Self-contained WWDC Status Checker Hack

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

# run from terminal and you can watch it log as well... or nohup it

cd ~
testSiteForChanges ()
{
	ls "old_page.html" 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
	if [ $? -eq "1" ] ; then
		/usr/local/bin/wget -q -O old_page.html $1
	fi
	/usr/local/bin/wget -q -O new_page.html $1
	diff old_page.html new_page.html 1>/dev/null
	
	if [ $? -eq "0" ] ; then
		#echo "SAME!"
		CHANGES=0
	else
		#echo "CURRENT WEB PAGE IS DIFFERENT THAN ORIGINAL!!"
		CHANGES=1
	fi
	rm new_page.html
	return $CHANGES
}

while true
do
{	
	#testSiteForChanges "http://www.cnn.com"
	testSiteForChanges "https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/"

	if [ $? -eq  "1" ] ; then
		echo "WWDC MAY HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!!" > wwdc_email.txt
		/usr/bin/mail -s "WWDC" YOUR_EMAIL_GOES_HERE@blackpixel.com < wwdc_email.txt
		rm wwdc_email.txt
		echo "$(date)  WWDC MAY HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!!"
		echo "$(date)  WWDC MAY HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!!" >> wwdc.log
	else
		echo "$(date)  WWDC Checked... no changes"
		echo "$(date)  WWDC Checked... no changes" >> wwdc.log
	fi

	sleep 300
}
done