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Script to check Best Buy for Apple Pencil availability
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bestbuy.php
<?php
############################################################
# script to check Best Buy stock of Apple Pencil #
# sku number: 4538802 #
# you need a deverloper api key from Best Buy: #
# https://developer.bestbuy.com #
# by: Jeremy A. Gibbs #
# https://gist.github.com/jeremygibbs/1a6c248d12dda568d67d #
############################################################
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 'On');
// Let's check online availability
$json = file_get_contents("http://api.bestbuy.com/v1/products(sku=4538802)?format=json&apiKey=<YOUR_API_KEY>");
$data = json_decode($json,true);
$online = $data['products'][0]['onlineAvailability'] ? true : false;
//-- If online, send an email alert --//
if ($online) {
$url = $data['products'][0]['url'] ;
$to = '<YOUR@EMAIL.com>';
$subject = 'Pencil available online at Best Buy';
$message = "$url";
mail($to, $subject, $message, null, '-f<YOUR@FROM_EMAIL.COM>');
}
//-- Let's check in-store availability --//
$instore = $data['products'][0]['inStoreAvailability'] ? true : false;
//-- If generally available in-store, search within a set distance of a particular location via lat/lon -//
//-- As an example, here is a search for within 200 miles of Oklahoma City, OK --//
if ($instore) {
$json = file_get_contents("http://api.bestbuy.com/v1/stores(area(35.4822,-97.5350,200))+products(sku=4538802)?apiKey=<YOUR_API_KEY>&format=json");
$data = json_decode($json,true);
$stores = $data['stores'];
$message = "";
$url = "";
//-- If available in-store within the search area, send an email alert -//
if (count($stores)>0) {
foreach($stores as $store) {
$name = $store['longName'];
$dist = $store['distance'];
$url = $store['products'][0]['url'] ;
$message .= "$name, $dist miles from <LOCATION> \n\n";
}
} else {
$message .= "There are no Pencils in-store within <DISTANCE> miles of <LOCATION>. \n\n";
}
}
//-- Write a simple html table (either for web viewing or in Panic's StatusBoard app) --//
$panic_online = $online ? "YES" : "NO";
$panic_instore = ($instore && count($stores) > 0) ? true : false;
$html = '
<html>
<style>
.name {
width: 50%;
font-size: 22px;
}
.state {
width: 50%;
text-align: center;
font-size: 22px;
}
</style>
<table data-refresh-every-n-seconds="300">
<tr>
<th class="name">Type</th>
<th class="state">Availability</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name">Online</td>
<td class="state">'. $panic_online .'</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name">In Store</td>';
if (!$panic_instore) {
$html .= '
<td class="state">NO</td>
</tr>';} else {
$html .='
<td class="state">YES</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="name">Store Name</th>
<th class="state">Distance (miles)</th>
</tr>';
foreach($stores as $store) {
$html .='
<tr>
<td class="name">'. $store["longName"] .'</td>
<td class="state">'. $store["distance"] .'</td>
</tr>';
}
}
$html .= '</table></html>';
$output = fopen("/PATH/TO/YOUR/WEBFILES/status_bestbuy.html", "w");
fwrite($output, $html);
fclose($output);
?>
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