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<p>Try iMacros: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://imacros.net/">https://imacros.net/</a></p>
<p>I've used it in the past with great success to automate
repetitive tasks, like configuring a web-based PBX.</p>
<p>The only problem with the Firefox version is that it has not been
re-written to comply with Firefox Quantum, as is the case with
many other excellent long-term Firefox add-ons. So you will have
to use with a version prior to Firefox 57.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/13/2018 2:20 PM, Pete Hardie via
Ale wrote:<br>
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have used a Firefox extension that could script both butting
presses and field entries, and I believe it could check data
form the page. I will see if I can look up the name<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 2:16 PM, Neal
Rhodes via Ale <span dir="ltr"><<a
href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">ale@ale.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Boring "Real-World Details":<br>
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<blockquote> So, we are planning a summer trip to Glacier
National Park in Montana. <br>
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We would really like to camp at Many Glaciers Campground
in the park. However, at present, all the sites are
already reserved. They are reserved through <a
href="http://recreation.gov" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">recreation.gov</a>, starting 6
months to the day from today. <br>
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But we have a really strong impression that people
initially book a long stretch, then later either reduce
the duration once they get more specific plans, or
cancel. <br>
<br>
SO, we really want to detect if/when sites become
available over the next 6 months and jump on it before
someone else does. <br>
<br>
There is someone who offers this as a service for $40 a
reservation, irrespective of whether they are
successful.<br>
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Exciting Technology Application: <br>
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<blockquote> Initially I looked at the HTML for their
search page, with the thought of using "wget" to
simulate the reservation request. That increasingly
looks like a fool's errand, assuming that they may have
session cookies related to sign-on and other magic
handshake crap that would be difficult to simulate. And
what happens when they alter their data fields? <br>
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Then I thought: All I want to do is: <br>
<blockquote> Setup a browser window on our Centos 6
desktop, any browser that understands https;<br>
Run that browser through the responses to get it to
the search window on this campground, and put in all
the dates and related input. <br>
Then: <br>
<blockquote> Run SOMETHING that will automate: <br>
<blockquote> Hit the Search Submit button;<br>
See if the resultant page contains "No Suitable
availability"<br>
IF Not: Email me<br>
Sleep 15 minutes<br>
Rinse, Later, Repeat<br>
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This sounds to me like a very elemental application of a
test/control manager for a GUI interface. If I can
automate an existing browser, we can eliminate all the
complexities of trying to fake out their web server. <br>
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Since this just sits on my desk in the basement, I can
live with hard-coded screen coordinates. <br>
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What tools exist in Linux to do this? <br>
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regards, <br>
<br>
Neal Rhodes<br>
MNOP Ltd<br>
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