{"id":4588,"date":"2025-03-06T19:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T19:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rayobyte.com\/community\/?p=4588"},"modified":"2025-03-10T12:30:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:30:26","slug":"monitor-rx-9070-xt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayobyte.com\/community\/monitor-rx-9070-xt\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitor RX 9070 XT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Before we start, make sure you have:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Basic knowledge of JavaScript and MySQL<\/li>\n<li>A web server or local development environment (e.g., Node.js)<\/li>\n<li>MySQL database setup<\/li>\n<li>Axios or another HTTP request library for fetching data<\/li>\n<li>A scheduling tool like <code>node-cron<\/code> to automate checks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Setting Up the Database<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>First, create a MySQL database to store stock availability data.<\/p>\n<pre><code>CREATE DATABASE microcenter_monitor;\r\nUSE microcenter_monitor;\r\n\r\nCREATE TABLE stock_status (\r\n    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,\r\n    product_name VARCHAR(255),\r\n    status VARCHAR(50),\r\n    last_checked TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP\r\n);<\/code><\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Step 2: Fetching Availability Data<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Use JavaScript and Axios to scrape Micro Center\u2019s product page for stock availability.<\/p>\n<pre><code>const axios = require('axios');\r\nconst cheerio = require('cheerio');\r\nconst mysql = require('mysql2');\r\nconst cron = require('node-cron');\r\n\r\nconst db = mysql.createConnection({\r\n    host: 'localhost',\r\n    user: 'root',\r\n    password: 'yourpassword',\r\n    database: 'microcenter_monitor'\r\n});\r\n\r\ndb.connect(err =&gt; {\r\n    if (err) throw err;\r\n    console.log('Database connected');\r\n});\r\n\r\nconst url = 'https:\/\/www.microcenter.com\/product-url';\r\n\r\nasync function checkAvailability() {\r\n    try {\r\n        const { data } = await axios.get(url);\r\n        const $ = cheerio.load(data);\r\n        const stockStatus = $(\".stock-indicator\").text().trim();\r\n        \r\n        console.log(`Stock Status: ${stockStatus}`);\r\n        \r\n        db.query('INSERT INTO stock_status (product_name, status) VALUES (?, ?)',\r\n            ['RX 9070 XT', stockStatus],\r\n            (err, result) =&gt; {\r\n                if (err) throw err;\r\n                console.log('Stock status updated');\r\n            });\r\n    } catch (error) {\r\n        console.error('Error fetching data:', error);\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n\r\ncron.schedule('*\/30 * * * *', () =&gt; {\r\n    console.log('Checking stock availability...');\r\n    checkAvailability();\r\n});<\/code><\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Step 3: Automating Stock Checks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Using <code>node-cron<\/code>, we set up a scheduler to check stock every 30 minutes. The fetched data is stored in the MySQL database for future reference.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 4: Viewing Data and Notifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To notify users when the GPU is in stock, you can:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Send an email alert using <code>nodemailer<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Integrate with a Discord bot or Telegram alert system<\/li>\n<li>Create a simple web page displaying stock history using Express.js<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By leveraging JavaScript and MySQL, you can automate the tracking of RX 9070 XT availability at Micro Center. This script helps avoid constant manual checks and ensures you get notified as soon as the product is back in stock.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like a more advanced version with real-time notifications? 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