Receive a Telegram message when a article is back to stock! Implemented for PcComponentes.com stock and outlet articles, useful for tracking:
- Graphic cards
- Processors
- Motherboards
In progress: Automatic purchase (no credit card needed).
The bot may fail from time to time due changes in the website, new issues and pull requests are welcome.
⚠️ Disclaimer: Please note that this is a research project. I am by no means responsible for any usage of this tool. Use it on your behalf.
You will need Node.js and a node global package installed in your environement. Yarn is recommended as a package manager and script runner over npm.
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Just go on official Node.js website and download the installer. Also, be sure to have
gitavailable in your PATH,npmmight need it (You can find git here). -
You can install nodejs and npm easily with apt install, just run the following commands.
$ sudo apt install nodejs $ sudo apt install npm
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You can find more information about the installation on the official Node.js website and the official NPM website.
If the installation was successful, you should be able to run the following command.
$ node --version
v14.16.1
$ npm --version
7.12.0
If you need to update npm, you can make it using npm! Cool right? After running the following command, just open again the command line and be happy.
$ npm install npm -g
You can install yarn after installing npm with the following command.
$ npm install --global yarn
If the installation was successful, you should be able to run the following command.
$ yarn --version
1.22.10
$ git clone https://github.com/joanroig/pcalerts
$ cd pcalerts
$ yarn
Edit the config.json file with your settings. Use the files in the examples folder as a reference, and check the examples README to know about all configurations.
Edit the .env file in the root folder by changing the BOT_TOKEN string to connect your Telegram account:
- The
BOT_TOKENis provided by https://t.me/botfather, more info here: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api - The
CHAT_IDis provided after starting a chat with the Telegram bot. It will be saved automatically in the.envfile.
If you enable the purchase mode, add those strings in the .env file with your account credentials:
PCC_USER=username@mail.com
PCC_PASS=userpassword
$ yarn start
To run it on a Raspberry (maybe chmod + x is needed), you can also execute: run_raspberry.sh
Edit the puppeteer-config.json and set "debug":true.
Restart the bot, and in the login attempt check if a captcha appears. Solve it manually after the bot introduces the credentials, and perform a login.
Then set "debug":false again and check it the problem is solved.
Please check the open and closed bugs in the issue tracker for the details of your bug. If you can't find it, open a new issue.
This project uses modified code from: https://github.com/elpatronaco/pccomponentes-buy-bot