Ideally, a web scraper for tracking elements robust to website changes.
Currently backend parses the DOM and uses simple heuristics on class/id/hierarchy to pick the most likely target.
chrome-ext is a chrome extension that allows you to pick web page elements to create the website's api.
More interesting directions/cues:
- What kind of value are trying to track
- What is the typical layout of websites created with framework X?
- How is content presented/highlighted through common design guidelines
- What does the web platform actually do? level of interaction?