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#181 in Programming languages
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ScoutLang is a DSL made for web scraping, focusing on a simple and expressive syntax. A powerful web crawling stack is abstracted away, allowing you to write powerful, easy to read scraping scripts.
Why Scout?
- Gain access to powerful web scraping technology without needing expertise
- A focus on developer velocity
- Builtin debugging tools
Iterative script building
ScoutLang comes bundled with a full REPL and a powerful debugging mode, allowing you to visualize your web scraping scripts in real time.
Installation
Eventually Scout installation will come bundled with the necessary pre-reqs. For now, you will need:
- Some version of FireFox
- Geckodriver
The binary can then be installed one of two ways:
- Cargo (requires Rust)
cargo install scoutlang
- Run the installer (requires Python3):
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/maxmindlin/scout-lang/main/scripts/installer.py | python3
Both install the Scout interpreter into your path as scout
.
Usage
The scout
binary ran with a filename will read and interpret a script file. Without a script will start the REPL.
Available ENV variables:
SCOUT_DEBUG
: Whether or not to open the debug browser. Defaults tofalse
.SCOUT_PORT
: Which port to run Scout on. Defaults to a random open port. Do not set if you intend to run multiple scout instances at once as ports will conflict.SCOUT_PROXY
: An optional URL to proxy requests to. Defaults to none.SCOUT_PATH
: A path to where Scout installs dependencies, like the standard lib. Defaults to$HOME/scout-lang/
.
License
Scout is dual-licensed with MIT & Apache 2.0, at your option.
Dependencies
~21–34MB
~636K SLoC