RvdB.Scrapionize 1.4.0

Scrapionize

Scrapionize (a Scraper for Sessionize) is a NuGet package to scrape a Sessionize CFP page and give you the basic information that's on the CFP page. The information we'll get from the page:

• Name of the event
• Start and End Date of the event
• Location of the event
• URL of the event
• Start and End date of the CFP
• Arrangements around Travel, Accomodation and Event Fee for speakers

Scrapionize uses the HtmlAgilityPack package to parse the Sessionize CFP page.

Examples

Using Scrapionize is pretty straightforward. There's a scraper interface you can register, and a class providing the implementation for that interface. If you're using .NET dependency injection, there's also an extension method to auto-setup DI.

Example: using .NET Dependency Injection

Use the extension method to setup Scrapionize.

builder.Services.AddScrapionize();

Inject the interface into the constructor of the class you want to use it in.

private IScraper _scraper;

public SomeClass(IScraper scraper)
{
    _scraper = scraper;
}

And then use the scraper to get your Sessionize data!

var sessionizeData = _scraper.Scrape(new Uri("<YOUR-SESSIONIZE-URL>"));

Example: using new

Not the preferred way of adding dependencies, but still an option.

var scraper = new Scraper(); //new is glue!
var sessionizeData = scraper.Scrape(new Uri("<YOUR-SESSIONIZE-URL>"));

Hollywood produced an entire movie centered on this principle, in which the LEGO bad-guy was trying to glue pieces together.
Don't be that guy.
(Inspired by the New is Glue article on ardalis.com)