This simple script uses CasperJS and jQuery to scrape content from CardGameDB - specifically, the Android: Netrunner cards. It was a small pet project to learn CasperJS and how jQuery interacts with it.
Install CasperJS. Run the script. Have... fun?
- Implement handling of exceptions and timeouts
- Skip download of images in case local files already exist
- Improve feedback to the user
Copyright 2013, Giliar Fries Perez (the "Original Author") All rights reserved.
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