server.js | 12 +-
4 files changed, 162 insertions(+), 320 deletions(-)
diff --git a/data/originals.json b/data/originals.json
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diff --git a/data/videos.json b/data/videos.json
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diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 5ca272a..13da754 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -35,9 +35,19 @@ app.get('/api/ticker', (_q, r) => {
});
// ── The REview: live CRE video catalog (synced from rentvreview.com by cron) ──
+// RENTV Originals (self-hosted promos) live in originals.json and are merged in
+// on READ so the video-sync cron that rewrites videos.json never wipes them.
app.get('/api/videos', (_q, r) => {
r.set('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=300');
- r.json(readJSON('videos.json', { items: [], cats: [] }));
+ const base = readJSON('videos.json', { items: [], cats: [] });
+ const orig = readJSON('originals.json', { cat: null, items: [] });
+ const items = Array.isArray(orig.items) ? orig.items : [];
+ if (items.length) {
+ base.items = [...items, ...(base.items || []).filter(x => !String(x.id).startsWith('orig-'))];
+ base.cats = [orig.cat, ...(base.cats || []).filter(c => c !== orig.cat)];
+ base.count = base.items.length;
+ }
+ r.json(base);
});
// ── Article reader proxy: fetch a single rentv.com story on demand + cache it. ──
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