Slick Deals Scraper (Express, Node, Handlebars, MongoDB)

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Slick Deals Scraper (Express, Node, Handlebars, MongoDB)

Demo: https://limitless-bayou-66969.herokuapp.com/

https://github.com/coding-to-music/slick-deals-scraper-mongodb

https://github.com/vpvnguyen/slick-deals-scraper-mongodb

Application

• Search for deals by typing in an item. Save your favorite deals for later!
• This deals scraper uses npm cheerio and npm axios to webscrape for deals. Information is saved in MongoDB using npm mongoose and the concept of an ODM.

Start by searching for a deal! (Cheerio.js)

Save your favorite deals! (MongoDB / Mongoose.js)

Utilize the help menu if you are lost! (Materialize.css)

Configuration

• git clone <repo>
• npm install
• Configure MongoDB connection in server.js:

  // connect mongodb heroku
  const MONGODB_URI = process.env.MONGODB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost:27017/<DATABASE_NAME>';
  mongoose.connect(MONGODB_URI, { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true });

process.env.MONGODB_URI for heroku deployment. mongodb://localhost:27017/<DATABASE_NAME> add your database.

• Create schema model and requirements in Deals.js:

  const mongoose = require('mongoose');
  ...
  const DealsSchema = new Schema({

      title: {
          type: String,
          required: true,
          unique: true
      }
  ...

Technologies:

• Express.js
• Node.js
• MongoDB / Mongoose
• Handlebars.js
• Cheerio.js
• Materialize.css