itsvic-dev / itsvic-dev/deliveries
[Feature Request] Support for Scraping Information via WebView from Delivery Services that do not offer proper APIs
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
- Stars
- 252
- Forks
- 42
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Given that we unfortunately have shipping providers that do not provide proper API services (such as Israel Post), an alternative method for tracking them is used by TrackChecker Mobile, by headlessly launching the website with the system WebView library, and scraping the events from there.
Something of the sort will also be useful for Parcel (which already looks very promising, though I hope it will not balloon out of control, like most apps), especially since the same underlying functionality could also be used for answering Captchas when the server think the user is a bot (which unfortunately, nowadays happens more often with legitimate users than with actual bots).
And great job on Parcel!
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing the existing delivery-provider architecture and the Android system WebView integration; define the scope for scraping providers without APIs and captcha handling before implementation. Done would require an agreed design and working tracking support for at least one such provider.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100