feat: bespoke func to alias artists with too many names (thanks John Dwyer)

src/_data/music.js

@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 const { AssetCache } = require('@11ty/eleventy-fetch')
 
+const artistAliases = [
+  {
+    artist: 'Osees',
+    aliases: ['OCS', 'The Ohsees', 'Thee Oh Sees', "Thee Oh See's"],
+  },
+]
+
+const aliasArtists = (array) => {
+  array.forEach((a) => {
+    const aliased = artistAliases.find((alias) => alias.aliases.includes(a.artist))
+    if (aliased) a.artist = aliased.artist
+  })
+  return array
+}
+
 const sortTrim = (array, length = 8) =>
   Object.values(array)
     .sort((a, b) => b.plays - a.plays)
@@ -55,7 +70,7 @@ module.exports = async function () {
     // aggregate artists
     if (!response.artists[track.attributes.artistName]) {
       response.artists[track.attributes.artistName] = {
-        name: track.attributes.artistName,
+        artist: track.attributes.artistName,
         plays: 1,
       }
     } else {
@@ -78,15 +93,16 @@ module.exports = async function () {
     if (!response.tracks[track.attributes.name]) {
       response.tracks[track.attributes.name] = {
         name: track.attributes.name,
+        artist: track.attributes.artistName,
         plays: 1,
       }
     } else {
       response.tracks[track.attributes.name].plays++
     }
   })
-  response.artists = sortTrim(response.artists)
+  response.artists = aliasArtists(sortTrim(response.artists))
-  response.albums = sortTrim(response.albums)
+  response.albums = aliasArtists(sortTrim(response.albums))
-  response.tracks = sortTrim(response.tracks, 5)
+  response.tracks = aliasArtists(sortTrim(response.tracks, 5))
   await asset.save(response, 'json')
   return response
 }

src/_includes/now.liquid

@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@ layout: main
   </h2>
   <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 md:grid-cols-4 not-prose">
     {% for artist in music.artists %}
-      <a href="https://rateyourmusic.com/search?searchterm={{ artist.name | escape }}" title="{{artist.name | escape}}">
+      <a href="https://rateyourmusic.com/search?searchterm={{ artist.artist | escape }}" title="{{artist.artist | escape}}">
         <div class="relative block">
           <div class="absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-full rounded-lg border border-purple-600 hover:border-purple-500 bg-cover-gradient dark:border-purple-400 dark:hover:border-purple-500"></div>
           <div class="absolute left-1 bottom-2 drop-shadow-md">
-            <div class="px-1 text-xs font-bold text-white line-clamp-2">{{ artist.name }}</div>
+            <div class="px-1 text-xs font-bold text-white line-clamp-2">{{ artist.artist }}</div>
             <div class="px-1 text-xs text-white">
               {{ artist.plays }} plays
             </div>
           </div>
-          {%- capture artistImg %}{{ artist.name | artist }}{% endcapture -%}
+          {%- capture artistImg %}{{ artist.artist | artist }}{% endcapture -%}
-          {%- capture artistName %}{{ artist.name | escape }}{% endcapture -%}
+          {%- capture artistName %}{{ artist.artist | escape }}{% endcapture -%}
           {% image artistImg, artistName, 'rounded-lg', '225px', 'eager' %}
         </div>
       </a>