SimpleWebDiff

Fast, simple and configurable check for website changes

IMPORTANT! THIS IS ONLY USEFUL FOR MOSTLY STATIC WEBPAGES!

THIS IS VERY SENSITIVE TO EVEN BITS OF INFORMATION BEING CHANGED!

DOES NOT SHOW ACTUAL CHANGES, JUST CHECKS FOR THEM!

More info

Supporting GUI functionality for easy multi-threading aka opening multiple processes! (windows only)

Actual multi-threading is still possible on every platform only through the terminal.

Install

Required: Python 3

Dependencies: requests

Optional dependencies: appJar (for the GUI)

git clone https://github.com/killerzman/SimpleWebDiff.git
cd SimpleWebDiff
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -r optional-requirements.txt

Usage

Terminal-only:

python web_diff.py -flags <website_url>

From terminal to GUI:

python gui.py

GUI:

Open runWIN.vbs

Flags:

-r     -> check again even if differences are found
          default: false
          
-o     -> open web browser when differences are found
          default: false
          
-t int -> how often in seconds to check for differences
          default: 60
          
-w     -> suppress warnings
          default: false
          WARNING!
          FLAG SHOULDN'T BE USED IF DEBUGGING
          
-v     -> ignore verifying the SSL certificate
          default: false
          WARNING!
          TRY USING HTTP INSTEAD OF HTTPS
          USE THIS WITH -w
          USE THIS IF ALL ELSE FAILS

Example:

python web_diff.py -o -t 30 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_web_page

Example will check for differences every 30 seconds and will open the browser upon finding one.