Web-scraping APIs used to fetch data with TF2 Outpost and TF2 Warehouse.
Note: Most (if not all) functions require the "ImportantValues.vb" file to run properly.
This project uses (and includes) my RegexCalc math parser. The main project for this can be found on my GitHub page.
LICENSING: Use it for whatever you like, as long as you give me credit by name. One restriction: no profit can be made
off of these files by themselves. (Profiting off of derivative works is fine; item trading bots are encouraged.)
Use at your own risk.
Finally: "Do, or do not. There is no try."
======== API classes ========
[Warehouse API - WHInteraction.vb]
To use this API, first call its GetNewWHData() method. This method will download item data from TF2 Warehouse into the program. The downloaded data is stored as a list of WHItemObjects in the class' WHDataCache member variable.
[Outpost API - OPInteraction.vb]
To use this API, pass a URL to either the TF2 Outpost homepage ("http://www.tf2outpost.com") or a specific
TF2 Outpost trade ("http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/[trade number]") to its GetTrades() method. This method
returns trade information as a list of OPTradeObjects.
========= API objects ========
[OPItemObject.vb]
The member values of this class are self-explanatory. By default, they are initialized to either -1 (for numbers) or "" (for strings). IsCurrency() - Checks if the current item is a common currency item (either a type of Metal, or a Key) IsNull() - Returns TRUE if ALL important values of the item are equal to their null values, FALSE otherwise.
[OPTradeObject.vb]
Once again, the member values of this class are self-explanatory and its default values are either -1 (for numbers)
or "" (for strings).
IsNull() - Returns TRUE if no items are being bought OR being sold, FALSE otherwise.
IsBlacklisted() - Returns TRUE if an item's name is blacklisted, FALSE otherwise. The blacklist is contained in
ImportantValues.vb.
Note that if the item's name CONTAINS (not necessarily equals) a blacklisted term, the item
WILL be blacklisted.
[WHListingObject.vb]
Once again, the member values of this class are self-explanatory and its default values are either -1 (for numbers) or "" (for strings). IsCurrency() - See OPItemObject's method of the same name IsNull() - See OPItemObject's method of the same name
[PriceConverter.vb]
PriceParse() - When passed a string, this method will attempt to extract a price (in terms of TF2 Warehouse Credits)
from the string. (E.g. if Refined Metal costs 4500 Warehouse Credits, "3.66 ref" becomes "3.66*4500" ,
which ends up as "16470") However, it can make mistakes, especially if fed input that doesn't contain
a price or an item name it doesn't recognize
NOTE: Item names (except those defined as currency items in ImportantValues.vb) must be formatted
as either "bprice(Item Name)" or "sprice(Item Name)". The item names do not have to be exact. (E.g.
"buds" will be converted to "Earbuds", and "bills" or "bill's" will be converted to "Bill's Hat")
bprice() - Price to BUY the item from TF2 Warehouse
sprice() - Price to SELL the item to TF2 Warehouse