Update to use ESV Bible from GitHub repository with by_chapter structure

Dockerfile

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ FROM node:18-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Install git for cloning the bible repository
+RUN apk add --no-cache git
+
 # Copy package files
 COPY package*.json ./
 
@@ -11,6 +14,12 @@ RUN npm ci --only=production
 # Copy application code
 COPY . .
 
+# Clone ESV Bible markdown repository
+RUN git clone https://github.com/lguenth/mdbible.git /tmp/mdbible && \
+    mkdir -p /app/bible-data && \
+    cp -r /tmp/mdbible/by_chapter/* /app/bible-data/ && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/mdbible
+
 # Expose port
 EXPOSE 3000
 

README.md

@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 # ESV Bible Markdown
 
-A Docker-based web service for serving the ESV Bible in Markdown format.
+A Docker-based web service for serving the ESV Bible in Markdown format with chapter-by-chapter organization.
 
 ## Features
 
-- Complete ESV Bible text in Markdown format
+- Complete ESV Bible text in Markdown format from [lguenth/mdbible](https://github.com/lguenth/mdbible)
+- Organized by book and chapter for easy navigation
 - Docker containerized for easy deployment
 - RESTful API for accessing Bible content
+- Persistent volume storage for Bible data
 - Optimized for remote hosting
 
 ## Setup
 
 1. Clone this repository
-2. Place ESV Bible Markdown files in the `bible-data` directory
+2. The ESV Bible data will be automatically downloaded during Docker build from the GitHub repository
 3. Run `docker-compose up --build`
 
 ## Usage
@@ -21,10 +23,24 @@ The service will be available at `http://localhost:3000`
 
 ### API Endpoints
 
-- `GET /books` - List all books
-- `GET /books/:book` - Get specific book
+- `GET /health` - Health check endpoint
+- `GET /books` - List all available books
+- `GET /books/:book` - Get complete book (all chapters combined)
 - `GET /books/:book/:chapter` - Get specific chapter
 
+### Example Usage
+
+```bash
+# List all books
+curl http://localhost:3000/books
+
+# Get the book of Genesis
+curl http://localhost:3000/books/Genesis
+
+# Get Genesis chapter 1
+curl http://localhost:3000/books/Genesis/1
+```
+
 ## Development
 
 For local development:
@@ -40,6 +56,12 @@ Build and run with Docker Compose:
 docker-compose up --build
 ```
 
+The Bible data is stored in a persistent Docker volume named `bible_data` for efficient storage and updates.
+
+## Data Source
+
+Bible content is sourced from [lguenth/mdbible](https://github.com/lguenth/mdbible/tree/main/by_chapter), which provides the ESV Bible organized by book and chapter in Markdown format.
+
 ## License
 
 MIT

docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-version: '3.8'
-
 services:
   esv-bible:
     build: .
     ports:
       - "3000:3000"
     volumes:
-      - ./bible-data:/app/bible-data:ro
+      - bible_data:/app/bible-data
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV=production
     restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  bible_data:
+    driver: local

src/index.js

@@ -28,9 +28,28 @@ async function readMarkdownFile(filePath) {
 // Helper function to get all books
 async function getBooks() {
   try {
-    const files = await fs.readdir(BIBLE_DATA_DIR);
-    const markdownFiles = files.filter(file => file.endsWith('.md'));
-    return markdownFiles.map(file => file.replace('.md', ''));
+    const items = await fs.readdir(BIBLE_DATA_DIR);
+    const bookDirs = [];
+
+    for (const item of items) {
+      const itemPath = path.join(BIBLE_DATA_DIR, item);
+      const stat = await fs.stat(itemPath);
+
+      if (stat.isDirectory()) {
+        // Check if directory contains markdown files
+        try {
+          const files = await fs.readdir(itemPath);
+          if (files.some(file => file.endsWith('.md'))) {
+            bookDirs.push(item);
+          }
+        } catch (error) {
+          // Skip directories we can't read
+          continue;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return bookDirs;
   } catch (error) {
     throw new Error('Failed to read bible data directory');
   }
@@ -53,10 +72,31 @@ app.get('/books', async (req, res) => {
 app.get('/books/:book', async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const { book } = req.params;
-    const filePath = path.join(BIBLE_DATA_DIR, `${book}.md`);
+    const bookDir = path.join(BIBLE_DATA_DIR, book);
 
-    const content = await readMarkdownFile(filePath);
-    res.type('text/markdown').send(content);
+    // Check if book directory exists
+    const stat = await fs.stat(bookDir);
+    if (!stat.isDirectory()) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: `Book '${book}' not found` });
+    }
+
+    // Get all chapter files
+    const files = await fs.readdir(bookDir);
+    const chapterFiles = files.filter(file => file.endsWith('.md')).sort();
+
+    if (chapterFiles.length === 0) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: `No chapters found for book '${book}'` });
+    }
+
+    // Combine all chapters
+    let fullBook = `# ${book}\n\n`;
+    for (const chapterFile of chapterFiles) {
+      const chapterPath = path.join(bookDir, chapterFile);
+      const chapterContent = await readMarkdownFile(chapterPath);
+      fullBook += chapterContent + '\n\n';
+    }
+
+    res.type('text/markdown').send(fullBook);
   } catch (error) {
     res.status(404).json({ error: `Book '${req.params.book}' not found` });
   }
@@ -65,35 +105,12 @@ app.get('/books/:book', async (req, res) => {
 app.get('/books/:book/:chapter', async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const { book, chapter } = req.params;
-    const filePath = path.join(BIBLE_DATA_DIR, `${book}.md`);
+    const chapterPath = path.join(BIBLE_DATA_DIR, book, `${chapter}.md`);
 
-    const content = await readMarkdownFile(filePath);
-
-    // Simple chapter extraction (this could be improved with better parsing)
-    const lines = content.split('\n');
-    const chapterPattern = new RegExp(`^# ${chapter}\\s*$`, 'i');
-    const chapterLines = [];
-    let inChapter = false;
-
-    for (const line of lines) {
-      if (chapterPattern.test(line)) {
-        inChapter = true;
-        chapterLines.push(line);
-      } else if (inChapter && line.startsWith('# ')) {
-        // Next chapter starts
-        break;
-      } else if (inChapter) {
-        chapterLines.push(line);
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (chapterLines.length === 0) {
-      return res.status(404).json({ error: `Chapter ${chapter} not found in ${book}` });
-    }
-
-    res.type('text/markdown').send(chapterLines.join('\n'));
+    const content = await readMarkdownFile(chapterPath);
+    res.type('text/markdown').send(content);
   } catch (error) {
-    res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
+    res.status(404).json({ error: `Chapter ${chapter} not found in book '${book}'` });
   }
 });