Microcenter-Monitor

Monitors the Microcenter AMD Bundle & Save page for price drops on AMD CPU bundles and sends alerts via email and/or desktop notifications when a bundle hits your target price.

Features

• Dynamic Watchlist: Track any CPU by adding it to watchlist.json. The script automatically detects bundles matching your keywords.
• SQLite History: Every price check is logged to a local database (mc_bundle_history.db), allowing for long-term price tracking.
• Smart Alerts: Notifications are only sent when a price drops to or below your target and has changed since the last check, preventing alert fatigue.
• History Reporting: Generate and email CSV reports of price trends using the --report flag.
• Anti-Detection: Uses curl_cffi with Chrome TLS impersonation to bypass bot detection.

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• curl_cffi — Chrome TLS impersonation
• beautifulsoup4 — HTML parsing
• plyer — Desktop notifications (optional)

Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Set up a virtual environment

   python3 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate
   pip install curl_cffi beautifulsoup4 plyer
   

3. Configure the monitor The configuration files are not tracked in git for security. Copy the sample files to create your own:

   cp watchlist_sample.json watchlist.json
   cp email_config_sample.json email_config.json
   

4. Edit your configurations
   • watchlist.json: Set target prices for CPU models (e.g., "9800X3D": 600.00).
   • email_config.json: Enter your SMTP server details and credentials.

Usage

Run Monitor

Check current prices and trigger alerts:

python3 microcenter_monitor.py

Generate Reports

Export price history to a CSV file and email it as an attachment:

# Full history
python3 microcenter_monitor.py --report all

# Last 30 days
python3 microcenter_monitor.py --report 30d

# Last year
python3 microcenter_monitor.py --report 365d

Automation

To run the monitor every 30 minutes, add it to your crontab:

*/30 * * * * /path/to/your/.venv/bin/python3 /path/to/microcenter_monitor.py >> ~/mc_monitor.log 2>&1