The Crawler

Description

The Crawler is an asynchronous web crawler using aiohttp. It extracts links from web pages, allowing users to specify target URLs, input/output files, filter conditions, and use a random user agent. The script is versatile, featuring functions for asynchronous HTTP requests, link extraction, filtering, and result saving. With a concise command-line interface, it provides flexibility for various web crawling tasks, including link filtering and random user agent rotation.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/blackline1337/thecrawler.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd thecrawler

3. Install the dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the main.py script:

   python main.py -h
       usage: main.py [-h] [-t TARGET] [-f FILE] [-o OUTPUT] [-ff FILTER_FILE] [-ra]
   
       The Crawler - A simple and fast web crawler
   
       options:
           -h, --help            show this help message and exit
           -t TARGET, --target TARGET
                                   Target URL or domain name
           -f FILE, --file FILE  File containing multiple target URLs
           -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                                   Output file to save results
           -ff FILTER_FILE, --filter-file FILTER_FILE
                                   Read from a file containing filters
           -ra, --random-agent   Use a random user agent

   Provide any additional command-line arguments or options that can be used with the script.

Examples

1. Crawl with a random user agent.

   admin@blacklinecyber:~$ python main.py -t blacklinecyber.org -ra 

2. Crawl and save the output to a file.

   admin@blacklinecyber:~$ python main.py -t blacklinecyber.org -o output.txt

3. Crawl and show results with a filter for example '?', '.php'.

   admin@blacklinecyber:~$ python main.py -t blacklinecyber.org -ff filter.txt

Contributing

Contribute to this crawler by submitting a pull request.

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) [2024] [BlackLineCyber]

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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Contact

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