Update with hugo setup instructions

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I recently reworked my personal blog with the Hugo Bear blog theme.
I came across the [creator's (Herman Martinus) blogging site](https://herman.bearblog.dev/) which had this really cool anonymous upvote system.
I wanted something similar and decided to implement it myself.
The goal is maximum simplicity.
The goal is maximum simplicity so that I can use it with my Hugo static site.
It's directly integrated in [my theme]("https://forge.alexselimov.com/aselimov/hugo-bearcub") which attempts to mimic Herman Martinus' bear blog style.
I've added steps on how I set it up in my theme [at the bottom of this README](#setting-it-up-with-hugo).
## Table of Contents
@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ The goal is maximum simplicity.
- [API](#api)
- [Running tests](#running-tests)
- [Actual deployment](#actual-deployment)
- [Setting it up with Hugo](#setting-it-up-with-hugo)
- [License](#license)
## Requirements
@ -161,6 +164,112 @@ sudo systemctl enable --now upvoters
curl https://example.com/api/posts/tests/votes
```
## Setting it up with Hugo
I set this up in my [Voting Bear Cub Theme](https://forge.alexselimov.com/aselimov/hugo-bearcub/src/branch/main).
The components are:
1. Javascript file to handle upvoting. This function is automatically called on page loads
```javascript
(async function () {
// Define the slug
const slug = location.pathname.replace(/^\/|\/$/g, "").replaceAll("/", "-");
const API = window.UPVOTE_API;
const btn = document.getElementById("upvote-btn");
const count = document.getElementById("upvote-count");
// On load fetch curent vote count and whether the button should be clicked on or off
const res = await fetch(`${API}/posts/${slug}/votes`, {
credentials: "include",
});
const data = await res.json();
count.textContent = data.vote_count;
if (data.voted) btn.setAttribute("voted", true);
btn.addEventListener("click", async () => {
const alreadyVoted = btn.hasAttribute("voted");
const method = alreadyVoted ? "DELETE" : "POST";
const r = await fetch(`${API}/posts/${slug}/vote`, {
method,
credentials: "include",
});
if (r.ok) {
const updated = await fetch(`${API}/posts/${slug}/votes`, {
credentials: "include",
});
const d = await updated.json();
count.textContent = d.vote_count;
if (d.voted) btn.setAttribute("voted", false);
else btn.removeAttribute("voted");
}
});
})();
```
2. Button component in single.html template placed after the main post body. **Note:** I guard this behind a config check so users can use my theme without setting up upvoters.
```html
{{ if .Site.Params.upvotes }}
<div class="upvote">
<button id="upvote-btn" aria-label="Upvote">
<span id="upvote-chevron">&#8963;</span>
<span id="upvote-count"></span>
</button>
</div>
<script>window.UPVOTE_API = "{{ .Site.Params.upvoteApi }}";</script>
<script src="/upvote.js"></script>
{{ end }}
```
3. Styles for the button:
```css
.upvote {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
width: fit-content;
gap: 0.2rem;
margin-block: var(--spacing);
}
#upvote-btn {
background: none;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
color: currentColor;
font-size: calc(var(--size) * 4);
line-height: 0.8;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
gap: 0;
opacity: 0.4;
transition: opacity 0.15s, color 0.15s;
}
#upvote-btn:hover {
opacity: 0.8;
}
#upvote-btn[voted] {
color: var(--color-primary);
opacity: 1;
}
#upvote-chevron {
display: block;
line-height: 1;
margin-bottom: -0.3em;
}
#upvote-count {
font-size: calc(var(--size) * 1.6);
line-height: 1;
}
```
## License
MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).