old-website/scripts/mdx-scripts/event-conversion.js

const Breakdance = require("breakdance");
const converter = new Breakdance();
const fs = require("fs");

fs.readFile("./event-test.xml", "utf8", (err, data) => {
  if (err) {
    console.error(err);
    return;
  }
  parseXML(data);
});

const parseXML = (XML) => {
  const eventItemRegex = /<eventitem.*>(.|\n)*?<\/eventitem>/g;
  const shortRegex = /(?<=<short>)(.|\n)*?(?=<\/short>)/g;
  const abstractRegex = /(?<=<abstract>)(.|\n)*?(?=<\/abstract>)/g;

  const dateRegex = /(?<=<eventitem(.*)date=")(.|\n)*?(?="(.*)>)/g;
  const timeRegex = /(?<=<eventitem(.*)time=")(.|\n)*?(?="(.*)>)/g;
  const roomRegex = /(?<=<eventitem(.*)room=")(.|\n)*?(?="(.*)>)/g;
  const titleRegex = /(?<=<eventitem(.*)title=")(.|\n)*?(?="(.*)>)/g;

  let eventItems = [];

  while ((eventItems = eventItemRegex.exec(XML)) !== null) {
    dateRegex.lastIndex = 0;
    timeRegex.lastIndex = 0;
    roomRegex.lastIndex = 0;
    titleRegex.lastIndex = 0;
    shortRegex.lastIndex = 0;
    abstractRegex.lastIndex = 0;

    const eventItem = eventItems[0];
    const dateStr = dateRegex.exec(eventItem);
    const timeStr = timeRegex.exec(eventItem);

    const title = titleRegex.exec(eventItem)[0];
    const short = shortRegex.exec(eventItem)[0]; 
    // const short = shortRegex.exec(eventItem)[0]; if we want shorts in mdx
    const room = roomRegex.exec(eventItem)[0];
    const date = new Date(`${dateStr[0]} ${timeStr[0]}`);
    const abstract = converter.render(abstractRegex.exec(eventItem)[0]);

    mdx = `export const metadata = {\n  name: ${title},\n  short: ${short},\n  date: ${date},\n  online: TODO FIX THIS,\n  location: ${room},\n  registerLink: TODO FIX THIS,\n}\n\n${abstract}`;

    fs.writeFile(`${timeRegex.lastIndex}.mdx`, mdx, function (err) {
      if (err) return console.log(err); 
    });
  }
};