Fix updating the list of languages, and add Inko back to the list (al…

…illeybrinker#50) * Fix updating the list of languages The old approach of updating languages would produce inconsistent results in the JSON file. For example, when adding Inko and running update.py, Inko would be removed from the list while Dyon would exist twice. This commit changes this by simply appending data to a new list, instead of modifying the old list in-place. * Add Inko back to the list of languages
apetcho · Jul 1, 2022 · 59ab775 · 59ab775
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Then it can be included in this list!
 | [Orion] | 225 | ☀️ Active | A high level, purely functional programming language with a LISP based syntax. |
 | [EndBASIC] | 205 | ☀️ Active | BASIC environment with a REPL, a web interface, and RPi support written in Rust. |
 | [Eldiro] | 181 | ☀️ Active | A programming language to teach how to implement languages in Rust. |
+| [Inko] | 170 | ☀️ Active | Inko is a statically-typed, safe, object-oriented programming language for writing concurrent programs. |
 | [Sway] | 133 | ☀️ Active | Sway is a language developed for the Fuel blockchain. |
 | [atto] | 131 | ☀️ Active | A simple self-hosted functional programming language. |
 | [Butter] | 106 | ☀️ Active | A tasty language for building efficient software. |
@@ -208,3 +209,4 @@ broader than a programming language project.
 [Chili]: https://github.com/r0nsha/chili
 [Foolang]: https://github.com/nikodemus/foolang
 [Rust]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust
+[Inko]: https://github.com/YorickPeterse/inko
diff --git a/languages.json b/languages.json
@@ -656,5 +656,12 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/rust-lang/rust",
         "stars": 67593,
         "active": true
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "Inko",
+        "description": "Inko is a statically-typed, safe, object-oriented programming language for writing concurrent programs.",
+        "url": "https://github.com/YorickPeterse/inko",
+        "stars": 170,
+        "active": true
     }
-]
+]
diff --git a/update.py b/update.py
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ def api_request(token):
     with open("languages.json", "r+", encoding="utf-8") as file:
         # Read the current state of the file.
         languages = json.load(file)
+        new_data = []
 
-        for count, lang in enumerate(languages):
+        for lang in languages:
             # TODO: Also support requests to other APIs like GitLab to get this info.
             if "github.com" in lang["url"]:
                 # Get the URL for the proper API request.
@@ -124,17 +125,19 @@ def api_request(token):
 
                 # Get the latest data and update the list.
                 data = response.json()
-                languages[count - 1] = {
-                    "name": lang["name"],
-                    "description": lang["description"],
-                    "url": lang["url"],
-                    "stars": data["stargazers_count"],
-                    "active": is_active(data["updated_at"]),
-                }
+                new_data.append(
+                    {
+                        "name": lang["name"],
+                        "description": lang["description"],
+                        "url": lang["url"],
+                        "stars": data["stargazers_count"],
+                        "active": is_active(data["updated_at"]),
+                    }
+                )
 
         # Update the file.
         file.seek(0)
-        json.dump(languages, file, indent=4)
+        json.dump(new_data, file, indent=4)
         file.truncate()