Event Scraper and Notifier

A simple Go application that scrapes event details from "www.soldoutticketbox.com" every hour and inserts unique events into an SQLite database. If a new unique event is inserted into the database, a notification is sent via a Telegram bot.

Table of Contents

• Setup
• Usage
• Architecture
• Contributing
• License

Setup

Prerequisites

1. Go: Ensure you have Go installed on your machine. If not, follow the official Go installation guide.
2. SQLite: This application uses SQLite to store event details. Ensure SQLite is installed on your machine.
3. Telegram Bot: You'll need a Telegram bot token to send notifications and the chat ID of the destination.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/deathalt/cyprus_events
   cd cyprus_events

2. Install required Go packages:

   go get github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery
   go get github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3

3. Set environment variables:

   • TG_BOT_TOKEN: Your Telegram Bot Token.
   • TG_CHAT_ID: The Chat ID where notifications will be sent.
   • SQLITE_PATH: Path to *.db file

   export TG_BOT_TOKEN='your-telegram-bot-token'
   export TG_CHAT_ID='your-chat-id'
   export SQLITE_PATH='/tmp/data.db'

Usage

Simply run the Go application:

go run main.go

The application will scrape event details every hour and notify you on Telegram for any new unique events.

Architecture

• SQLite: An embedded database used to store and deduplicate event details.
• goquery: A package that enables HTTP requests and HTML parsing in a jQuery-like syntax.
• Telegram Bot API: Used to send notifications for newly added events.

Contributing

We welcome any contributions! If you find any issues or would like to add enhancements, please open an issue or a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.