Naukri.com Resume Update scheduler

A python script that uses selenium webdriver to download latest resume from specified pdf url and update resume on naukri.com every specified seconds

Features

• Updates the naukri.com resume every specified seconds
• Fetches latest resume from google docs or any specified pdf url
• Uses chrome driver or geckodriver for automation
• Easily deployable on heroku

Enviroment Variables

RUN_EVERY_SECS - INT - to update resume after specified seconds
RESUME_PDF_URL - STR - url of the pdf file of resume; use this to get pdf url of resume from google docs
RESUME_FILE_NAME - STR - name of the resume, e.g., kartikey_porwal_resume.pdf to be uploaded on naukri

CHROME_BINARY_PATH - STR - path of the Google Chrome binary - DEFAULT PATH: /app/.apt/usr/bin/google-chrome CHROME_WEBDRIVER_PATH - STR - path of the Chrome Webdriver - DEFAULT PATH: /app/.chromedriver/bin/chromedriver

FIREFOX_BINARY_PATH - STR - path of the Firefox binary - DEFAULT PATH: /app/vendor/firefox/firefox GECKO_WEBDRIVER_PATH - STR - path of the Gecko Webdriver - DEFAULT PATH: /app/vendor/geckodriver

NAUKRI_USER_EMAIL - STR - naukri.com registered email address
NAUKRI_USER_PASSWORD - STR - naukri.com account password

WEBDRIVER_MODE - STR - CHROME or GECKO; webdriver mode to open particular webdriver

DISABLE_HEADLESS_MODE - INT - to disable the headless mode when running locally - DEFAULT - 0 to keep headless mode enabled; to disable headless mode, set a number other than 0

Local Installation and Test

To run and test the automation locally follow the below mentioned steps

# Create a new virtual environment
python -m venv test_env

# Activate the virtual environment
source test_env/bin/activate

# Install the necessary packages
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

# Copy the .env.example file to .env

# Update the environment variables in the .env file

# Run the script
python naukri_resume_update.py

# To know the binary location of Google Chrome browser and set the path to `CHROME_BINARY_PATH`
# default location on ubuntu is /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable
whereis google-chrome-stable
# OR
which google-chrome-stable

# Download the same version of chrome webdriver from https://chromedriver.chromium.org/downloads
# check the current chrome version using `/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --version`
# and set the path to `CHROME_WEBDRIVER_PATH`


# To know the binary location of Firefox browser and set the path to `FIREFOX_BINARY_PATH`
# default location on ubuntu is /usr/bin/firefox
whereis firefox
# OR
which firefox


# Download the same version of gecko webdriver from https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases
# check the current chrome version using `/usr/bin/firefox --version`
# and set the path to `GECKO_WEBDRIVER_PATH`

Heroku Configuration

Buildpacks

For Python - heroku/python
For Google Chrome - https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-google-chrome
For Google Chromedriver - https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-chromedriver
For Firefox - https://github.com/buitron/firefox-buildpack
For Geckodriver - http://github.com/buitron/geckodriver-buildpack

Steps to deploy on Heroku

• Login to https://dashboard.heroku.com/apps
• Click New and create new app
• Once app is created, go to setting add above mentioned build packs
• In Config Vars section, click Reveal Config Vars and add above mentioned environment variables with their respective values
• Follow guide on deploy section.

TO-DOs

• Add Validations to check if logged in successfully
• Add options to choose different selectors when an element could not located
• Add config file to specify/change different element when any change occurs on web elements