// Quit from driver, deletes cookies
public bool DriverQuit()
{
try
{
driverChrome.Quit();
LogHolder.AddLogFile("Operation is successful. Quitted from driver", 1);
return(true);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
LogHolder.AddLogFile("Cannot quit from driver. See error message for detail information: " + e.Message, 1);
return(false);
}
}
// Refreshing browser
public bool RefreshDriver()
{
try
{
driverChrome.Navigate().Refresh();
string x = driverChrome.Url;
LogHolder.AddLogFile("Given address page is refreshed: " + url, 1);
return(true);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
LogHolder.AddLogFile("Given address page cannot be refreshed: " + url + e.Message, 1);
return(false);
}
}
// settings of Driver
private void DriverSettings()
{
var chromeOptions = new ChromeOptions();
chromeOptions.AddArgument("--headless"); // Open browser in headless mode. Comment this line if you want to see browser
chromeOptions.AddUserProfilePreference("profile.default_content_setting_values.images", 2); // Disables images for fast loading
driverChrome = new ChromeDriver(@"Write your test driver's path here", chromeOptions); // You must define your chrome's path
driverChrome.Manage().Window.Maximize(); // Maximize the window
// Wait time for elements
waitZ = new WebDriverWait(driverChrome, new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 0, 10));
waitS = new WebDriverWait(driverChrome, new TimeSpan(0, 0, 3));
waitM = new WebDriverWait(driverChrome, new TimeSpan(0, 0, 30));
waitB = new WebDriverWait(driverChrome, new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0));
js = (IJavaScriptExecutor)driverChrome;
LogHolder.AddLogFile("Given url " + url + " driver is started", 1);
}
// Set Url of browser
public bool SetURL(string url)
{
bool timeout = true;
while (timeout)
{
int i = 0;
try
{
driverChrome.Navigate().GoToUrl(url);
return(true);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
// If cannot load, try to refresh 3 times
LogHolder.AddLogFile(url + " is cannot be loaded. It could be connection problem. Please check your connection." + e.Message, 1);
i++;
if (i < 3)
{
if (RefreshDriver())
{
return(true);
}
else
{
timeout = true;
}
}
else
{
timeout = false;
}
}
}
return(false);
}
private static void scrapTweets(Driver driver)
{
// First make a selection to specify what you want
int selection = selectFunction();
if (selection == 1)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please enter a username:\t");
string username = Console.ReadLine();
driver.SetURL("https://www.twitter.com/" + username);
}
else if (selection == 2)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please enter a start date(YYYY-MM-DD format):\t");
string startDate = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Please enter an end date(YYYY-MM-DD format):\t");
string endDate = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Please enter a username:\t");
string username = Console.ReadLine();
driver.SetURL("https://twitter.com/search?q=(from%3A" + username +
")%20since%3A" + startDate + "%20until%3A" + endDate + "%20-filter%3Areplies&src=typed_query");
}
else
{
return;
}
/*
* Creating variables we need
* Random to wait randomly while tweets are loading
* k to realize end of page
*/
Console.WriteLine("Write time in seconds for waiting. If you wait more, you will scrap more\nNumber must start with 1 (nearly 100 tweets)");
int takenNum = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("Operation is started please wait now");
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);
Random random = new Random();
int k = 0;
List <string> allTweets = new List <string>();
pageLoading(driver);
if (usernameNotAvailable(driver))
{
Console.WriteLine("Username cannot found check again");
driver.DriverQuit();
return;
}
if (protectedAccount(driver) && notLoaded(driver))
{
while (true)
{
/*
* Collect tweet data, when page is scrolled wait for loading bar
* When tweets end, loop is going to break, you can decrease this wait time decreasing k value in if condition
*
*/
var tweetList = driver.FindElements("TweetBoxList", "Twitter");
var dateList = driver.FindElements("TweetDateList", "Twitter");
for (int i = 0; i < tweetList.Count; i++)
{
try
{
allTweets.Add(dateList.ElementAt(i).GetAttribute("title") + " --> " + tweetList.ElementAt(i).GetProperty("innerText"));
}
catch (Exception)
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(Convert.ToInt32(random.NextDouble() * takenNum * 1000));
}
}
k = driver.TwitterScrollDown(k);
if (k == 6)
{
break;
}
if (driver.CheckElementAvailable("Reload", -1, "Twitter"))
{
if (!tryToReload(driver))
{
break;
}
}
}
// When page is scrolled usually old tweets are going to be added in the list
// Thanks to distinct we can avoid this
List <string> distinctTweet = new List <string>();
distinctTweet = allTweets.Distinct().ToList();
foreach (var tweet in distinctTweet)
{
LogHolder.AddLogFile(tweet, 2);
}
}
}