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Beachpatrol: A CLI tool to replace and automate your everyday web browser (Now with Firefox support) (github.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sounds cool but I didn't really get how it works from the README, or I guess didn't get a proper example. They showed that you can automagically log into website but that can also just be done with a password manager.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unlike a password manager that just logs you in, Beachpatrol can run any automation task, like checking your email, downloading files, or filling out forms. You have to create Playwright scripts for these tasks and run them from a shell command. There is an example script already in the commands folder, which you can run with the command beackmsg smoke-test. The sky is the limit, basically.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Thanks, I missed the example. Tbh I think advertising "checking your email" sounds kinda stupid, people interested in this tool will probably use email clients and other software which is specifically designed for auto-email stuff.