Advanced CLI

As you become more familiar with using the command line to automate the queuing of certain jobs, it becomes obvious that you can build a greater automated pipeline on top.

Example uses:

  • A script or program which lists all the files in a folder and queues them up.

  • A script which runs through the lines in a file and queues them up as storefronts.

  • A script or program which automatically keeps track of the most recent update to results from a particular (set of) suppliers and runs them again as and when necessary.

Exit codes

When a run is completed, the CLI will return with one of the following exist codes:

Code

Meaning

Detail

Code

Meaning

Detail

200

SUCCESS

Completed with results

204

NO CONTENT

Completed, but there were no results, so no output file

400

BAD REQUEST

There was a problem with your command

500

INTERNAL ERROR

Something went wrong

In additiona, the last two lines in the output contain the final job status, and the location of the output file (if any) on disk.

Status can be one of: NEW, QUEUED, READING, PAUSED, RUNNING, COMPLETE, CANCELLED, ERROR.

By parsing the exit code and these lines you will be able to take further action in your automation script, depending on the outcome of the run/job.

While the actual implementation of automation software is beyond the scope of this article, feel free to contact support for assistance with Price Checker CLI integration.