An asynchronous Amazon product tracker that sends alerts on slack when the price of product(s) reaches a threshold.
requests_futures
bs4
slackclient
html5lib
The code was written in python 3.6 , may work for python 3.2+. In the command prompt/terminal run the following commands
git clone https://github.com/vaibhavk97/AmAlert.git
cd AmAlert/
pip install -r requirements.txt
Configuration is held in json format in the file config.json .
slack-token : the token for your slack workspace.
main-channel : The channel on your workspace where you will receive the main alerts.
error-channel : The channel where errors will be reported if found.
status-channel : The channel where the state of the program will be updated hourly the format is similiar to the output file.
fail_delay : The time for pausing in between sending the requests (low value might lead to ip ban).
workers : Determines the number of parallel requests to send at once.
You can get the slack token for your workspace from here : https://goo.gl/duqpz5.
Set the price field as a empty string if you want in stock notification.
The details for products are also held in json format in the data.json file. The fields are as follows
check_prime : Whether to check for prime seller or not {true/false}.
alert_price : the threshold price to send alert.
single_alert : Whether to send a single alert or multiple alerts when the condition is met.
The key represents the ASIN(Amazon Standard Identication Number) of the product which can be found in the product info on the amazon page.
Sample products have been added to the file , you can add more separated by commas in the same format.
The program saves the current progress in the output.txt file . The fields are as follows:
column 1 : Number of requests sent for the product
column 2 : Number of alert messages sent on slack for the product.
column 3 : Current lowest price of the product (excludes shipping).
column 4 : Whether the seller is prime or not.
column 5 : seller name
column 6 : product name
Add proxy support
Add dynamic updation and changes in the data files via slack.
Add price history graphs.
Add support for amazon pantry.
Add support for amazon in other countries than india.