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Cryptocurrency Mining Profitability Helper
// Set the coins you mine:
// name: coin name as it appears in whattomine API response
// command: full path of the executable you want to run for that coin
// args: array of args to be passed to the command
const config = [
{
name: 'Electroneum',
command: 'C:\\Users\\SomePath\\xmr-stak-cpu-win64-electroneum\\xmr-stak-cpu\\xmr-stak-cpu.exe',
args: ['C:\\Users\\Mike\\DownloadsSomePath\\xmr-stak-cpu-win64-electroneum\\xmr-stak-cpu\\config.txt'],
},
{
name: 'Sumokoin',
command: 'C:\\Users\\SomePath\\xmr-stak-cpu-win64-sumo\\xmr-stak-cpu\\xmr-stak-cpu.exe',
args: ['C:\\Users\\SomePath\\xmr-stak-cpu-win64-sumo\\xmr-stak-cpu\\config.txt'],
}
];
const request = require('request');
const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
// set your default coin
let currentCoin = config[0];
// create the child process
let child = spawn(currentCoin.command, currentCoin.args);
child.stdout.on('data', function (data) {
console.log('stdout: ' + data);
});
child.stderr.on('data', function (data) {
console.log('stderr: ' + data);
});
child.on('close', function (code) {
console.log('child process exited with code ' + code);
});
function checkProfitability() {
setTimeout(function () {
request.get('http://whattomine.com/coins.json', (error, response, body) => {
if (body) {
// response
let json = JSON.parse(body);
// coins
let coins = json.coins;
// match user defined coins
config.forEach((coin, i) => {
// set profitability
config[i].p = coins[coin.name].profitability;
});
// sort coins by profitability
const sortedCoins = config.slice().sort(function(a,b) {return (a.p < b.p) ? 1 : ((b.p < a.p) ? -1 : 0);} );
// See if we should change coins based on profitability.
if (sortedCoins[0].name !== currentCoin.name) {
console.log(`Profitability changed. Switching from ${currentCoin.name} to ${sortedCoins[0].name}`);
child.kill('SIGINT');
currentCoin = sortedCoins[0];
child = spawn(currentCoin.command, currentCoin.args);
} else {
console.log(`Sticking with ${currentCoin.name}`);
}
console.log(sortedCoins);
checkProfitability();
}
if (error) {
console.log('Error fetching profitability')
checkProfitability();
}
});
}, 60000);
}
checkProfitability();
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