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Download data from NCDHHS COVID dashboards
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# Install capybara and selenium-webdriver gems
#
# $ gem install capybara
# $ gem install selenium-webdriver
#
# Install chromedriver
#
# $ brew install chromedriver
require 'capybara'
require 'capybara/dsl'
require 'selenium-webdriver'
# register a new driver to change the download location
Capybara.register_driver :headless_chrome do |app|
capabilities = Selenium::WebDriver::Remote::Capabilities.chrome(
'goog:chromeOptions': {
args: %w[headless disable-gpu],
prefs: {
'download.default_directory' => Dir.home
}
}
)
Capybara::Selenium::Driver.new(
app,
browser: :chrome,
desired_capabilities: capabilities
)
end
Capybara.default_driver = :headless_chrome
Capybara.default_max_wait_time = 10
Capybara.app_host = 'https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov'
class NcdhhsCovidCsvDownloader
include Capybara::DSL
def initialize
visit('/dashboard/data-behind-dashboards')
click_link('View Larger')
end
def daily_cases_and_deaths
within_frame do
within('div', class: 'tabFlipboardNav') do
first('div', exact_text: 'Daily Cases and Deaths Metrics').click
end
find('#download-ToolbarButton').click
find_button('Crosstab').click
find('div', class: 'f1u2kjnq', text: 'CSV').click
find_button('Download').click
end
sleep 5 # wait for download
end
end
NcdhhsCovidCsvDownloader.new.daily_cases_and_deaths
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