Snapcraft Scraper
Spider read snapcraft.io in 133 ms without a browser and returned 622 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Here’s how Woke defines snapcraft.yaml", "Why are snaps good for Java projects?" and "Here's how Freeplane defines snapcraft.yaml".
* Easy to discover and install by millions using the Snap Store or command-line every day* Automatically updated to the latest stable version of your app* Revert to the previous version if an update fails, preserving dataProgramming in Go makes it easy to create a zip of your app that runs across Linux, without dependencies.However, end user discovery and update management remain a challenge.Snaps fill this gap, letting you distribute a Go app in an app store experience for end users.In just a few steps, you’ll have an example Go app in the Snap Store.### Here’s how Woke defines snapcraft.yaml:**summary**: Detect non-inclusive language in your source codeCreating an inclusive work environment is imperative […]**source**: https://github.com/get-woke/woke### Why are snaps good for Java projects?* Simplify installation instructions, regardless of distribution, to snap install myjavaapp.* Directly control the delivery of automatic application updates.Distributing a Java application for Linux and reaching the widest possible audience is complicated. Typically, the user has to make sure the JRE/SDK version and their environment are configured correctly. When a Linux distribution changes the delivered JRE, this can be problematic for applications. Snapcraft ensures the correct JRE is shipped alongside the application at all times.In just a few steps, you’ll have an example Java app in the Snap Store.### Here's how Freeplane defines snapcraft.yaml:**summary**: A free tool to structure and organise your information […]Freeplane is a free and open source software […]**command**: freeplane-$SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION/freeplane.shJAVA_HOME: $SNAP/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64**source**: https://github.com/freeplane/freeplane.git**source-tag**: release-$SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION**gradle-options**: [binZip, -xtest, -xcreateGitTag]The same call, in code.
The capture above came back as markdown. These examples add a key, so you get browser rendering, proxies, and concurrency on snapcraft.io.
import { SpiderBrowser } from "spider-browser";
const spider = new SpiderBrowser({
apiKey: process.env.SPIDER_API_KEY!,
});
await spider.connect();
const page = spider.page!;
await page.goto("https://snapcraft.io");
// No selectors, no schema. Spider reads the page and names the fields.
const data = await page.scrape();
console.log(data);
await spider.close();import { Spider } from "@spider-cloud/spider-client";
const spider = new Spider({ apiKey: process.env.SPIDER_API_KEY! });
const result = await spider.scrapeUrl("https://www.snapcraft.io", {
return_format: "markdown",
});
console.log(result);Ready for volume? Get an API key →
Fields you can pull.
Spider names these from the page. The capture above came back as markdown; the same
call with return_format: "json" returns them as keys.
What snapcraft.io costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000146 to fetch. Pricing is $1 per GB of pre-transformation bandwidth plus $0.001 per CPU minute, so a page like this one lands at a fraction of a cent. Failed requests are billed at $0.
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