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Simple node.js WSJ Prime Rate scraper web service
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var express = require('express'); | |
var http = require('http'); | |
var path = require('path'); | |
var request = require('request'); | |
var $ = require('cheerio'); | |
var WSJ_PRIME_URL = 'http://www.bankrate.com/rates/interest-rates/wall-street-prime-rate.aspx'; | |
var app = express(); | |
app.configure(function(){ | |
app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000); | |
app.use(express.favicon()); | |
app.use(express.logger('dev')); | |
app.use(express.methodOverride()); | |
app.use(app.router); | |
}); | |
// curl http://localhost:3000/rates/wsjprime | |
app.get('/rates/wsjprime', function(req, res) { | |
request(WSJ_PRIME_URL, function(err, resp, html) { | |
if(err) return res.send('ERROR'); | |
var h = $.load(html); | |
return res.send(h('td.tabledataoddnew:nth-child(2)').text()); | |
}); | |
}); | |
http.createServer(app).listen(app.get('port'), function(){ | |
console.log('Rate scraper running on port ' + app.get('port')); | |
}); |
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