HN/Reddit Sentiment Analyzer
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HN/Reddit Sentiment Analyzer
Fetch posts from Hacker News and Reddit, run VADER sentiment analysis, and output structured results with sentiment scores, keywords, and metadata. Perfect for brand monitoring, trend detection, and market research.
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Oaida Adrian
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Fetches posts from Hacker News and Reddit, runs VADER sentiment analysis, and outputs structured results.
What It Does
- Hacker News: Fetches top or new stories via the Firebase API
- Reddit: Fetches posts from any subreddit (hot, new, top, rising)
- Sentiment Analysis: VADER scores for positive, negative, neutral, and compound
- Keywords: Top keywords extracted from each post
- Aggregation: Overall sentiment breakdown and average compound score
Input Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
sources | hackernews, reddit, or both |
subreddit | Comma-separated subreddits (required for reddit) |
sortBy | Reddit sort: hot, new, top, rising |
hnSort | HN sort: top or new |
maxPosts | Max posts to analyse (default: 50) |
sentimentFilter | Filter by positive, negative, or neutral |
minScore | Minimum upvotes required |
Output
Each dataset item includes:
{"source": "hackernews","title": "Show HN: I built a sentiment analyzer","sentiment": "positive","sentimentScores": {"positive": 0.4521,"neutral": 0.5479,"negative": 0.0,"compound": 0.6486},"keywords": ["sentiment", "analyzer", "built"],"score": 125,"commentsCount": 42}
Use Cases
- Brand monitoring: Track sentiment about your product on HN and Reddit
- Trend detection: Spot negative sentiment before it goes viral
- Market research: Understand community feeling about technologies
- Content curation: Filter positive or negative discussions