Im looking to do something a little out of the ordinary here. I need to watch a number on a website and have it alert if the number DOES NOT change within a certain amount of time. Likely within 10 minutes.
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this is a valid use when one expects a change to happen at a fixed interval. you can set up a system to alert you by using a “dead man’s switch” approach. this method involves regularly sending a “heartbeat” signal to a service; if the signal isn’t received in the expected interval, the service triggers an alert.
a service like dead man’s snitch can work. configure distill to call a webhook or send an email alert to dead man’s snitch. if a check-in is missed - indicating the number hasn’t changed as expected - dead man’s snitch will notify you.
what do you think?