Skip to content

arenkis/owensquote

BranchesTags

Folders and files

NameName
Last commit message
Last commit date

Latest commit

 

History

13 Commits
data
data
 
 
src
src
 
 
.env.example
.env.example
 
 
.gitignore
.gitignore
 
 
LICENSE
LICENSE
 
 
README.md
README.md
 
 
package-lock.json
package-lock.json
 
 
package.json
package.json
 
 

Repository files navigation

OWENSQUOTE

A sophisticated Node.js application that extracts meaningful quotes from Rick Owens interviews using AI and delivers them via beautifully designed emails with a Rick Owens-inspired aesthetic.

Features

  • 🤖 Multi-AI Provider Support: Works with OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google Gemini, Ollama, and Transformers.js
  • 🏠 Local LLM Support: Run completely offline with Ollama or Transformers.js
  • 📧 Rick Owens Aesthetic Emails: Brutalist-inspired HTML email design
  • 📅 Scheduled Delivery: Automated daily quotes via cron scheduling
  • 🎯 Smart Quote Extraction: AI-powered selection of meaningful, philosophical quotes
  • 📱 Responsive Design: Email templates optimized for all devices
  • 🔒 Privacy-First: Option to run entirely local with no API calls

Quick Start

1. Installation

git clone <your-repo-url>
cd rick-owens-quote
npm install

2. Configuration

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env with your credentials:

# Choose your AI provider
AI_PROVIDER=openai  # or 'anthropic', 'gemini', 'ollama', or 'transformers'

# Optional: Platform-specific overrides
AI_PROVIDER_WINDOWS=ollama
AI_PROVIDER_MACOS=anthropic
AI_PROVIDER_LINUX=

# Add your API key (not needed for local providers)
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-key-here

# Email configuration
EMAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
EMAIL_USER=your-email@gmail.com
EMAIL_PASSWORD=your-app-password
EMAIL_FROM="OWENSQUOTE" <your-email@gmail.com>
EMAIL_RECIPIENTS=recipient@example.com

# Test mode
RUN_ONCE=true

3. Add Interview Data

Place your interview data in data/interviews.json:

[
  {
    "url": "https://example.com/interview",
    "text": "Interview content here..."
  }
]

4. Test Run

npm run test-once

AI Provider Setup

OpenAI

AI_PROVIDER=openai
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-openai-key
OPENAI_MODEL=gpt-4o-mini

Anthropic (Claude)

AI_PROVIDER=anthropic
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-api03-your-key
ANTHROPIC_MODEL=claude-3-5-haiku-20241022

Google Gemini

AI_PROVIDER=gemini
GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-key
GEMINI_MODEL=gemini-1.5-flash

Ollama (Local)

AI_PROVIDER=ollama
OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434/v1
OLLAMA_MODEL=qwen2.5:1.5b

Setup Ollama:

  1. Install Ollama from https://ollama.ai/download
  2. Pull a model: ollama pull qwen2.5:1.5b
  3. Ensure Ollama is running: ollama serve

Recommended models:

  • qwen2.5:0.5b (394MB) - Ultra lightweight
  • qwen2.5:1.5b (934MB) - Good balance
  • llama3.1:8b (4.7GB) - High quality

Transformers.js (Local, No Dependencies)

AI_PROVIDER=transformers
TRANSFORMERS_MODEL=Xenova/LaMini-Flan-T5-248M

Features:

  • Runs entirely in Node.js
  • No external dependencies required
  • Model downloads automatically (~95MB)
  • Perfect fallback option

Platform-Specific Configuration

You can configure different AI providers for different operating systems. This is useful when you want to use local models on some platforms and cloud APIs on others.

Basic Usage

Add platform-specific overrides to your .env file:

# Default provider for all platforms
AI_PROVIDER=openai

# Platform-specific overrides (optional)
AI_PROVIDER_WINDOWS=ollama
AI_PROVIDER_MACOS=anthropic
AI_PROVIDER_LINUX=

How It Works

  • If a platform-specific setting is provided, it overrides the default AI_PROVIDER
  • If left blank, the platform uses the default AI_PROVIDER setting
  • Validation occurs for the effective provider on your current platform

Example Scenarios

Scenario 1: Local models on Windows, Cloud API on macOS

AI_PROVIDER=openai
AI_PROVIDER_WINDOWS=ollama
AI_PROVIDER_MACOS=anthropic
AI_PROVIDER_LINUX=

Scenario 2: Same provider everywhere

AI_PROVIDER=anthropic
AI_PROVIDER_WINDOWS=
AI_PROVIDER_MACOS=
AI_PROVIDER_LINUX=

Scenario 3: Different models per platform

AI_PROVIDER=openai
AI_PROVIDER_WINDOWS=ollama    # Local Ollama with llama3.1
AI_PROVIDER_MACOS=anthropic   # Claude API for macOS
AI_PROVIDER_LINUX=transformers # Local transformers.js

Platform Detection

The system automatically detects:

  • Windows (win32)
  • macOS (darwin)
  • Linux (linux)

Email Setup

Gmail Setup

  1. Enable 2-factor authentication
  2. Generate an App Password
  3. Use the app password (not your regular password)
EMAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
EMAIL_PORT=587
EMAIL_USER=your-email@gmail.com
EMAIL_PASSWORD=your-16-character-app-password
EMAIL_FROM="OWENSQUOTE" <your-email@gmail.com>

Other Providers

  • Outlook: smtp-mail.outlook.com:587
  • Yahoo: smtp.mail.yahoo.com:587
  • Custom SMTP: Configure host and port accordingly

Usage

One-time Test

npm run test-once

Development Mode (with file watching)

npm run dev

Production Mode (scheduled)

npm start

Custom Schedule

Set CRON_SCHEDULE in .env:

# Daily at 9 AM
CRON_SCHEDULE=0 9 * * *

# Weekly on Monday at 10 AM
CRON_SCHEDULE=0 10 * * 1

Configuration Options

Environment Variables

Variable Required Default Description
AI_PROVIDER Yes openai AI provider: openai, anthropic, gemini, ollama, or transformers
AI_PROVIDER_WINDOWS No - Windows-specific AI provider (overrides AI_PROVIDER)
AI_PROVIDER_MACOS No - macOS-specific AI provider (overrides AI_PROVIDER)
AI_PROVIDER_LINUX No - Linux-specific AI provider (overrides AI_PROVIDER)
OPENAI_API_KEY If using OpenAI - OpenAI API key
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY If using Claude - Anthropic API key
GEMINI_API_KEY If using Gemini - Google Gemini API key
OLLAMA_BASE_URL If using Ollama http://localhost:11434/v1 Ollama server URL
OLLAMA_MODEL If using Ollama qwen2.5:1.5b Ollama model name
TRANSFORMERS_MODEL If using Transformers.js Xenova/LaMini-Flan-T5-248M Transformers.js model
AI_MAX_TOKENS No 500 Maximum tokens for AI response
AI_TEMPERATURE No 0.7 AI creativity level (0-2)
EMAIL_HOST Yes - SMTP host
EMAIL_PORT No 587 SMTP port
EMAIL_USER Yes - Email username
EMAIL_PASSWORD Yes - Email password/app password
EMAIL_FROM No Uses EMAIL_USER From address with optional display name
EMAIL_RECIPIENTS Yes - Comma-separated recipient list
INTERVIEWS_FILE_PATH No ./data/interviews.json Path to interview data
CRON_SCHEDULE No 0 9 * * * Cron schedule for automation
RUN_ONCE No false Run once then exit (for testing)
LOG_LEVEL No info Logging level

Interview Data Format

The data/interviews.json file should contain an array of interview objects:

[
  {
    "url": "https://example.com/rick-owens-interview-1",
    "text": "Full interview text content here. This should contain Rick Owens' actual quotes and thoughts about fashion, philosophy, creativity, etc."
  },
  {
    "url": "https://example.com/rick-owens-interview-2",
    "text": "Another interview with more philosophical content..."
  }
]

Copyright Notice

All interviews are copyright of Rick Owens or their respective media outlets and can be found at https://www.rickowens.eu/interviews

Email Design

The emails feature a Rick Owens-inspired aesthetic:

  • Monochrome palette (black, white, grays)
  • Bold typography with Inter font
  • Geometric elements and linear gradients
  • Minimal brutalism with sharp edges
  • Dramatic quote presentation with oversized quote marks
  • Responsive design for all devices

Project Structure

rick-owens-quote/
├── src/
│   ├── config/           # Configuration management
│   ├── services/         # Interview reading service
│   ├── quote-extractor/  # AI quote extraction
│   ├── email/            # Email sending service
│   ├── utils/            # Logging utilities
│   └── index.js          # Main application
├── data/
│   └── interviews.json   # Interview data
├── logs/                 # Application logs
├── .env.example          # Environment template
└── README.md

Scripts

  • npm start - Run in production mode (scheduled)
  • npm run dev - Run in development mode with file watching
  • npm run test-once - Run once and exit (perfect for testing)

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Email not sending:

  • Check SMTP credentials in .env
  • Verify app password setup for Gmail
  • Check logs in logs/ directory

AI extraction failing:

  • Verify API key is correct and active (for cloud providers)
  • Check API quota/billing (for cloud providers)
  • For Ollama: ensure Ollama is running and model is pulled
  • For Transformers.js: check internet connection for initial download
  • Try a different AI provider

No interviews found:

  • Ensure data/interviews.json exists
  • Verify JSON format is valid
  • Check file path in INTERVIEWS_FILE_PATH

Debug Mode

Set LOG_LEVEL=debug in .env for detailed logging:

LOG_LEVEL=debug
npm run test-once

Logs

Check the logs/ directory for detailed error information and debugging output.

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch
  3. Make your changes
  4. Test thoroughly
  5. Submit a pull request

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

OWENSQUOTE - Bringing Rick Owens' philosophy to your inbox with style.

About

Extracts quotes from Rick Owens interviews and delivers them via email

Resources

Readme

License

MIT license
Activity

Stars

0 stars

Watchers

0 watching

Forks

0 forks
Report repository

Releases

No releases published

Packages

 
 
 

Contributors

Languages