Step Out Buffalo Event Scraper

This project scrapes events from Step Out Buffalo website and generates a formatted email template with the events.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• npm (Node Package Manager)
• Buttondown API key

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Set up your API keys:
   • Create a .env file in the project root
   • Add your Buttondown API key:

   BUTTONDOWN_API_KEY=your-buttondown-api-key-here
   

   • Replace the OpenAI API key in start.js with your own key:

   const openai = new OpenAI({
     apiKey: "your-api-key-here",
   });

Usage

Run the scraper:

npm start

This will:

1. Scrape events from Step Out Buffalo
2. Filter for events with zip code 14075
3. Take the first 6 events
4. Generate a formatted email template
5. Send the email via Buttondown API
6. Save two files:
   • populated-email.html: The formatted email
   • eventsZip14075.json: The raw event data

Output Files

• populated-email.html: The final formatted email
• eventsZip14075.json: Raw event data in JSON format

Notes

• The script uses Puppeteer with stealth plugin to avoid detection
• Events are filtered for zip code 14075
• The email template is responsive and works on both desktop and mobile
• The script includes rate limiting to avoid overwhelming the target website
• Emails are sent via Buttondown API (initially as drafts for testing)