istock-balance-scraper
v1.0.2
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`istock-balance-scraper` is a tool written in Node.js which can scrape and display your iStock account balance. The tool has the following features:
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istock-balance-scraper
is a tool written in Node.js which can scrape and display your iStock account balance. The tool has the following features:
- Displays system notification on startup. E.g. 'Balance: $50'.
- Displays system notification every 30 minutes, but only if the balance was changed. E.g. 'New balance: $60 (+$10)'.
- Can run in the background.
- Can automatically start on boot.
Installation
Installation with automatic start on boot, using PM2 on Windows
Execute the following commands (that means: open Command Prompt, enter the command, and press enter
).
- Install Node.js 6.x or higher (Windows | Linux | OSx).
npm install -g pm2 pm2-windows-startup istock-balance-scraper
pm2-startup install
istock-balance-scraper config
. Fill in your username and password.istock-balance-scraper pm2
Displaying the notifications in the Windows notification center
By default Windows doesn't display the notifications in the notification center. You can enable this by doing the following steps.
- Go to 'notifications & actions settings' (
Windows key
, type 'notifications',enter
) - Click on the 'toast' app at the bottom of the screen.
- Enable the 'show in action center' checkbox.
Bare installation
Execute the following commands.
- Install Node.js 6.x or higher (Windows | Linux | OSx).
npm install -g istock-balance-scraper
istock-balance-scraper config
. Fill in your username and password.istock-balance-scraper direct
Stopping
Stopping just the app
Execute pm2 stop istock-balance-scraper
Killing pm2
Execute pm2 kill
Uninstalling everything
pm2-startup uninstall
npm uninstall -g pm2 pm2-windows-startup istock-balance-scraper