README.md

SPES-PE

Automatic Event Uploader for Stanley Park Ecology Society

What you need to install

• Node.js
• Python3
• Selenium
• Chrome

How to start

• (Windows) Double click on start.bat
• (Mac/Linux) navigate inside the app folder , type node app.js in terminal and go to localhost:8000 on your browser

How to add more websites

STEP 1: Add website name to the drop down menue on website

• Go to views/landing.html
• Add the new website's name in an options tag

<option value="funcName">New Website Name</option>

STEP 2: Add new function to python script

• Go to scripts/script.py
• Define a new function in the following format

def funcName(info,handleCount):
      try:
         driver.execute_script('''window.open("http://website.com","_blank");''')
         driver.switch_to.window(driver.window_handles[handleCount])
         ## Scrape website here
      except:
          websites["unsuccessful"].append("Website Name")
      else:
          websites["successful"].append("Website Name")

• Add the func to the functions dictionary

        functions = {
              "Eventful": eventful,
              "Youth Core": youthCore,
              "Planet Friendly":planetFriendly,
              "Value of options field in html page" : funcName
              }

STEP 3 : Celebrate the addition of the new function 💥

Things to note ,

• Follow the exact function pattern provided
• Make sure that the function key in the function's dictionary matches the value in the options tag