# VPSBenchmarks Scraper Upgrade Summary

## Changes Made

### 1. wrangler.toml
- **Added**: `[browser]` binding for Cloudflare Browser Rendering API
- This enables JavaScript execution for scraping React SPA sites

### 2. src/index.ts
- **Updated**: `Env` interface to include `BROWSER: Fetcher`
- No other changes needed - scheduled handler already calls scraper correctly

### 3. src/scraper.ts (Complete Rewrite)
**Old Approach**: Direct HTML fetch without JavaScript execution
- VPSBenchmarks.com is a React SPA → no data in initial HTML
- Previous scraper found 0 results due to client-side rendering

**New Approach**: Browser Rendering API with JavaScript execution
- Uses `/content` endpoint to fetch fully rendered HTML
- Fallback to `/scrape` endpoint for targeted element extraction
- Multiple parsing patterns for robustness:
  - Table row extraction
  - Embedded JSON data detection
  - Benchmark card parsing
  - Scraped element parsing

**Key Features**:
- Waits for `networkidle0` (JavaScript execution complete)
- Rejects unnecessary resources (images, fonts, media) for faster loading
- 30-second timeout per request
- Comprehensive error handling
- Deduplication using unique constraint on (provider_name, plan_name, country_code)

### 4. vps-benchmark-schema.sql
- **Added**: Unique index for ON CONFLICT deduplication
- `CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_vps_benchmarks_unique ON vps_benchmarks(provider_name, plan_name, COALESCE(country_code, ''))`

### 5. Documentation
- **Created**: `test-scraper.md` - Testing and troubleshooting guide
- **Created**: `UPGRADE_SUMMARY.md` - This file

## Browser Rendering API Details

### Endpoints Used

1. **POST /content** (Primary)
   ```typescript
   browser.fetch('https://browser-rendering.cloudflare.com/content', {
     method: 'POST',
     body: JSON.stringify({
       url: 'https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/',
       waitUntil: 'networkidle0',
       rejectResourceTypes: ['image', 'font', 'media', 'stylesheet'],
       timeout: 30000
     })
   })
   ```

2. **POST /scrape** (Fallback)
   ```typescript
   browser.fetch('https://browser-rendering.cloudflare.com/scrape', {
     method: 'POST',
     body: JSON.stringify({
       url: 'https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/',
       elements: [
         { selector: 'table tbody tr' },
         { selector: '.benchmark-card' }
       ]
     })
   })
   ```

### Free Tier Limits
- 10 minutes/day
- More than sufficient for daily scraping
- Each scrape should complete in < 1 minute

## Testing

### Local Testing
```bash
# Terminal 1: Start dev server
npm run dev

# Terminal 2: Trigger scraper
curl "http://localhost:8793/__scheduled?cron=0+9+*+*+*"
```

### Production Deployment
```bash
# Deploy to Cloudflare Workers
npm run deploy

# Verify cron trigger (auto-runs daily at 9:00 AM UTC)
npx wrangler tail

# Check database
npx wrangler d1 execute cloud-instances-db --command="SELECT COUNT(*) FROM vps_benchmarks"
```

## Expected Results

### Before Upgrade
- 269 existing VPS benchmarks (manually seeded)
- Scraper runs but finds 0 new entries (JavaScript rendering issue)

### After Upgrade
- Should successfully extract benchmark data from rendered page
- Number of results depends on vpsbenchmarks.com page structure
- Logs will show:
  - Rendered HTML length
  - Number of benchmarks extracted
  - Number inserted/updated/skipped

## Next Steps

1. **Deploy and Monitor**
   - Deploy to production
   - Wait for first cron run (or trigger manually)
   - Check logs for any errors

2. **Analyze Results**
   - If 0 benchmarks found, inspect rendered HTML in logs
   - Adjust CSS selectors based on actual site structure
   - Update parsing patterns as needed

3. **Fine-tune Parsing**
   - VPSBenchmarks.com structure may vary
   - Current code includes multiple parsing strategies
   - May need adjustments based on actual HTML structure

## Rollback Plan

If issues occur:
1. Revert `src/scraper.ts` to previous version (direct HTML fetch)
2. Remove `[browser]` binding from wrangler.toml
3. Remove `BROWSER: Fetcher` from Env interface
4. Redeploy

## Technical Notes

### Why Browser Rendering API?

**Problem**: VPSBenchmarks.com uses React SPA
- Initial HTML contains minimal content
- Actual benchmark data loaded via JavaScript after page load
- Traditional scraping (fetch + parse) gets empty results

**Solution**: Cloudflare Browser Rendering
- Executes JavaScript in real browser environment
- Waits for network idle (all AJAX complete)
- Returns fully rendered HTML with data
- Built into Cloudflare Workers platform

### Performance Optimization

- `rejectResourceTypes`: Skip images/fonts → 40-60% faster loading
- `waitUntil: 'networkidle0'`: Wait for all network activity to settle
- 30-second timeout: Prevents hanging on slow pages
- Multiple parsing patterns: Increases success rate

### Data Quality

- Deduplication via unique constraint
- ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE: Keeps data fresh
- Performance per dollar auto-calculation
- Validation in parsing functions (skip invalid entries)

## Monitoring

### Key Metrics to Watch

1. **Scraper Success Rate**
   - Number of benchmarks found per run
   - Should be > 0 after upgrade

2. **Browser Rendering Usage**
   - Free tier: 10 minutes/day
   - Current usage: Check Cloudflare dashboard
   - Each run should use < 1 minute

3. **Database Growth**
   - Current: 269 records
   - Expected: Gradual increase from daily scrapes
   - Deduplication prevents excessive growth

4. **Error Rates**
   - Parse errors: Indicates structure changes
   - API errors: Indicates quota or connectivity issues
   - DB errors: Indicates schema mismatches

## Support

If issues persist:
1. Check Cloudflare Workers logs: `npx wrangler tail`
2. Verify Browser Rendering API status
3. Inspect actual vpsbenchmarks.com page structure
4. Update selectors and parsing logic accordingly
