CLI iPhone5s stock checker, inspired by https://medium.com/p/7f921ea94e8f run with node.js

canihaziphone.js

var http = require('http');

var zip = process.argv[2]   || '10018'; 	// defaults to 10018
var phone = process.argv[3]	|| 'ME349LL/A'; // defaults to 64GB Gold Verizon

var checkForPhones = function(zip, phone){

	console.log('Checking for ' + phone + ' near ' + zip + '...');
	console.log('=====================================');

	var options = {
		host: 'store.apple.com',
		port: '80',
		path: '/us/retail/availabilitySearch?parts.0=' + phone + '&zip=' + zip,
		method: 'GET',
		headers: {
			'Content-Type': 'application/json'
		}
	};

	var req = http.request(options, function(res){
		var output = '';
		res.setEncoding('utf8');
		
		res.on('data', function (chunk) {
			output += chunk;
		});

		res.on('end', function() {
			var obj = JSON.parse(output);
			var stores = obj.body.stores;
			for(var prop in stores){
				var status = stores[prop]['partsAvailability'][phone]['pickupDisplay'],
					store = stores[prop]['storeName'],
					number = stores[prop]['phoneNumber'];

				console.log(status === 'available' ?
					status + ' @ ' + store + ' !!!! CALL NOW @ ' + number + ' !!!!':
					status + ' @ ' + store
				);
			}
		});
	});

	req.on('error', function(e) {
		console.log('problem with request: ' + e.message);
	});

	req.end();

}

checkForPhones(zip, phone);

canihaziphone.md

This was inspired by https://medium.com/p/7f921ea94e8f. More info on how to use here: http://www.aamaliaa.com/post/62903197072/canihaziphone-js

nice---i went for a python crontab myself: https://gist.github.com/jhofman/6772884