mechmarket

Setup

Config:

Create an "app password" for your Google account (https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en) and add your Google username and app-specific password in a config.yml file. This is used to send yourself an email whenever a match is found on a r/mechmarket post. See alert.rb for details on how this works.

Credentials in config.yml:

username: ****
password: ****

Queries:

Add a list of keyword searches to perform on the titles of r/mechmarket posts to config.yml:

queries:
  - jelly key
  - mito laser

Database:

Create the SQLite database which will store the history of r/mechmarket posts and will be used to perform intelligent full text searches:

mechmarket-migrate

Run

Fetch the latest posts from r/mechmarket and alert yourself via email if any of the posts match one of your queries:

mechmarket-run

Run this on a cron to alert yourself very quickly if something you're looking for is a available:

*/3 * * * *  mechmarket-run >> /tmp/mechmarket.log 2>&1