SS browser extension

0risk

This script works great and is much appreciated.

WRT SS server load, this has probably REDUCED it in my case since I had numerous loans pinging every 5 secs using distill before I switched to this script. Another benefit is less load and quicker response on my own system since disabling distill.

I am a very happy owl 🍾

Or provide "universal bots for all" - like AC do with their 'place a buy order and retire to a safe distance', or ABL with their buy/sell marketplace.

Yes, site-provided investment rules or scripting is a way to level the playing field for all and remove the potential advantage of bot use. Such things have the particular advantage that they can potentially be active 24 hours a day, every day, so work regardless of whether the human is awake and paying attention or not. They can be a great leveler for those who can't do things while at work or who work outside the traditional nine to five hours. Much my preferred way to address the issue.

Technical measures implemented to block bots can necessarily involve a human to circumvent the restriction so having humans doing circumvention work isn't something I'd consider a useful not a bot rating, but rather a very high pro-bot indicator. But human involvement only at other times can be the opposite. A particularly high bot indicator would be something where the Mechanical Turk could be used because no investor-level decision-making like deciding how much to invest is required because that has all been automated away except the human-required block circumvention task.

There are many entirely legitimate places where the what is a bot question can be answered and few are inherently and obviously wrong. I go with "material advantage vs no use" influenced by "is it being stopped only by a technical restriction" (very high bot weight), whether it's doing "nothing more than filtering a single display provided by the site without significant logic being applied" (less bot), "doing clicks" (more bot) and whatever else appears sensible given the specifics of how it works.

Ultimately it's down to the site, and to the customers who may use or not use a site depending on its bot policy and the effect that has on how even the playing field is for all investors.

Dear All,

Before I upload new scripts, I have to point out that installing any of such scripts raises security concerns.
I tried but didn't find a good article about the safety of Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey scripts.
Those plugins are reasonably safe per se, the problem lies mostly on each script itself you install.
That's why you should use it only if you trust the source.

My script is very simple, and those who know JavaScript can have a look, specially how it uses tampermonkey directives such as those below that allow more power, including access other sites:

• @include, @match: The pages on that a script should run.
  @require: Points to a JavaScript file that is loaded and executed before the script itself starts running.
  @resource: Preloads resources that can by accessed
  @connect: This tag defines the domains (no top-level domains) including subdomains which are allowed to be retrieved by GM_xmlhttpRequest
  grant: grant is used to whitelist GM_* functions, the unsafeWindow object and some powerful window functions.
  unsafeWindow: The unsafeWindow object provides full access to the pages javascript functions and variables.
  m_setValue(name, value): Set the value of 'name' to the storage
  GM_getValue(name, defaultValue): Get the value of 'name' from storage.
  GM_xmlhttpRequest(details): Make an xmlHttpRequest.
  

Source: tampermonkey.net/documentation.php#_require

It took me a while to say this, basically because I trust my own code of course, and also I didn't notice initially the power those scripts may have.
I plan to host my scripts in openuserjs.org. There are some 4000 scripts for download there. So I had to say this as a warning before anyone gets too carried away installing them.

EDIT: Click HERE to go to the thread of CURRENT version and comments

New version 1.7 of our Super Script for SS !

HERE: openuserjs.org/scripts/0risk/FilterLoans

WHAT'S NEW:
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- checkbox to turn on/off auto-refresh
- small improvements (icons, beep=off option, all columns are sortable)


FEATURES:
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- auto refresh loans page
- auto sort on remaining days (list loans by order of remaining term)
- auto click on a loan (to speed up buying process)
- hide loans (either by name; low availability; or short term)
- highlight loans (by name; long term)
- set minimum interest rate when highlighting loans
- click to sort on columns


CAUTION:
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- You have full responsability when using this script.
- Any change on the site layout may break the script
- Use auto-refresh with care. When using auto-refresh, don't leave your browser unattended.
- This may put extra burden on Saving Stream server, your computer and your bandwidth.
- There may be bugs.
- Site may not work well. For example, right now the script breaks the funcionality to change the loans view from table to tiles.
- Tested with Chrome browser. It may work in Firefox

In any case, it is VERY IMPORTANT for you to know how to disable the script !

INSTALATION (NEW INSTRUCTIONS):
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1. You'll need a browser extension such as TamperMonkey for Chrome, or GreaseMonkey for Firefox.
Chrome: chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tampermonkey/dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo
Firefox: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/

Notice the new extension icon (top right corner). 

2. To install our script, access the provided link at the top and click Install.
In case of reinstall, you'll probably want to save your configuration (loans to buy, etc...). 
See CONFIGURATION below.

Note: The option "auto click on a loan" opens a new tab. You'll need to allow pop-up for savingstream.co.uk

OPERATION:
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It's automatic. Every time you visit the site (link: savingstream.co.uk/loans/available), the script will execute, either you are logged in or not.
Our script is named FilterLoans. You can disable it any time you want by clicking on its name, after clicking on TamperMonkey icon.
You can also disable TamperMonkey altogether.

We're here in case you need help.

CONFIGURATION:
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To configure the script, click on TamperMonkey icon and then in Dashboard. Click on the Edit icon. You may change the following variables:

var theGood = []; // highlight those loans, eg: ['PBL091','PBL092']
var theBad = []; // hide those loans, eg: ['PBL091']
var buyLoans = { // open new window to bid on this loan, when it becomes available, and fill in this amount
'PBL000' : 110,
'DFL000': 40,
};
var minValue = 9.00; // hide loans with availability below this number
var goodTerm = 30; // highlight loans longer than this number
var goodMinRate = 12; // minimum interest rate to consider for highlighting loans
var badTerm = -200; // hide loans with remaining days below this number
var termSortByDefault = true; // if true, table is initially sorted by remaining term
var autoRefresh = 10; // autorefresh time in seconds (minimum 4). To disable it, use autoRefresh=0.(Using the keyboard/mouse on this page resets the timer.)
var beepSound = true; // beeps when I find a loan to buy

0risk:  Thanks for your effort at developing these tools and making them available to all.

With respect to the new script, when I look at the .../my-loans/live page, I see the loans' remaining term.  Do you not see that as well?