https://portfolio.sprintjudicial.com/en/tags/node.js/Node.jsHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usSun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://portfolio.sprintjudicial.com/media/icon_hu7729264130191091259.pnghttps://portfolio.sprintjudicial.com/en/tags/node.js/https://portfolio.sprintjudicial.com/en/project/rama-judicial-api/Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://portfolio.sprintjudicial.com/en/project/rama-judicial-api/<p><strong>Rama Judicial API Consumer</strong> is an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) system that consumes the Colombian Judicial Branch&rsquo;s public REST API to extract judicial process information, including PDF documents, and transform it into structured text format for analysis.</p> <h2 id="key-features">Key Features</h2> <ul> <li><strong>REST API Consumption</strong>: Integration with the Judicial Branch&rsquo;s public API</li> <li><strong>PDF Extraction</strong>: Automatic download and parsing of procedural documents</li> <li><strong>Rate Limiting</strong>: Request throttling to respect API limits</li> <li><strong>Text Transformation</strong>: Conversion of PDFs to structured plain text</li> <li><strong>Error Handling</strong>: Automatic retries and failure logging</li> <li><strong>Caching</strong>: Local storage of responses to avoid redundant requests</li> </ul> <h2 id="technologies-used">Technologies Used</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Language</strong>: TypeScript</li> <li><strong>Runtime</strong>: Node.js</li> <li><strong>HTTP Client</strong>: axios</li> <li><strong>Rate Limiting</strong>: p-limit</li> <li><strong>PDF Parsing</strong>: pdf-parse</li> <li><strong>Output</strong>: Structured TXT files</li> </ul> <h2 id="impact">Impact</h2> <p>This system enables automated extraction of judicial data for statistical analysis and data mining, facilitating research on procedural patterns and report generation based on public information from the Judicial Branch.</p> <p>Developed as a data pipeline to feed statistical analyses and intelligence tools on Colombian judicial processes, demonstrating integration capabilities with government APIs and document processing.</p>