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# 2024-03-02 - JSON-LD to MealMaster |
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Someone sent me a link to a blog post about MOAR, a gopher accessible |
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recipe search that i worked on. Part of this post caught my attention: |
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> While I was reading I discovered that a lot of modern recipe |
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> websites include some structured data in the document head in the |
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> form of JSON-LD (which is JSON with Linked Data). And consequently, |
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> a lot of modern recipe software can import recipes directly from |
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> the web if you provide it with a URL for a document that has that |
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> kind of data. |
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Supervegan blog post |
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Challenge accepted! I resolved to create a semi-automated process to |
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import recipes from the web into Meal-Master. |
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First, the toolset: |
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Curl (FreeDOS) (32-bit) |
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Gawk (DJGPP) (32-bit) |
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json2tsv (16-bit) |
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jsontomm.awk |
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Meal-Master |
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Meal-Master Buster |
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I unzipped all of the tools and made sure they were in my path. |
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Select a recipe to import: |
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Tofu Peanut Stir-Fry |
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Download the document: |
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C:\>curl --insecure -o stirfry.htm https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/ |
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recipes/tofu_peanut_stir-fry_62729 |
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Convert to stirfry.txt: |
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C:\>gawk -f jsontomm.awk stirfry.htm stirfry |
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This process is SEMI-automated. Correct stirfry.txt as desired. |
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Convert to stirfry.mmf |
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C:\>mm_bustr |
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MealMaster Buster Version 2.0n |
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Press <CONTROL-BREAK> to abort this program! |
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Volume in drive C is FREEDOS2022 |
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Volume Serial Number is 6969-6969 |
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File not found. |
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Enter filename to convert: stirfry.txt |
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Enter any line you want to appear in each recipe below. |
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(such as where the recipes were found, etc.) |
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(Hit <RETURN> to leave blank and include no posting info) |
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Recipe FROM: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ |
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tofu_peanut_stir-fry_62729 |
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Converted Recipe: Tofu Peanut Vegan Stir-Fry |
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Unformatted Recipes Converted |
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Total of 1 MealMaster Recipes in file STIRFRY.MMF |
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Press <RETURN> to continue (or <CONTROL-X> to end program) |
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At this point, press Ctrl-X or else Meal-Master Buster will delete |
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stirfry.mmf, yanking the tablecloth out from under you. |
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MealMaster Recipe Buster [Version 2.0n] (c) 1996-99, Glen G. Hosey |
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Report any problems/suggestions to [email protected] |
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Load the resulting MMF file into Meal-Master: |
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Meal-Master Splash Screen |
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Press any key to dismiss the splash screen and enter the Main Menu. |
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Meal-Master Main Menu |
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Press U to enter Utilities Menu. |
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Meal-Master Utilities Menu |
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Press I to open Import Recipe Screen. |
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Enter filename and press return, or filepath and F1 for list |
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Last File Imported: RECIPE6.MMF |
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Import From File: |
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Type STIRFRY.MMF and press Enter to open Recipe Import Menu. |
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Meal-Master Recipe Import Menu |
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Press S to begin importing recipe. |
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Meal-Master Import Recipe Screen |
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The Import Recipe Screen reports that 1 recipe was found and imported. |
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Press any key to dismiss Import Recipe Screen and return to the |
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Utilities Menu. |
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Press X to return to the Main Menu |
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Press S to open the Search Menu |
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Press T to search by Title |
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Type: Tofu Peanut Vegan |
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Press Enter |
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Meal-Master Search Menu |
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Press S to search with the specified critera. |
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Meal-Master Search Results Screen |
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Because there is only one result, it is selected by default. |
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Otherwise, one can use the arrow keys to select the desired |
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recipe. |
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Press E to export the selected recipe |
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Press Enter 3 times to accept the defaults |
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Meal-Master Recipe Export Screen |
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Press Enter for the 4th time to export TRANSFER.TXT |
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Press X to return to the Search Menu |
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Press X to return to the Main Menu |
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Press Q to quit Meal-Master |
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Press Y to confirm that you wish to quit Meal-Master |
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TRANSFER.TXT |
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The file TRANSFER.TXT will be in Meal-Master v8.06 format. |
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This can be shared anywhere that accepts plain text messages, |
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and imported into any Meal-Master compatible recipe manager. |
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See also my post about how to pretty-print Meal-Master recipes to PDF |
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in DOS. |
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Print Quest Part 2 |
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tags: bencollver,retrocomputing,technical |
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bencollver |
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