wsc-fixture-pipeline

WSC Fixture Pipeline

Purpose

Run and verify the two-stage CLI pipeline that keeps WSC fixture data up to date:

1. Crawl — Playwright scrapes fv.dribl.com and saves raw JSON chunks
2. Sync — Transforms and merges raw chunks into validated data/matches/{team}.json

CLI Commands

# Stage 1: Crawl fixtures + results from Dribl
npm run crawl:fixtures -- -t "<team-slug>" -l "<league-name>" -s <year> -c "<competition>"

# Stage 2: Merge and validate to data/matches/
npm run sync:fixtures -- -t "<team-slug>"

Args for crawl:fixtures

Flag	Required	Default	Description
-t, --team <slug>	✅	—	Team slug for output folder
-l, --league <slug>	✅	—	League name shown in Dribl filter
-s, --season <year>	optional	current year	Season year
-c, --competition <id>	optional	FFV	Competition ID shown in Dribl filter

Required args for sync:fixtures

Flag	Description	Example
-t / --team	Team slug — must match the crawl output folder	seniors-mens

WSC Team Slugs and League Names

Known WSC teams (slugs match data/matches/ filenames):

Team	Slug	-l League (3rd filter)	-c Competition (2nd filter)
Seniors Men	seniors-mens	NPL VIC Men	Senol NPL Victoria Men
Reserves Men	reserves-mens	Varies	Varies
State League North-West	state-league-2-men-s-north-west	VETO Sports State League Men's - North West	FFV
State League Reserves	state-league-2-men-s-north-west-reserves	Varies	FFV

To find the exact league/competition name: navigate to https://fv.dribl.com/fixtures/, apply the filters manually, and copy the exact text from the dropdown.

Output File Structure

data/external/fixtures/{team}/   ← raw upcoming fixture chunks (gitignored)
  chunk-0.json
  chunk-1.json
  ...

data/external/results/{team}/    ← raw results chunks (gitignored)
  chunk-0.json
  ...

data/matches/{team}.json         ← final merged output (committed)

data/matches/{team}.json schema

{
	"competition": "string",
	"season": 2026,
	"totalFixtures": 132,
	"totalRounds": 22,
	"fixtures": [
		{
			"round": 1,
			"date": "2026-03-20",
			"day": "Friday",
			"time": "20:30",
			"homeTeamId": "bam1nQWrNw",
			"awayTeamId": "7MNGgM7NAz",
			"address": "Partridge Street Reserve Pitch 2",
			"coordinates": "-37.663361,145.023019",
			"homeScore": 2,
			"awayScore": 1
		}
	]
}

Score fields (homeScore, awayScore) are only present on past matches.

Validation Checklist

After running the full pipeline, verify data/matches/{team}.json:

• Rounds are sequential (R1, R2, R3 — no gaps)
• totalFixtures equals fixtures.length
• totalRounds equals the highest round value
• Past matches have homeScore and awayScore populated
• Upcoming matches have no score fields (or undefined)
• No duplicate fixtures (same round + homeTeamId + awayTeamId)
• data/external/fixtures/{team}/ has chunk files
• data/external/results/{team}/ has chunk files (if season has started)

Using a Test Team

When WSC doesn't have results yet (e.g. early season), use a test team to verify the pipeline end-to-end without committing data:

# Example: Green Gully Seniors (NPL) — externalId: OVdz1bpKGr in data/clubs/clubs.json
npm run crawl:fixtures -- -t "green-gully-seniors" -l "NPL VIC Men" -c "Senol NPL Victoria Men"
npm run sync:fixtures -- -t "green-gully-seniors"

After verifying: do not commit data/external/fixtures/green-gully-seniors/, data/external/results/green-gully-seniors/, or data/matches/green-gully-seniors.json.

Dribl Filter Navigation

The crawl applies three filters on the Dribl SPA in this order:

1. Season — selects the year (default: current year)
2. Competition — selects the competition type (e.g. NPL VIC Men, FFV)
3. League — selects specific league (required, must match exactly)

If filter selection fails, the crawl throws an error with the failed filter name. Double-check the exact text in the Dribl UI.

Deduplication Logic

The sync merges results and fixtures with results taking priority:

1. Results chunks are loaded first
2. Fixtures chunks are loaded second
3. Deduplication key: round-homeTeamId-awayTeamId
4. First occurrence wins — results win over upcoming fixtures

This ensures past matches always have scores even if they appear in both datasets.

Common Errors

Error	Cause	Fix
Failed to select league "..."	League name doesn't match Dribl dropdown	Navigate to fv.dribl.com, check exact label
No external fixture files found	crawl:fixtures not run first	Run crawl before sync
Executable doesn't exist	Chrome not installed	npx playwright install --with-deps chrome
Zod validation error	API response structure changed	Check src/types/matches.ts schemas
Team directory not found	Wrong team slug passed to sync	Ensure slug matches crawl output folder name

Key Source Files

File	Purpose
bin/commands/crawlFixtures.ts	Playwright browser automation, filter application, chunk saving
bin/commands/syncFixtures.ts	Reads chunks, transforms, deduplicates, writes output
src/lib/matches/fixtureTransformService.ts	Transforms raw API fixture → internal Fixture type
src/types/matches.ts	Zod validation schemas for all fixture/club types
data/clubs/clubs.json	Club registry used for team ID resolution