Building a Betting Bot: Module 1

A code editor is required to write, run, and debug your program. The recommended editor for this project is Visual Studio Code (VSC).

Download Visual Studio Code from the official website: https://code.visualstudio.com/

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment that allows the execution of JavaScript code outside of a browser.

1) Download Node.js from the official website: https://nodejs.org/en

2) Open the terminal in Visual Studio Code:

Paste the following command into your terminal and press enter: npm install axios

This command should return the installed Node.js version.

Create a project folder to organize the code files.

1) Create a new folder on your desktop (or preferred location)

2) Open Visual Studio Code.

3) In the menu bar, select File > Open Folder.

4) Select the project folder

Initializing the project sets up the necessary configuration files.

1) Open the terminal in Visual Studio Code;

2) Paste the following command into your terminal and press enter: npm init -y

This command generates a package.json file, which manages dependencies.

This step verifies that the environment is correctly set up by fetching metadata from the SX Bet API.

1) In Visual Studio Code, create a new file inside the project folder.

Click the New File icon. Name the file fetchMetadata.js.

2) Copy and paste the following JavaScript code into fetchMetadata.js:

3) Save the file. Windows/Linux: Ctrl + S | Mac: Cmd + S

4) Install Required Dependencies:

For this test script, Axios is required to handle API requests. Paste the following command into your terminal and press enter:

5. Run the script in the terminal:

Paste the following command into your terminal and press enter:

The metadata from the SX Bet API should be now be displayed: