ZYN Checker

ZYN Checker is a simple Node.js script that monitors the stock status of ZYN nicotine products from SnusDirect. It alerts you via a Telegram message when a product that was previously out of stock comes back in stock.

Features

Scrapes the SnusDirect website for product availability.
Sends a Telegram alert when a specified product is back in stock.
Tracks the stock status to avoid duplicate alerts.
Ability to manually trigger stock checks and test alerts.
Scheduled stock checks using cron (every 30 minutes by default).

Requirements

Node.js
NPM

Installation

Clone this repository:
```
git clone <repository_url> zyn-checker
```
Navigate to the project directory:
```
cd zyn-checker
```
Install the dependencies:
```
npm install
```

Create a .env file and add your Telegram Bot Token and Channel ID:

TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=<Your Bot Token>
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=<Your Channel ID>

Usage

Run a stock check manually:

node script.js --manual

Test alert functionality:

node script.js --test

Automated stock checks

The script will automatically check the stock of your specified products every 30 minutes using node-cron. No further action is needed after starting the script.

Configuration

Products to Check: You can modify the products you want to monitor by editing the productsToCheck array in script.js.

const productsToCheck = [
    'ZYN Black Cherry 3mg',
    'ZYN Slim Violet Licorice Extra Strong'
];

Stock Alert: Modify the sendTelegramMessage function if you wish to customize the message sent to your Telegram channel.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

wildlifechorus/zyn-checker