Packtpub-notifier

A Windows notifier for the packtpub daily free ebook

Requirement

NodeJS

Installation

This notifier doesn't require a specific installation (only npm install). However, the script install.ps1 allows to create a scheduled task that runs the notifier every day.

Scoop

This notifier is also added in "fredjoseph" scoop bucket

scoop install packtpub-notifier

Usage

Manual

Launch command line node index.js or the Powershell script runOnce.ps1

Automatic

Create a scheduled task in Windows Task scheduler that runs the above command every day or use the installation script install.ps1.

The folder scripts contains :

install.ps1 : Script that creates a daily scheduled task based on PacktpubNotifier.xml configuration file
uninstall.ps1 : Uninstallation script
launchHidden.vbs : Script that allows to launch an other script in a hidden prompt
run.ps1 : Script that runs packtpub-notifier until successful process
runOnce.ps1 : Script that runs packtpub-notifier once
PacktpubNotifier.xml : Scheduled Task configuration file (with daily trigger).