Spyno likes JSON. It’s a JSONivore. So when you make a Spyno agent, you need to feed it a source URL in JSON format. But what if you want to spy on things that are not in JSON? No worries. We have two tricks: Trick 1. Yahoo Query Language YQL free service “Use YQL to […]
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How to view Spyno from anywhere
When you’re on your PC, open Spyno by clicking on him at the top right of Chrome: But what if you’re not at your PC? Visit your Public URL, of course! Here’s how you get the Public URL for your Spyno page: Type chrome://extensions in your Chrome’s address bar. Hit Enter. Visit Spyno’s options page […]
Secret Spyno: How to customize your Spyno page layout
Spyno Agents appear in columns, like a newspaper. The number of columns you see depends on the width of your screen. Agents are drawn left to right until the edge of the screen. Then they continue on the left in the next row, like a typewriter. E.g., 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 5 […]
Secret Spyno: How to add a new agent
Your Spyno Agents do all the work, so you don’t have to. Train agents for each website you want to gather information from. You tell each agent what information to grab, as well as how to present the information to you. Here’s how… Visit
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{ "name": "reddit", "schedule": { "periodInMinutes": 15 }, "url": "http://www.reddit.com/hot.json?limit=50", "extract": { "root": "$.data.children[*]", "fields": { "title": "$.data.title", "permalink": "$.data.permalink", "url": "$.data.url" }, "template": "<div><h3>reddit</h3></div>{{#each rows}}<div><a href=\"{{url}}\">{{title}}</a> <a href=\"http://reddit.com{{permalink}}\">»</a></div>{{/each}}" } } |
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