Check for availability of the Bronco build & price site (Linux Script)

[Airforcetxn]

Okay folks, I don't know if I have any fellow Linux geeks out there, but I wrote this script in order to notify me when the build page goes live so I thought I would share.

Geeky part...
My Logic: I looked at the Ford webpage for existing vehicles (F150, Escape, etc...) and looked at the structure of the URL
F150
https://shop.ford.com/build/f150/#/chooseyourpath/
Escape
https://shop.ford.com/build/escape/#/chooseyourpath/
In Linux, if you 'curl' any of these URL's you get a 200 HTTP Status Code "Success"
However, if you curl the presumed URL the Bronco will sit at (https://shop.ford.com/build/bronco/#/chooseyourpath/), you get a 301 "Redirect" to the generic showroom.

So my script looks for the expected Bronco URL (https://shop.ford.com/build/bronco/#/chooseyourpath/) every 20 minutes. As long as it gets a 301 HTTP status code, it does nothing. But as soon as it gets a 200 status code, it will make an audible notification every second and output the URL which was successful. I tested this with the F150 and Escape and it appears to work as intended.

Again, this only works on Linux but all you have to do is take the attached file, change the extension from .txt to .sh (Would not let me upload as .sh), make sure it has executable permissions (chmod +x bronco.sh) and then execute it (./bronco.sh)

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[Mopar2Bronco2021]

Dude...you may have just saved all of humankind.

Seriously though, this is cool. Thank you.

 

[LOMartin]

 

[BroncBro]

What?

 

[Airforcetxn]

If you don't know what it means, that is indicative that you have a girlfriend. Or friends in general. It's geek stuff BUT it will let me know in 20 minutes or less when the build site goes live (assuming I have correctly assumed that they will structure the build site the same as they have for their other vehicles.). And when I know, you will know. So it works out for all.

 

[Toccoa]

You know how this will end.

 

[irv0735]

Haha very nice! Increase frequency to something higher than 20min. I check B6G more often than that already...haha ?‍

 

[Used2jeep]

I'm bringing the rain - maybe. Be careful though because you don't want a bunch of folks to start hitting the site and then, somehow, it becomes a DDoS. I figure nothing good would come of that.

 

[Lilj4425]

It’s happening. It’s happening. I’m not sure what’s happening but it’s happening.

 

[BroncBro]

If you don't know what it means, that is indicative that you have a girlfriend. Or friends in general. It's geek stuff BUT it will let me know in 20 minutes or less when the build site goes live (assuming I have correctly assumed that they will structure the build site the same as they have for their other vehicles.). And when I know, you will know. So it works out for all.

Got it, sweet!!! Thank you!

 

[Cooknn]

Okay folks, I don't know if I have any fellow Linux geeks out there, but I wrote this script in order to notify me when the build page goes live so I thought I would share.

Geeky part...
My Logic: I looked at the Ford webpage for existing vehicles (F150, Escape, etc...) and looked at the structure of the URL
F150
https://shop.ford.com/build/f150/#/chooseyourpath/
Escape
https://shop.ford.com/build/escape/#/chooseyourpath/
In Linux, if you 'curl' any of these URL's you get a 200 HTTP Status Code "Success"
However, if you curl the presumed URL the Bronco will sit at (https://shop.ford.com/build/bronco/#/chooseyourpath/), you get a 301 "Redirect" to the generic showroom.

So my script looks for the expected Bronco URL (https://shop.ford.com/build/bronco/#/chooseyourpath/) every 20 minutes. As long as it gets a 301 HTTP status code, it does nothing. But as soon as it gets a 200 status code, it will make an audible notification every second and output the URL which was successful. I tested this with the F150 and Escape and it appears to work as intended.

Again, this only works on Linux but all you have to do is take the attached file, change the extension from .txt to .sh (Would not let me upload as .sh), make sure it has executable permissions (chmod +x bronco.sh) and then execute it (./bronco.sh)

Do you think this could work in terminal on MacOS (BSD Unix)?

 

[Airforcetxn]

I'm bringing the rain - maybe. Be careful though because you don't want a bunch of folks to start hitting the site and then, somehow, it becomes a DDoS. I figure nothing good would come of that.

Valid point. That's why I stayed polite with mine. If someone got really aggressive with it, I imagine Ford would just shun their IP and then they would find it difficult to actually go build their Bronco so it's in everyone's best interest to play nice. I know when I am awake I'm probably hitting their IP a lot more often than every 20 minutes anyways.

 

[Airforcetxn]

Do you think this could work in terminal on MacOS (BSD Unix)?

I have not tried it on my Mac but my guess would be yes it would work. Not just from command line in terminal, but as a script.

 

[Cooknn]

I have not tried it on my Mac but my guess would be yes it would work. Not just from command line in terminal, but as a script.

Haven’t been in a Unix script for years. Lived in them in my younger days. This will be fun. Thanks!

 

[Raptor911]

Some advice. If your script detects that B&P is up ... DON'T TELL ANYONE AND JUST ENJOY IT ALL TO YOURSELF FOR 20 mins. Because as soon as you tell the forum, Ford's site will crash and then broco6g will crash shortly thereafter with all the stupid comments >> why did Ford do that?

actually if you don't mind, please PM me. I promise I will not tell anyone and it will be just me and you with the entire B&P to ourselves.

If you don't know what it means, that is indicative that you have a girlfriend. Or friends in general. It's geek stuff BUT it will let me know in 20 minutes or less when the build site goes live (assuming I have correctly assumed that they will structure the build site the same as they have for their other vehicles.). And when I know, you will know. So it works out for all.

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