ps5bot

Playstation 5 Stock Monitor

Note: The purpose of this bot is to passively monitor stock across several UK retailers, giving you an audible alert, and a clickable hyperlink when stock is detected. There's no automated purchasing or any scalping shenanigans.

Installation

Have a copy of python 3.8.x

• git clone git@github.com:deefex/ps5bot.git
• cd ps5bot
• python -m venv venv
• . venv/bin/activate
• pip install -r requirements.txt

Check some things before you run

Use the following scripts to check whether some key elements will work on your machine:

• python utils/link_check.py This will check whether you can see clickable hyperlinks in your terminal emulator
• python utils/sound_check.py This will check whether you can hear audible notifications on your machine

Execution (web-based bot)

• python web_bot.py

This will run the main (web) bot - a headless version of chrome, and it'll report status on the command line.

Execution (link-based bot)

• python link_bot.py

This primarily uses the python 'requests' package, circumventing traditional browser approaches to try to ascertain whether direct product URLs are being redirected to 'out of stock' or 'generic' pages

Issues/TODO

• Perhaps use espeak for Linux platform
• playsound is a pain for the supporting packages it needs (PyObjC) - alternatives?