Company People 🏢👥

Installation 🚀

Follow these steps to set up and run the project on your local machine.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your machine:

• Git
• Node.js

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/itsApurba/company-people.git

Navigate to the Project Directory

cd company-people

Install Dependencies

npm i

Configuration ⚙️

1. Setting Up the Cookie 🍪

1. Install EditThisCookie Extension:

   • Install the EditThisCookie extension from https://www.editthiscookie.com.

2. Login to LinkedIn:

   • Log in to your LinkedIn profile using the browser where you've installed the extension.

3. Export the Cookie:

   • Export the cookie from the EditThisCookie extension.

4. Create auth File:

   • Create a file named auth in the root directory (if not present).
   • Paste the copied cookie into the auth file.

2. Importing the CSV 📊

1. LinkedIn URL Format:
   • The URL format should be https://www.linkedin.com/company/company-name/.
   • Obtain this URL by visiting the LinkedIn company profile page.
2. Move and Rename CSV:
   • Move the CSV file to the root directory.
   • Rename the CSV file to data.csv (refer to the example).

Run the Script ▶️

Execute the following command to run the script:

npm start

Output File Location 📂

The output file will be generated at ./storage/key_value_stores/default/data.csv.

Known Bugs 🐛

Cookie Expiration:

• Issue:

  • Cookies generated for LinkedIn may expire after a certain period.

• Solution:

  • Periodically regenerate the LinkedIn cookie when you encounter issues due to cookie expiration.
  • Repeating the setup process (refer to Setting Up the Cookie) by generating a new cookie through the provided steps will resolve this issue.

• Note:

  • Periodic regeneration of the cookie is recommended.

TODOs 📝

1. Automate Cookie Generation Process:

   • Implement an automated process for generating the LinkedIn cookie.
   • Handle captchas that may be encountered during the cookie generation to ensure seamless automation.

2. Direct CSV Retrieval from Google Sheets:

   • Develop a feature to directly fetch CSV data from Google Sheets.

Additional Information ℹ️

Viewing Browser (Non-Headless Mode):

• Note:

  • By default, the script runs in headless mode, which means the browser operates in the background without a visible UI to the user.
  • To view the browser in action (note that this may consume more memory), you can modify the configuration in the main.js file.

• Steps:

  1. Open the main.js file.
  2. Locate the configuration setting for headless mode.
  3. Set the value to false:

     // Change this line from true to false
      headless: false;

• Caution:

  • Enabling non-headless mode may impact memory usage, especially when dealing with a large number of browser instances.

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