New York Vaccine Alert Script

vax_finder

#!/bin/bash
#
# New York Vaccine Finder
#
# New York kindly provides a nice API to check for vaccine providers. But you need 
# to constantly refresh their website. This script will check for you and will print 
# out a message when it finds one.
# 
# This script requires bash and jq to run. 
# Find me at twitter.com/speedplane
# All code released freely under the MIT License.

# The main website that lists open locations.
NY_URL="https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/"

# The API endpoint to hit.
NY_API_URL="$NY_URL/api/list-providers"

# Locations to search, pick any 3.
LOCATION1="New York, NY"
LOCATION2="Bronx, NY"
LOCATION3="Jamaica, NY"

# How often to refresh, in seconds.
CHECK_EVERY=30

# And the rest is the code...
for i in `seq 1 1000`; do
	FOUND_VAX=$(curl -s $NY_API_URL |
		jq "[.providerList[] | 
		{name: .providerName, location: .address, has: .availableAppointments}] | 
		.[] | 
		select(.has == \"Y\" and (
			.location == \"$LOCATION1\" or 
			.location == \"$LOCATION2\" or 
			.location == \"$LOCATION3\")
		)")
	# Trim whitespace
	FOUND_VAX_TRIM=$(echo $FOUND_VAX | xargs)
	CUR_TIME=$(date)
	if [ -z "$FOUND_VAX_TRIM" ]; then
		echo "$CUR_TIME - Check $i: No NY vax."
		sleep $CHECK_EVERY
	else
		echo "$CUR_TIME - FOUND_VAX: $FOUND_VAX"
		echo "$CUR_TIME\n$FOUND_VAX:" >> found_ny-vax.txt
	fi
done