Likely in a way far more convoluted than need be.
First, I created an AppleScript (using AppleScript Editor) with the following contents:
Code:
tell application "Mail"
set theNewMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:"Buy the N4!", content:"https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_16gb", visible:true}
tell theNewMessage
make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {address:"YOUR_EMAIL_OR_TEXTING_ADDRESS"}
send
end tell
end tell
where you'd replace YOUR_EMAIL_OR_TEXTING_ADDRESS with your actual address. Note you can copy and paste that "make new to recipient at..." line to send to multiple places, like a text address and a legitimate email address. This script just sends a simple email to the address. Feel free to change the subject or contents.
Edit: be sure to test it by running the script within AppleScript Editor.
Then I have a simple script running in a loop. It looks like this:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
while (true)
do
if [ `curl -s https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_16gb | grep "Available for purchase on Tuesday, Nov. 13th" | wc -l` -eq 0 ]
then
osascript ~/Desktop/NexusEmail.scpt; exit
fi
sleep 300
done
It checks every 300 seconds (5 minutes) for a specific change to the N4 link (no more "Available for purchase on...") and exits once the site changes. You could reduce the time, but I'd not make it too small, lest you become noticed. 60 (seconds) seems like a minimum.
You'd replace '~/Desktop/NexusEmail.scpt' with the location of your AppleScript, and be sure to make it executable ('chmod +x shell_file_name'). Then, leave it running in a Terminal shell.
Again, I'm sure there are vastly easier ways to do this. This way was just fastest for me.
