From 04b3ada7f7644e4e04380e83027cf434f6be334c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Paul Gauthier (aider)" <paul@aider.chat>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:48:39 -1000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: dynamically load testimonials from README using cog

---
 aider/website/index.html | 212 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 scripts/badges.py        |  66 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 175 insertions(+), 103 deletions(-)

diff --git a/aider/website/index.html b/aider/website/index.html
index d782da17d..1f260e738 100644
--- a/aider/website/index.html
+++ b/aider/website/index.html
@@ -238,109 +238,115 @@ aider --model o3-mini --api-key openai=&lt;key&gt;</code></pre>
     </section>
 
     <script>
-        // All testimonials from the README
-        const testimonials = [
-            {
-                text: "The best free open source AI coding assistant.",
-                author: "IndyDevDan",
-                link: "https://youtu.be/YALpX8oOn78"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "The best AI coding assistant so far.",
-                author: "Matthew Berman",
-                link: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df8afeb1FY8"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "Aider ... has easily quadrupled my coding productivity.",
-                author: "SOLAR_FIELDS",
-                link: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36212100"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "It's a cool workflow... Aider's ergonomics are perfect for me.",
-                author: "qup",
-                link: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38185326"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "It's really like having your senior developer live right in your Git repo - truly amazing!",
-                author: "rappster",
-                link: "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/124"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "What an amazing tool. It's incredible.",
-                author: "valyagolev",
-                link: "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/6#issue-1722897858"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "Aider is such an astounding thing!",
-                author: "cgrothaus",
-                link: "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/82#issuecomment-1631876700"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "It was WAY faster than I would be getting off the ground and making the first few working versions.",
-                author: "Daniel Feldman",
-                link: "https://twitter.com/d_feldman/status/1662295077387923456"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "THANK YOU for Aider! It really feels like a glimpse into the future of coding.",
-                author: "derwiki",
-                link: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38205643"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "It's just amazing. It is freeing me to do things I felt were out my comfort zone before.",
-                author: "Dougie",
-                link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1174002618058678323/1174084556257775656"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "This project is stellar.",
-                author: "funkytaco",
-                link: "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/112#issuecomment-1637429008"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "Amazing project, definitely the best AI coding assistant I've used.",
-                author: "joshuavial",
-                link: "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/84"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "I absolutely love using Aider ... It makes software development feel so much lighter as an experience.",
-                author: "principalideal0",
-                link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1133421607499595858/1229689636012691468"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "I have been recovering from multiple shoulder surgeries ... and have used aider extensively. It has allowed me to continue productivity.",
-                author: "codeninja",
-                link: "https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/nmNwkHy1zG"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "I am an aider addict. I'm getting so much more work done, but in less time.",
-                author: "dandandan",
-                link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1131200896827654149/1135913253483069470"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "After wasting $100 on tokens trying to find something better, I'm back to Aider. It blows everything else out of the water hands down, there's no competition whatsoever.",
-                author: "SystemSculpt",
-                link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1131200896827654149/1178736602797846548"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "Aider is amazing, coupled with Sonnet 3.5 it's quite mind blowing.",
-                author: "Josh Dingus",
-                link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1133060684540813372/1262374225298198548"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "Hands down, this is the best AI coding assistant tool so far.",
-                author: "IndyDevDan",
-                link: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPYFPvxfGZs"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "[Aider] changed my daily coding workflows. It's mind-blowing how a single Python application can change your life.",
-                author: "maledorak",
-                link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1131200896827654149/1258453375620747264"
-            },
-            {
-                text: "Best agent for actual dev work in existing codebases.",
-                author: "Nick Dobos",
-                link: "https://twitter.com/NickADobos/status/1690408967963652097?s=20"
-            }
-        ];
+        // Testimonials dynamically loaded from README
+<!--[[[cog
+from scripts.badges import get_testimonials_js
+text = get_testimonials_js()
+cog.out(text)
+]]]-->
+const testimonials = [
+    {
+        text: "The best free open source AI coding assistant.",
+        author: "IndyDevDan",
+        link: "https://youtu.be/YALpX8oOn78"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "The best AI coding assistant so far.",
+        author: "Matthew Berman",
+        link: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df8afeb1FY8"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "Aider ... has easily quadrupled my coding productivity.",
+        author: "SOLAR_FIELDS",
+        link: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36212100"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "It's a cool workflow... Aider's ergonomics are perfect for me.",
+        author: "qup",
+        link: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38185326"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "It's really like having your senior developer live right in your Git repo - truly amazing!",
+        author: "rappster",
+        link: "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/124"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "What an amazing tool. It's incredible.",
+        author: "valyagolev",
+        link: "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/6#issue-1722897858"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "Aider is such an astounding thing!",
+        author: "cgrothaus",
+        link: "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/82#issuecomment-1631876700"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "It was WAY faster than I would be getting off the ground and making the first few working versions.",
+        author: "Daniel Feldman",
+        link: "https://twitter.com/d_feldman/status/1662295077387923456"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "THANK YOU for Aider! It really feels like a glimpse into the future of coding.",
+        author: "derwiki",
+        link: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38205643"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "It's just amazing. It is freeing me to do things I felt were out my comfort zone before.",
+        author: "Dougie",
+        link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1174002618058678323/1174084556257775656"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "This project is stellar.",
+        author: "funkytaco",
+        link: "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/112#issuecomment-1637429008"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "Amazing project, definitely the best AI coding assistant I've used.",
+        author: "joshuavial",
+        link: "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/84"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "I absolutely love using Aider ... It makes software development feel so much lighter as an experience.",
+        author: "principalideal0",
+        link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1133421607499595858/1229689636012691468"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "I have been recovering from multiple shoulder surgeries ... and have used aider extensively. It has allowed me to continue productivity.",
+        author: "codeninja",
+        link: "https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/nmNwkHy1zG"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "I am an aider addict. I'm getting so much more work done, but in less time.",
+        author: "dandandan",
+        link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1131200896827654149/1135913253483069470"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "After wasting $100 on tokens trying to find something better, I'm back to Aider. It blows everything else out of the water hands down, there's no competition whatsoever.",
+        author: "SystemSculpt",
+        link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1131200896827654149/1178736602797846548"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "Aider is amazing, coupled with Sonnet 3.5 it's quite mind blowing.",
+        author: "Josh Dingus",
+        link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1133060684540813372/1262374225298198548"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "Hands down, this is the best AI coding assistant tool so far.",
+        author: "IndyDevDan",
+        link: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPYFPvxfGZs"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "[Aider] changed my daily coding workflows. It's mind-blowing how a single Python application can change your life.",
+        author: "maledorak",
+        link: "https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1131200896827654149/1258453375620747264"
+    },
+    {
+        text: "Best agent for actual dev work in existing codebases.",
+        author: "Nick Dobos",
+        link: "https://twitter.com/NickADobos/status/1690408967963652097?s=20"
+    }
+];
+<!--[[[end]]]-->
 
         // Function to shuffle array
         function shuffleArray(array) {
diff --git a/scripts/badges.py b/scripts/badges.py
index c719a1708..7ed302821 100755
--- a/scripts/badges.py
+++ b/scripts/badges.py
@@ -410,6 +410,72 @@ def get_badges_html():
     return html
 
 
+def get_testimonials_js():
+    """
+    Extract testimonials from README.md and format them as JavaScript array
+    """
+    # Path to README.md, relative to this script
+    readme_path = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))),
+        "README.md"
+    )
+    
+    testimonials = []
+    in_testimonials_section = False
+    
+    try:
+        with open(readme_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            for line in f:
+                # Check if we're entering the testimonials section
+                if line.strip() == "## Kind Words From Users":
+                    in_testimonials_section = True
+                    continue
+                
+                # If we've hit another section after testimonials, stop
+                if in_testimonials_section and line.startswith("##"):
+                    break
+                
+                # Process testimonial lines
+                if in_testimonials_section and line.strip().startswith("- *\""):
+                    # Extract the quote text: between *" and "*
+                    quote_match = line.split("*\"")[1].split("\"*")[0].strip()
+                    
+                    # Extract the author: between "— [" and "]"
+                    author_match = line.split("— [")[1].split("]")[0].strip()
+                    
+                    # Extract the link: between "(" and ")"
+                    link_match = line.split("](")[1].split(")")[0].strip()
+                    
+                    testimonials.append({
+                        "text": quote_match,
+                        "author": author_match,
+                        "link": link_match
+                    })
+        
+        # Format as JavaScript array
+        if not testimonials:
+            return "const testimonials = [];"
+        
+        js_array = "const testimonials = [\n"
+        for i, t in enumerate(testimonials):
+            js_array += f"    {{\n"
+            js_array += f"        text: \"{t['text']}\",\n"
+            js_array += f"        author: \"{t['author']}\",\n"
+            js_array += f"        link: \"{t['link']}\"\n"
+            js_array += "    }"
+            if i < len(testimonials) - 1:
+                js_array += ","
+            js_array += "\n"
+        js_array += "];"
+        
+        return js_array
+    
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error reading testimonials from README: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        # Return empty array as fallback
+        return "const testimonials = [];"
+
+
 def main():
     # Load environment variables from .env file
     load_dotenv()