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Announcing Price Tracker

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Announcing Price Tracker

Price Tracker is a command-line tool for monitoring prices of products and generating alerts when prices drop.

Key features​

  • Using local filesystem to store products information.
  • Tracking prices and availability of products.
  • Tracking prices of Amazon Kindle books.
  • Displaying products information in a terminal.
  • Exporting data into Excel and YAML files.

Limitations​

  • Amazon is the only site that is supported by the tool.

Installation​

System requirements​

  • OS: Windows 10 or above.
  • .NET 6

Download​

The tool is available in several formats:

Installation steps​

  1. Download the latest version.
  2. Depending on the format of a downloaded file, either run the installer or unzip the file.

Usage​

Run price-tracker command from the terminal to list available commands:

> price-tracker
Price Tracker monitors prices of products and alerts you when prices drop.

Usage: price-tracker [command] [options]

Options:
  -?|-h|--help  Show help information.

Commands:
  add           Add a new product to the system.
  delete        Delete a product from the system.
  display       Displays information about a specific product.
  export        Export products information.
  list          List tracked products.
  open          Open web page of a specific product.
  update        Update prices of products.

Run 'price-tracker [command] -?|-h|--help' for more information about a command.

Important: The tool stores data in PriceTracker.db file that is located in the current directory. Remember to backup this file frequently to avoid losing data.

Examples​

Add new product to the system​

> price-tracker add https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Dinosaurs-31058-Pterodactyl-Triceratops/dp/B01KJEOCDW

Added product:
URL: https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Dinosaurs-31058-Pterodactyl-Triceratops/dp/B01KJEOCDW
Name: LEGO Creator Mighty Dinosaurs 31058 Build It Yourself Dinosaur Set, Create a Pterodactyl, Triceratops and T Rex Toy (174 Pieces)
Price: 11.99

Remove a product from the system​

> price-tracker display https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Dinosaurs-31058-Pterodactyl-Triceratops/dp/B01KJEOCDW

Name: LEGO Creator Mighty Dinosaurs 31058 Build It Yourself Dinosaur Set, Create a Pterodactyl, Triceratops and T Rex Toy (174 Pieces)
URI: https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Dinosaurs-31058-Pterodactyl-Triceratops/dp/B01KJEOCDW
Initial_Price: 11.99
Current_Price: 12.99

> price-tracker display 1

Name: LEGO Creator Mighty Dinosaurs 31058 Build It Yourself Dinosaur Set, Create a Pterodactyl, Triceratops and T Rex Toy (174 Pieces)
URI: https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Dinosaurs-31058-Pterodactyl-Triceratops/dp/B01KJEOCDW
Initial_Price: 11.99
Current_Price: 12.99

List tracked products​

> price-tracker list

| # | Name                                                                      | Store      | First |  Last | Change |
|---|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------|-------|--------|
| 1 | LEGO Creator Mighty Dinosaurs 31058 Build It Yourself Dinosaur Set, Cr... | amazon.com | 11.99 | 12.99 |  +1.00 |

Update prices of products​

> price-tracker update

Updating products information...
Progress: +-?
| # | Name                                                                      | Store      | Previous |  Last | Change |
|---|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------|-------|--------|
| 1 | LEGO Creator Mighty Dinosaurs 31058 Build It Yourself Dinosaur Set, Cr... | amazon.com |    11.99 | 12.99 |  +1.00 |
| 2 | LEGO NINJAGO Legacy X-1 Ninja Charger 71737 Ninja Toy Building Kit Fea... | amazon.com |    78.29 | 77.99 |  -0.30 |
| 3 | LEGO NINJAGO Legacy Zane's Titan Mech Battle 71738 Ninja Toy Building ... | amazon.com |    47.89 |       |        |

Display detailed information about a product​

> price-tracker display https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Dinosaurs-31058-Pterodactyl-Triceratops/dp/B01KJEOCDW

Name: LEGO Creator Mighty Dinosaurs 31058 Build It Yourself Dinosaur Set, Create a Pterodactyl, Triceratops and T Rex Toy (174 Pieces)
URI: https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Dinosaurs-31058-Pterodactyl-Triceratops/dp/B01KJEOCDW
Initial_Price: 11.99
Current_Price: 12.99

> price-tracker display 1

Name: LEGO Creator Mighty Dinosaurs 31058 Build It Yourself Dinosaur Set, Create a Pterodactyl, Triceratops and T Rex Toy (174 Pieces)
URI: https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Dinosaurs-31058-Pterodactyl-Triceratops/dp/B01KJEOCDW
Initial_Price: 11.99
Current_Price: 12.99

Open web page of a specific product​

> price-tracker open https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Dinosaurs-31058-Pterodactyl-Triceratops/dp/B01KJEOCDW

> price-tracker open 1

Export products information to a file​

> price-tracker export Products.xlsx Excel

Known issues​

  • None

Getting help​

If you need help getting started with the tool or need to report a problem, use any of the following methods to reach out to our team:

Supporting the project​

If you like the project and want it to be better, consider supporting our team by donating or becoming a sponsor

Donations are accepted using platforms listed below:

Changelog​

Release 0.2.1​

  • Fix a bug with missing libraries in the Windows installer.

Release 0.2.0​

  • Add Interactive mode.
  • Add Windows installer.
  • Return exit codes from the application.
  • Improve error messages.

Release 0.1.0​

First public release.

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