#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ News monitoring agent with browser-use + Gemini Flash. Automatically extracts and analyzes the latest articles from any news website. """ import argparse import asyncio import hashlib import json import logging import os import time from datetime import datetime from typing import Literal from dateutil import parser as dtparser from pydantic import BaseModel def setup_environment(debug: bool): if not debug: os.environ['BROWSER_USE_SETUP_LOGGING'] = 'false' os.environ['BROWSER_USE_LOGGING_LEVEL'] = 'critical' logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.CRITICAL) else: os.environ['BROWSER_USE_SETUP_LOGGING'] = 'true' os.environ['BROWSER_USE_LOGGING_LEVEL'] = 'info' parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='News extractor using Browser-Use + Gemini') parser.add_argument('--url', default='https://www.techcrunch.com', help='News site root URL') parser.add_argument('--interval', type=int, default=300, help='Seconds between checks in monitor mode') parser.add_argument('--once', action='store_true', help='Run a single extraction and exit') parser.add_argument('--output', default='news_data.json', help='Path to JSON file where articles are stored') parser.add_argument('--debug', action='store_true', help='Verbose console output and non-headless browser') args = parser.parse_args() setup_environment(args.debug) from browser_use import Agent, BrowserSession, ChatGoogle GEMINI_API_KEY = os.getenv('GOOGLE_API_KEY') or 'xxxx' if GEMINI_API_KEY == 'xxxx': print('⚠️ WARNING: Please set GOOGLE_API_KEY environment variable') print(' You can get an API key at: https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey') print(" Then run: export GEMINI_API_KEY='your-api-key-here'") print() class NewsArticle(BaseModel): title: str url: str posting_time: str short_summary: str long_summary: str sentiment: Literal['positive', 'neutral', 'negative'] # --------------------------------------------------------- # Core extractor # --------------------------------------------------------- async def extract_latest_article(site_url: str, debug: bool = False) -> dict: """Open site_url, navigate to the newest article and return structured JSON.""" prompt = ( f'Navigate to {site_url} and find the most recent headline article (usually at the top). ' f'Click on it to open the full article page. Once loaded, scroll & extract ALL required information: ' f'1. title: The article headline ' f'2. url: The full URL of the article page ' f'3. posting_time: The publication date/time as shown on the page ' f"4. short_summary: A 10-word overview of the article's content " f'5. long_summary: A 100-word detailed summary of the article ' f"6. sentiment: Classify as 'positive', 'neutral', or 'negative' based on the article tone. " f'When done, call the done action with success=True and put ALL extracted data in the text field ' f'as valid JSON in this exact format: ' f'{{"title": "...", "url": "...", "posting_time": "...", "short_summary": "...", "long_summary": "...", "sentiment": "positive|neutral|negative"}}' ) llm = ChatGoogle(model='gemini-2.0-flash', temperature=0.1, api_key=GEMINI_API_KEY) browser_session = BrowserSession(headless=not debug) agent = Agent(task=prompt, llm=llm, browser_session=browser_session, use_vision=False) if debug: print(f'[DEBUG] Starting extraction from {site_url}') start = time.time() result = await agent.run(max_steps=25) raw = result.final_result() if result else None if debug: print(f'[DEBUG] Raw result type: {type(raw)}') print(f'[DEBUG] Raw result: {raw[:500] if isinstance(raw, str) else raw}') print(f'[DEBUG] Extraction time: {time.time() - start:.2f}s') if isinstance(raw, dict): return {'status': 'success', 'data': raw} text = str(raw).strip() if raw else '' if '' in text and '' in text: text = text.split('', 1)[1].split('', 1)[0].strip() if text.lower().startswith('here is'): brace = text.find('{') if brace != -1: text = text[brace:] if text.startswith('```'): text = text.lstrip('`\n ') if text.lower().startswith('json'): text = text[4:].lstrip() def _escape_newlines(src: str) -> str: out, in_str, esc = [], False, False for ch in src: if in_str: if esc: esc = False elif ch == '\\': esc = True elif ch == '"': in_str = False elif ch == '\n': out.append('\\n') continue elif ch == '\r': continue else: if ch == '"': in_str = True out.append(ch) return ''.join(out) cleaned = _escape_newlines(text) def _try_parse(txt: str): try: return json.loads(txt) except Exception: return None data = _try_parse(cleaned) # Fallback: grab first balanced JSON object if data is None: brace = 0 start = None for i, ch in enumerate(text): if ch == '{': if brace == 0: start = i brace += 1 elif ch == '}': brace -= 1 if brace == 0 and start is not None: candidate = _escape_newlines(text[start : i + 1]) data = _try_parse(candidate) if data is not None: break if isinstance(data, dict): return {'status': 'success', 'data': data} return {'status': 'error', 'error': f'JSON parse failed. Raw head: {text[:200]}'} # --------------------------------------------------------- # Persistence helpers # --------------------------------------------------------- def load_seen_hashes(file_path: str = 'news_data.json') -> set: """Load already-saved article URL hashes from disk for dedup across restarts.""" if not os.path.exists(file_path): return set() try: with open(file_path) as f: items = json.load(f) return {entry['hash'] for entry in items if 'hash' in entry} except Exception: return set() def save_article(article: dict, file_path: str = 'news_data.json'): """Append article to disk with a hash for future dedup.""" payload = { 'hash': hashlib.md5(article['url'].encode()).hexdigest(), 'pulled_at': time.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ', time.gmtime()), 'data': article, } existing = [] if os.path.exists(file_path): try: with open(file_path) as f: existing = json.load(f) except Exception: existing = [] existing.append(payload) # Keep last 100 existing = existing[-100:] with open(file_path, 'w') as f: json.dump(existing, f, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2) # --------------------------------------------------------- # CLI functions # --------------------------------------------------------- def _fmt(ts_raw: str) -> str: """Format timestamp string""" try: return dtparser.parse(ts_raw).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') except Exception: return datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') async def run_once(url: str, output_path: str, debug: bool): """Run a single extraction and exit""" res = await extract_latest_article(url, debug) if res['status'] == 'success': art = res['data'] url_val = art.get('url', '') hash_ = hashlib.md5(url_val.encode()).hexdigest() if url_val else None if url_val: save_article(art, output_path) ts = _fmt(art.get('posting_time', '')) sentiment = art.get('sentiment', 'neutral') emoji = {'positive': '🟢', 'negative': '🔴', 'neutral': '🟡'}.get(sentiment, '🟡') summary = art.get('short_summary', art.get('summary', art.get('title', ''))) if debug: print(json.dumps(art, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)) print() print(f'[{ts}] - {emoji} - {summary}') if not debug: print() # Only add spacing in non-debug mode return hash_ else: print(f'Error: {res["error"]}') return None async def monitor(url: str, interval: int, output_path: str, debug: bool): """Continuous monitoring mode""" seen = load_seen_hashes(output_path) print(f'Monitoring {url} every {interval}s') print() while True: try: res = await extract_latest_article(url, debug) if res['status'] == 'success': art = res['data'] url_val = art.get('url', '') hash_ = hashlib.md5(url_val.encode()).hexdigest() if url_val else None if hash_ and hash_ not in seen: seen.add(hash_) ts = _fmt(art.get('posting_time', '')) sentiment = art.get('sentiment', 'neutral') emoji = {'positive': '🟢', 'negative': '🔴', 'neutral': '🟡'}.get(sentiment, '🟡') summary = art.get('short_summary', art.get('title', '')) save_article(art, output_path) if debug: print(json.dumps(art, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)) print(f'[{ts}] - {emoji} - {summary}') if not debug: print() # Add spacing between articles in non-debug mode elif debug: print(f'Error: {res["error"]}') except Exception as e: if debug: import traceback traceback.print_exc() else: print(f'Unhandled error: {e}') await asyncio.sleep(interval) def main(): """Main entry point""" if args.once: asyncio.run(run_once(args.url, args.output, args.debug)) else: try: asyncio.run(monitor(args.url, args.interval, args.output, args.debug)) except KeyboardInterrupt: print('\nStopped by user') if __name__ == '__main__': main()