this is a nodejs-based course monitoring application that fetches course section information from the university of maryland's public course info page, tracks changes, and sends email notifications when updates occur.
- api-based course section retrieval
- real-time monitoring of course availability
- email notifications for:
- new sections
- seat availability changes
- section removals
- automated scheduling with cron jobs
- sqlite database integration
simply run the setup script after cloning the repository:
chmod +x monitor.sh
./monitor.shthe script will:
- check node.js and npm installations
- install dependencies
- create a default
.envfile - guide you through final configuration
note: for nodemailer to work wth gmail, you will first have to turn 2FA on for your gmail account, and then create an app password that you will use as your EMAIL_PASS environment variable. your ÈMAIL_USER remains the same as your gmail username.
when you run the application, you'll be prompted to enter course namesgit separated by commas. the app will:
- immediately start monitoring
- scrape course information from the testudo's schedule of classes page
- store course data in sqlite database
- send email notifications on changes
- repeat monitoring every 30 minutes
- relies on the university's public course information api
- be mindful of api usage terms and potential rate limits
- sqlite database creates a local
course_monitor.dbfile to track course information
- nodemailer
- sqlite3
- node-cron
- typescript
mit license. do what you want with this at your will.