added login, a bunch of minor tweaks and bug fixes

bin/pa_auction_bot.rb

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ def parse_cmd_line
   options = {
       :hooks_file => 'bots/csv_logger.rb',
       :site => 'QUIBIDS',
+      :login => false,
   }
 
   optparse = OptionParser.new do |opts|
@@ -26,6 +27,13 @@ def parse_cmd_line
     opts.on("-s", "--site=SITE",
       "Specify the site to use, default is '#{options[:site]}'") { |site| options[:site] = site}
 
+    opts.on("-l", "--login=username:password",
+      "Specify username and password to login with, otherwise no username or password will be used") { |str|
+
+          (options[:username], options[:password]) = str.match(/^(.+):(.+)$/)[1,2]
+
+          options[:login] = true
+      }
 
   end
   optparse.parse!
@@ -49,6 +57,8 @@ def parse_cmd_line
 pa_site = QB_Site.new options[:site].upcase
 pa_site.start auction_id
 
+pa_site.login(options[:username], options[:password]) if options[:login]
+
 auction_observer = QB_Observer.new pa_site
 
 auction_observer.hooks[:on_new_bids]    = OnNewBids

bots/bidder.rb

@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
 num_bids = 0
 OnTimerThreshold = lambda {|secs, browser|
   if @model.would_bid
-    #browser.bid
+    browser.bid
     num_bids += 1
-    puts "TIMER HIT: #{num_bids} so far"
+    puts "MODEL SAID TO BID: #{num_bids} so far"
     print "\a"
   else
     num_skips += 1
-    puts "SKIP: #{num_skips} so far"
+    puts "MODEL SAID TO SKIP BID: #{num_skips} so far"
   end
 }
 

bots/bidder_model.rb

@@ -25,17 +25,18 @@ def process_new_bids new_bids
       end
 
       @num_bids += 1
-      puts "NEW BID #{@num_bids}\t #{bid[:bidder]}\t #{bid[:amt]}\t #{bid[:type]}\t #{bid[:last_secs]}\t:: #{@bidders[bid[:bidder]][:count]} so far"
+      #puts "NEW BID #{@num_bids}\t #{bid[:bidder]}\t #{bid[:amt]}\t #{bid[:type]}\t #{bid[:last_secs]}\t:: #{@bidders[bid[:bidder]][:count]} so far"
+      printf("NEW BID %4d: %15s(%4d bids) %3.2f %15s - %2d seconds remaining\n",@num_bids, bid[:bidder], @bidders[bid[:bidder]][:count], bid[:amt], bid[:type], bid[:last_secs])
     end
 
    ##determine unique bidders 
     @uniques = {}
     bidders = @bids.reverse.map{|b| b[:bidder]}
     @uniques[:u10] = bidders[0, 10].uniq.length
     @uniques[:u20] = bidders[0, 20].uniq.length
-    #@uniques[:u30] = bidders[0, 30].uniq.length
-    #@uniques[:u40] = bidders[0, 40].uniq.length
-    #@uniques[:u50] = bidders[0, 50].uniq.length
+    @uniques[:u30] = bidders[0, 30].uniq.length
+    @uniques[:u40] = bidders[0, 40].uniq.length
+    @uniques[:u50] = bidders[0, 50].uniq.length
 
     puts "Uniques: #{@uniques.inspect}"
 
@@ -58,10 +59,10 @@ def process_new_bids new_bids
 
   def would_bid
 
-    return false if @num_bids < 25
-    return false if @uniques[:u10] > 6
-    return false if @uniques[:u20] > 9
-    return false if @autoq > 30
+    #return false if @num_bids < 25
+    return false if @uniques[:u10] > 8
+    #return false if @uniques[:u20] > 9
+    #return false if (@autoq > 40) && (@uniques[:u10] > 3)
 
     return true
   end

lib/pa_observer.rb

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ def observe_auction
           while (new_bids.count > 0)
             process_event :on_new_bids, new_bids
             sleep 1.0
+            secs_since_refresh += 1
+            @last_secs = cur_secs
             new_bids = get_new_bids
           end
 

site_bindings/quibids.rb

@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ module QUIBIDS
   @auction_els = nil
 
   def start auction_id
+    @auction_id = auction_id if auction_id
+
     @browser = Watir::Browser.new 'firefox'
-    @browser.goto "http://quibids.com/auctions/#{auction_id}"
+    goto_auction
+  end
+
+  def goto_auction
+    @browser.goto "http://quibids.com/auctions/#{@auction_id}"
   end
 
   def auction_name
@@ -24,7 +30,8 @@ def initialize_auction
     @auction_els = {
       :timer            => @browser.div(:class => /timer2/	    ),
       :history          => @browser.div(:id => 'bidding-history' ).table,
-      :bid_btn		=> @browser.link(:class => /^bid/	    ),
+      #:bid_btn		=> @browser.link(:class => /^bid/	    ),
+      :bid_btn		=> @browser.link(:id => "button_#{@auction_id}"	    ),
     }
 
     #confirm all the elements are accessible
@@ -38,6 +45,8 @@ def initialize_auction
       end
       puts "Found #{name}"
     end
+
+    puts "Bid Btn: #{@auction_els[:bid_btn].html}"
   end
 
   def refresh_auction
@@ -56,7 +65,14 @@ def refresh_auction
   end
 
   def bid
-    @auction_els[:bid_btn].click
+    sleep 0.1  #this pause can be tweaked to give better last second catches
+    if seconds_left < 3
+      @auction_els[:bid_btn].click
+      puts "BID clicked!"
+    else
+      puts "SKIPPED BID at the last second.... timer didn't look ready'"
+
+    end
   end
 
   def seconds_left
@@ -95,4 +111,11 @@ def get_new_bids
     bids
   end
 
+  def login username, password
+    @browser.text_field(:name, 'username').set username
+    @browser.text_field(:name, 'password').set password
+    @browser.button(:id, 'login-btn').click
+    goto_auction
+  end
+
 end