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📝 Azure Function Code

// Azure Function that fetches LIVE HackerNews data
async function hackerNewsFunction(context, req) {
    const https = require('https');
    
    // Helper function to make HTTPS requests
    function httpsGet(url) {
        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
            https.get(url, (res) => {
                let data = '';
                res.on('data', chunk => data += chunk);
                res.on('end', () => resolve(JSON.parse(data)));
                res.on('error', reject);
            }).on('error', reject);
        });
    }
    
    try {
        // Fetch top stories from HackerNews
        const topStories = await httpsGet('https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json');
        const storyIds = topStories.slice(0, 10);
        
        // Fetch details for each story
        const stories = await Promise.all(
            storyIds.map(id => 
                httpsGet(`https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/${id}.json`)
            )
        );
        
        // Format the response
        const formattedStories = stories.map(story => ({
            title: story.title,
            score: story.score,
            by: story.by,
            time: new Date(story.time * 1000).toISOString(),
            url: story.url,
            comments: story.descendants || 0
        }));
        
        context.res = {
            status: 200,
            body: {
                success: true,
                timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
                source: 'HackerNews Live API',
                count: formattedStories.length,
                stories: formattedStories
            }
        };
    } catch (error) {
        context.res = {
            status: 500,
            body: { error: error.message }
        };
    }
}

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