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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Description: Monitor a website for changes.
# Usage: python3 diff-web.py
# Author: Justin Oros
# Source: https://github.com/JustinOros
import requests
import hashlib
import os
import time
import argparse
from urllib.parse import urlparse
from datetime import datetime
def normalize_url(url):
if not urlparse(url).scheme:
url = 'https://' + url
return url
def fetch_content(url):
response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
response.raise_for_status()
return response.text
def get_hash(content):
return hashlib.sha256(content.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
def get_log_filename(url, override=None):
if override:
return override
domain = urlparse(url).netloc
return f"{domain}.log"
def get_cache_filename(url):
domain = urlparse(url).netloc
return f".{domain}.cache"
def log_message(message, log_file):
print(message)
with open(log_file, 'a') as f:
f.write(message + '\n')
def monitor_website(url, interval, log_file_override=None):
url = normalize_url(url)
domain = urlparse(url).netloc
log_file = get_log_filename(url, log_file_override)
cache_file = get_cache_filename(url)
log_message(f"[{datetime.now()}] Monitoring {domain}", log_file)
while True:
try:
current_content = fetch_content(url)
current_hash = get_hash(current_content)
except Exception as e:
log_message(f"[{datetime.now()}] [ERROR] Failed to fetch {url}: {e}", log_file)
time.sleep(interval)
continue
if os.path.exists(cache_file):
with open(cache_file, 'r') as f:
old_hash = f.read().strip()
if current_hash != old_hash:
msg = f"[{datetime.now()}] Change detected on {url}"
log_message(msg, log_file)
with open(cache_file, 'w') as f:
f.write(current_hash)
else:
msg = f"[{datetime.now()}] First-time check for {url}: storing baseline."
log_message(msg, log_file)
with open(cache_file, 'w') as f:
f.write(current_hash)
time.sleep(interval)
if __name__ == "__main__":
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Monitor a website for changes.")
parser.add_argument("url", help="The website URL or domain to monitor.")
parser.add_argument("-t", "--time", type=int, default=60,
help="Time interval between checks in seconds (default: 60).")
parser.add_argument("-l", "--log", type=str,
help="Optional log file name (default: domain.tld.log)")
args = parser.parse_args()
monitor_website(args.url, args.time, args.log)