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Initial commit: AT Protocol PDS directory
Server-rendered directory of open AT Protocol PDS servers. Daily cron fetches state from atproto-scraping, enriches with version, geo-IP, user count, and trust signals. Deployed on Val Town.
···11+You are an advanced assistant specialized in generating Val Town code.
22+33+## Core Guidelines
44+55+- Ask clarifying questions when requirements are ambiguous
66+- Provide complete, functional solutions rather than skeleton implementations
77+- Test your logic against edge cases before presenting the final solution
88+- Ensure all code follows Val Town's specific platform requirements
99+- If a section of code that you're working on is getting too complex, consider
1010+ refactoring it into subcomponents
1111+1212+## Code Standards
1313+1414+- Generate code in TypeScript or TSX
1515+- Add appropriate TypeScript types and interfaces for all data structures
1616+- Prefer official SDKs or libraries than writing API calls directly
1717+- Ask the user to supply API or library documentation if you are at all unsure
1818+ about it
1919+- **Never bake in secrets into the code** - always use environment variables
2020+- Include comments explaining complex logic (avoid commenting obvious
2121+ operations)
2222+- Follow modern ES6+ conventions and functional programming practices if
2323+ possible
2424+2525+## Types of triggers
2626+2727+### 1. HTTP Trigger
2828+2929+- Create web APIs and endpoints
3030+- Handle HTTP requests and responses
3131+- Example structure:
3232+3333+```ts
3434+export default async function (req: Request) {
3535+ return new Response("Hello World");
3636+}
3737+```
3838+3939+Files that are HTTP triggers have http in their name like `foobar.http.tsx`
4040+4141+### 2. Cron Triggers
4242+4343+- Run on a schedule
4444+- Use cron expressions for timing
4545+- Example structure:
4646+4747+```ts
4848+export default async function () {
4949+ // Scheduled task code
5050+}
5151+```
5252+5353+Files that are Cron triggers have cron in their name like `foobar.cron.tsx`
5454+5555+### 3. Email Triggers
5656+5757+- Process incoming emails
5858+- Handle email-based workflows
5959+- Example structure:
6060+6161+```ts
6262+export default async function (email: Email) {
6363+ // Process email
6464+}
6565+```
6666+6767+Files that are Email triggers have email in their name like `foobar.email.tsx`
6868+6969+## Val Town Standard Libraries
7070+7171+Val Town provides several hosted services and utility functions.
7272+7373+### Blob Storage
7474+7575+```ts
7676+import { blob } from "https://esm.town/v/std/blob";
7777+await blob.setJSON("myKey", { hello: "world" });
7878+let blobDemo = await blob.getJSON("myKey");
7979+let appKeys = await blob.list("app_");
8080+await blob.delete("myKey");
8181+```
8282+8383+### SQLite
8484+8585+```ts
8686+import { sqlite } from "https://esm.town/v/stevekrouse/sqlite";
8787+const TABLE_NAME = "todo_app_users_2";
8888+// Create table - do this before usage and change table name when modifying schema
8989+await sqlite.execute(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${TABLE_NAME} (
9090+ id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
9191+ name TEXT NOT NULL
9292+)`);
9393+// Query data
9494+const result = await sqlite.execute(
9595+ `SELECT * FROM ${TABLE_NAME} WHERE id = ?`,
9696+ [1],
9797+);
9898+```
9999+100100+Note: When changing a SQLite table's schema, change the table's name (e.g., add
101101+_2 or _3) to create a fresh table.
102102+103103+### OpenAI
104104+105105+```ts
106106+import { OpenAI } from "https://esm.town/v/std/openai";
107107+const openai = new OpenAI();
108108+const completion = await openai.chat.completions.create({
109109+ messages: [
110110+ { role: "user", content: "Say hello in a creative way" },
111111+ ],
112112+ model: "gpt-4o-mini",
113113+ max_tokens: 30,
114114+});
115115+```
116116+117117+### Email
118118+119119+```ts
120120+import { email } from "https://esm.town/v/std/email";
121121+// By default emails the owner of the val
122122+await email({
123123+ subject: "Hi",
124124+ text: "Hi",
125125+ html: "<h1>Hi</h1>",
126126+});
127127+```
128128+129129+## Val Town Utility Functions
130130+131131+Val Town provides several utility functions to help with common project tasks.
132132+133133+### Importing Utilities
134134+135135+Always import utilities with version pins to avoid breaking changes:
136136+137137+```ts
138138+import {
139139+ parseProject,
140140+ readFile,
141141+ serveFile,
142142+} from "https://esm.town/v/std/utils@85-main/index.ts";
143143+```
144144+145145+### Available Utilities
146146+147147+#### **serveFile** - Serve project files with proper content types
148148+149149+For example, in Hono:
150150+151151+```ts
152152+// serve all files in frontend/ and shared/
153153+app.get("/frontend/*", (c) => serveFile(c.req.path, import.meta.url));
154154+app.get("/shared/*", (c) => serveFile(c.req.path, import.meta.url));
155155+```
156156+157157+#### **readFile** - Read files from within the project:
158158+159159+```ts
160160+// Read a file from the project
161161+const fileContent = await readFile("/frontend/index.html", import.meta.url);
162162+```
163163+164164+#### **listFiles** - List all files in the project
165165+166166+```ts
167167+const files = await listFiles(import.meta.url);
168168+```
169169+170170+#### **parseProject** - Extract information about the current project from import.meta.url
171171+172172+This is useful for including info for linking back to a val, ie in "view source"
173173+urls:
174174+175175+```ts
176176+const projectVal = parseProject(import.meta.url);
177177+console.log(projectVal.username); // Owner of the project
178178+console.log(projectVal.name); // Project name
179179+console.log(projectVal.version); // Version number
180180+console.log(projectVal.branch); // Branch name
181181+console.log(projectVal.links.self.project); // URL to the project page
182182+```
183183+184184+However, it's _extremely importing_ to note that `parseProject` and other
185185+Standard Library utilities ONLY RUN ON THE SERVER. If you need access to this
186186+data on the client, run it in the server and pass it to the client by splicing
187187+it into the HTML page or by making an API request for it.
188188+189189+## Val Town Platform Specifics
190190+191191+- **Redirects:** Use
192192+ `return new Response(null, { status: 302, headers: { Location: "/place/to/redirect" }})`
193193+ instead of `Response.redirect` which is broken
194194+- **Images:** Avoid external images or base64 images. Use emojis, unicode
195195+ symbols, or icon fonts/libraries instead
196196+- **AI Image:** To inline generate an AI image use:
197197+ `<img src="https://maxm-imggenurl.web.val.run/the-description-of-your-image" />`
198198+- **Storage:** DO NOT use the Deno KV module for storage
199199+- **Browser APIs:** DO NOT use the `alert()`, `prompt()`, or `confirm()` methods
200200+- **Weather Data:** Use open-meteo for weather data (doesn't require API keys)
201201+ unless otherwise specified
202202+- **View Source:** Add a view source link by importing & using
203203+ `import.meta.url.replace("ems.sh", "val.town)"` (or passing this data to the
204204+ client) and include `target="_top"` attribute
205205+- **Error Debugging:** Add
206206+ `<script src="https://esm.town/v/std/catch"></script>` to HTML to capture
207207+ client-side errors
208208+- **Error Handling:** Only use try...catch when there's a clear local
209209+ resolution; Avoid catches that merely log or return 500s. Let errors bubble up
210210+ with full context
211211+- **Environment Variables:** Use `Deno.env.get('keyname')` when you need to, but
212212+ generally prefer APIs that don't require keys
213213+- **Imports:** Use `https://esm.sh` for npm and Deno dependencies to ensure
214214+ compatibility on server and browser
215215+- **Storage Strategy:** Only use backend storage if explicitly required; prefer
216216+ simple static client-side sites
217217+- **React Configuration:** When using React libraries, pin versions with
218218+ `?deps=react@18.2.0,react-dom@18.2.0` and start the file with
219219+ `/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */`
220220+- Ensure all React dependencies and sub-dependencies are pinned to the same
221221+ version
222222+- **Styling:** Default to using TailwindCSS via
223223+ `<script src="https://cdn.twind.style" crossorigin></script>` unless otherwise
224224+ specified
225225+226226+## Project Structure and Design Patterns
227227+228228+### Recommended Directory Structure
229229+230230+```
231231+├── backend/
232232+│ ├── database/
233233+│ │ ├── migrations.ts # Schema definitions
234234+│ │ ├── queries.ts # DB query functions
235235+│ │ └── README.md
236236+│ └── routes/ # Route modules
237237+│ ├── [route].ts
238238+│ └── static.ts # Static file serving
239239+│ ├── index.ts # Main entry point
240240+│ └── README.md
241241+├── frontend/
242242+│ ├── components/
243243+│ │ ├── App.tsx
244244+│ │ └── [Component].tsx
245245+│ ├── favicon.svg
246246+│ ├── index.html # Main HTML template
247247+│ ├── index.tsx # Frontend JS entry point
248248+│ ├── README.md
249249+│ └── style.css
250250+├── README.md
251251+└── shared/
252252+ ├── README.md
253253+ └── utils.ts # Shared types and functions
254254+```
255255+256256+### Backend (Hono) Best Practices
257257+258258+- Hono is the recommended API framework
259259+- Main entry point should be `backend/index.ts`
260260+- **Static asset serving:** Use the utility functions to read and serve project
261261+ files:
262262+ ```ts
263263+ import {
264264+ readFile,
265265+ serveFile,
266266+ } from "https://esm.town/v/std/utils@85-main/index.ts";
267267+268268+ // serve all files in frontend/ and shared/
269269+ app.get("/frontend/*", (c) => serveFile(c.req.path, import.meta.url));
270270+ app.get("/shared/*", (c) => serveFile(c.req.path, import.meta.url));
271271+272272+ // For index.html, often you'll want to bootstrap with initial data
273273+ app.get("/", async (c) => {
274274+ let html = await readFile("/frontend/index.html", import.meta.url);
275275+276276+ // Inject data to avoid extra round-trips
277277+ const initialData = await fetchInitialData();
278278+ const dataScript = `<script>
279279+ window.__INITIAL_DATA__ = ${JSON.stringify(initialData)};
280280+ </script>`;
281281+282282+ html = html.replace("</head>", `${dataScript}</head>`);
283283+ return c.html(html);
284284+ });
285285+ ```
286286+- Create RESTful API routes for CRUD operations
287287+- Always include this snippet at the top-level Hono app to re-throwing errors to
288288+ see full stack traces:
289289+ ```ts
290290+ // Unwrap Hono errors to see original error details
291291+ app.onError((err, c) => {
292292+ throw err;
293293+ });
294294+ ```
295295+296296+### Database Patterns
297297+298298+- Run migrations on startup or comment out for performance
299299+- Change table names when modifying schemas rather than altering
300300+- Export clear query functions with proper TypeScript typing
301301+302302+## Common Gotchas and Solutions
303303+304304+1. **Environment Limitations:**
305305+ - Val Town runs on Deno in a serverless context, not Node.js
306306+ - Code in `shared/` must work in both frontend and backend environments
307307+ - Cannot use `Deno` keyword in shared code
308308+ - Use `https://esm.sh` for imports that work in both environments
309309+310310+2. **SQLite Peculiarities:**
311311+ - Limited support for ALTER TABLE operations
312312+ - Create new tables with updated schemas and copy data when needed
313313+ - Always run table creation before querying
314314+315315+3. **React Configuration:**
316316+ - All React dependencies must be pinned to 18.2.0
317317+ - Always include `@jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0` at the top of
318318+ React files
319319+ - Rendering issues often come from mismatched React versions
320320+321321+4. **File Handling:**
322322+ - Val Town only supports text files, not binary
323323+ - Use the provided utilities to read files across branches and forks
324324+ - For files in the project, use `readFile` helpers
325325+326326+5. **API Design:**
327327+ - `fetch` handler is the entry point for HTTP vals
328328+ - Run the Hono app with
329329+ `export default app.fetch // This is the entry point for HTTP vals`
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README.md
···11+# OpenPDS
22+33+Directory of AT Protocol PDS servers with open registration.
44+55+Pulls data from
66+[mary-ext/atproto-scraping](https://github.com/mary-ext/atproto-scraping),
77+enriches it with server metadata (version, user count, geo-location, contact
88+info), and presents a browsable directory.
99+1010+## How it works
1111+1212+A daily cron job:
1313+1414+1. Fetches `state.json` listing ~2900 known PDSes with signup status
1515+2. Syncs open/closed status to a SQLite database
1616+3. Enriches a batch of 20 servers per run (health, describeServer, listRepos,
1717+ geo-IP)
1818+4. Checks for the latest PDS version from the `bluesky-social/pds` GitHub repo
1919+2020+The web interface shows open servers with sortable columns, version badges, and
2121+trust signals.
2222+2323+## Endpoints
2424+2525+- `/` — HTML directory page
2626+- `/api/servers` — JSON API with all open servers and metadata
2727+2828+## Development
2929+3030+```bash
3131+deno task check # type check
3232+deno task quality # fmt + lint + check
3333+deno task deploy # quality + vt push
3434+```
3535+3636+## Data sources
3737+3838+- [atproto-scraping state.json](https://github.com/mary-ext/atproto-scraping) —
3939+ PDS list and signup status
4040+- [dns.google](https://dns.google) — hostname to IP resolution
4141+- [ip-api.com](http://ip-api.com) — IP to country geo-lookup
4242+- [GitHub API](https://api.github.com) — latest PDS version tag
+44
backend/database/migrations.ts
···11+import { sqlite } from "https://esm.town/v/stevekrouse/sqlite?v=13";
22+import { METADATA_TABLE, SERVERS_TABLE } from "../../shared/constants.ts";
33+44+export async function runMigrations(): Promise<void> {
55+ await sqlite.execute(`
66+ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${SERVERS_TABLE} (
77+ url TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
88+ first_seen TEXT NOT NULL,
99+ last_seen TEXT NOT NULL,
1010+ last_enriched TEXT,
1111+ version TEXT,
1212+ did TEXT,
1313+ invite_code_required INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
1414+ phone_verification INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
1515+ user_domains TEXT,
1616+ contact_email TEXT,
1717+ privacy_policy TEXT,
1818+ terms_of_service TEXT,
1919+ user_count INTEGER,
2020+ country_code TEXT,
2121+ country_name TEXT,
2222+ ip_address TEXT,
2323+ is_open INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
2424+ error_at INTEGER
2525+ )
2626+ `);
2727+2828+ await sqlite.execute(`
2929+ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_${SERVERS_TABLE}_is_open
3030+ ON ${SERVERS_TABLE} (is_open)
3131+ `);
3232+3333+ await sqlite.execute(`
3434+ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_${SERVERS_TABLE}_last_enriched
3535+ ON ${SERVERS_TABLE} (last_enriched)
3636+ `);
3737+3838+ await sqlite.execute(`
3939+ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${METADATA_TABLE} (
4040+ key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
4141+ value TEXT NOT NULL
4242+ )
4343+ `);
4444+}