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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, urlunparse, parse_qsl, urlencode
from datetime import datetime
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup, Comment
# List of known tracking parameters to strip
TRACKING_PARAMS = {
'utm_source', 'utm_medium', 'utm_campaign', 'utm_term', 'utm_content',
'fbclid', 'gclid', 'mc_cid', 'mc_eid', 'ref', 'ref_src'
}
def normalize_url(url):
if not urlparse(url).scheme:
url = 'https://' + url
return strip_tracking_params(url)
def strip_tracking_params(url):
parsed = urlparse(url)
clean_query = [(k, v) for k, v in parse_qsl(parsed.query) if k not in TRACKING_PARAMS]
new_query = urlencode(clean_query)
return urlunparse(parsed._replace(query=new_query))
def fetch_content(url):
response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
response.raise_for_status()
return response.text
def clean_content(html):
soup = BeautifulSoup(html, 'html.parser')
# Remove dynamic or non-content elements
for tag in soup(['script', 'style', 'noscript', 'meta']):
tag.decompose()
# Remove HTML comments
for comment in soup.find_all(string=lambda text: isinstance(text, Comment)):
comment.extract()
# Remove tracking params from all anchor links
for a in soup.find_all('a', href=True):
a['href'] = strip_tracking_params(a['href'])
# Get visible text, normalize whitespace
text = soup.get_text(separator=' ', strip=True)
return ' '.join(text.split())
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 timestamp():
return datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
def log_message(message, log_file, quiet=False):
if not quiet:
print(message)
with open(log_file, 'a') as f:
f.write(message + '\n')
def monitor_website(url, interval, log_file_override=None, max_checks=None, quiet=False):
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"[{timestamp()}] Monitoring {domain}", log_file, quiet)
checks_done = 0
while True:
try:
raw_html = fetch_content(url)
cleaned_text = clean_content(raw_html)
current_hash = get_hash(cleaned_text)
except Exception as e:
log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] [ERROR] Failed to fetch {url}: {e}", log_file, quiet)
time.sleep(interval)
continue
is_changed = True
if os.path.exists(cache_file):
with open(cache_file, 'r') as f:
old_hash = f.read().strip()
is_changed = current_hash != old_hash
if is_changed:
log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] Change detected on {url}", log_file, quiet)
else:
log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] First-time check for {url}: storing baseline.", log_file, quiet)
with open(cache_file, 'w') as f:
f.write(current_hash)
checks_done += 1
if max_checks is not None and checks_done >= max_checks:
log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] Reached max checks ({max_checks}). Stopping.", log_file, quiet)
break
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)")
parser.add_argument("-c", "--count", type=int,
help="Optional number of times to check before stopping.")
parser.add_argument("-q", "--quiet", action="store_true",
help="Quiet mode: suppress console output")
args = parser.parse_args()
try:
monitor_website(args.url, args.time, args.log, args.count, args.quiet)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
log_file = get_log_filename(args.url, args.log)
log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] Monitoring stopped by user (KeyboardInterrupt).", log_file, args.quiet)