This project enables an easy way to keep track of website changes. It sends a mail once a new change is discovered. The script should be executed as a cronjob.
Currently it supports changes on simple URLs and changes on a "Piratenpad".
The so called "Piratepads" are a comfortable way to collaborate on documents. You can easily set up your own pad via piratenpad.de. I often use the pad for brainstorming and coordinating stuff, but I have lost track of the different pads.
git clone https://github.com/ioexception-de/website-changes-notifications.git
cd website-changes-notifications/simple-webpage/
mkdir tmp/
And initialize it:
./check-for-changes.sh john@doe.de "http://foo.bar/"
Once initialized you should get a mail. If the script is started again you will only get mails if something changed.
It might be a good idea to create a cronjob for the script:
*/15 * * * * cd ~/website-changes-notifications/simple-webpage/ && /bin/bash --login ./check-for-changes.sh "john@doe.de" "http://foo.bar/"
*/15 * * * * cd ~/website-changes-notifications/simple-webpage/ && /bin/bash --login ./check-for-changes.sh "john@doe.de" "http://foo.bar/"
...
git clone https://github.com/ioexception-de/website-changes-notifications.git
cd website-changes-notifications/piratenpad/
mkdir tmp/
Then create a file acc.js:
exports.email = 'john@doe.de';
exports.pw = 'pw';
exports.padDomain = 'subdomain';
exports.padId = 1;
And initialize it:
./check-for-changes.sh john@doe.de ./acc.js
Once initialized you should get a mail. If the script is started again you will only get mails if something changed.
It might be a good idea to create a cronjob for the script:
*/15 * * * * cd ~/website-changes-notifications/piratenpad/ && /bin/bash --login ./check-for-changes.sh "john@doe.de" "./pad1.js"
*/15 * * * * cd ~/website-changes-notifications/piratenpad/ && /bin/bash --login ./check-for-changes.sh "john@doe.de" "./pad2.js"
...
This way you can easily get notifications for multiple pads.
This project only works with the request library by mikeal. request is licensed under Apache 2.0.
This project is licensed under MIT:
Copyright (c) 2011 Michael Mueller, <http://micha.elmueller.net/>
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