rss_notifier

RssNotifier

It checks given rss urls every given period and notifies you using Pushbullet.

Getting notifications

Email

Create an account on https://sendgrid.com and generate API Key.

Pushbullet

Create an account on https://www.pushbullet.com and generate Access Token.

Usage

Install the gem

$ sudo apt-get install libgmp3-dev
$ yum install gmp-devel.x86_64

$ gem install rss_notifier

Then initialize it somewhere

$ mkdir ~/craigslist
$ cd ~/craigslist
$ rss_notifier init --force

Configure config.yml. Then start rss_notifier to load initial rss content without notification. Only then start rss_notifier with notification. Otherwise your email/pushbullet will be flooded.

$ rss_notifier start
  <CTRL-C>
$ rss_notifier start --notify

If you want it to run in the background, use tmux.

Craigslist

• Create a search url on craigslist, e.g. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/bik?query=trek+520
• Make it RSS by clicking orange button RSS on the bottom-right of the page, e.g. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/bik?format=rss&query=trek%20520
• Install gem and initialize it.
• Add RSS link to the config.yml.
• Start without notification: $ rss_notifier start, other you'll flood your inbox.
• Start with notification: $ rss_notifier start --notify. I use tmux to run it in the background.

Development

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

TODO

• Add cache handling

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/rss_notifier. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.