Hey dev.to community! π
I'm excited to share a project I've been passionately working on: FPCortex, an open-source bot designed to automate your sales and interactions on FunPay, a popular marketplace for in-game items and services (primarily in CIS countries, but the principles are universal!).
The Pain Point: Manual Grind on FunPay
Selling on platforms like FunPay can be profitable, but it often involves a lot of repetitive tasks:
- Manually delivering digital goods after a sale.
- Constantly "bumping" your listings to keep them visible.
- Answering the same customer questions over and over.
- Staying online to appear active.
This manual grind can eat up a lot of time that could be spent on more important things (like coding more cool stuff!). That's where FPCortex comes in.
Introducing FPCortex: Your FunPay Automation Sidekick π§
FPCortex is a Python-based bot that takes over these tedious tasks, allowing you to manage your FunPay store Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ efficiently. It's built with simplicity and extensibility in mind.
Core Features:
- π€ Automated Product Delivery: Instantly deliver digital goods to customers 24/7 after a confirmed purchase.
- π Automatic Listing Bumping: Keep your offers at the top of the search results by automatically raising them at configurable intervals.
- π¬ Smart Auto-Responder: Set up custom commands and responses to answer frequently asked questions instantly.
- ποΈ Auto-Restore/Deactivate Listings: Automatically re-list items after a sale or deactivate them if stock runs out.
- π Persistent Online Status: Maintain an active presence on the platform.
- π² Full Telegram Control: Manage everything Π°Π»ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ»Ρ your Telegram bot! Get notifications for new orders, messages, and even reply to customers directly from Telegram.
- 𧩠Plugin System: Extend FPCortex's functionality with custom plugins. Want a specific notification? A unique delivery logic? Build a plugin for it!
- π Cross-Platform: Runs on Windows, Linux (perfect for servers!), and even Android via Termux. If it runs Python, it likely runs FPCortex.
Under the Hood (For the Tech-Curious)
FPCortex is built primarily in Python and leverages libraries like:
-
requests&beautifulsoup4(for interacting with FunPay's website, as there's no official API) -
telebot(pyTelegramBotAPI) for the Telegram bot interface. -
configparserfor easy configuration.
The project includes a FunPayAPI package (which is part of FPCortex but can be understood ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ΠΏΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ separately) that handles the core interactions with the FunPay website. We've tried to make the code well-documented with type hints and docstrings.
Why Open Source?
I believe in the power of community and open collaboration. By making FPCortex open-source, I hope to:
- Provide a free and transparent tool for FunPay sellers.
- Encourage other developers to contribute, improve, and adapt the bot.
- Foster a community around automating and simplifying online sales.
Get Involved & Try It Out!
Whether you're a FunPay seller looking to save time, or a Python enthusiast interested in web scraping, bot development, or automation, I invite you to check out FPCortex!
- β GitHub Repository (Star it if you like it!): https://github.com/Beedgee/FunPayCortex
- π Installation & Setup: Detailed instructions are in the
README.md. - π¬ Join our Telegram Community: @FunPayCortex - Get help, share ideas, and discuss plugins.
Current Version: v0.15.24 (This post refers to this version, always check GitHub for the latest!)
What's Next?
I'm always thinking about new features and improvements. Some ideas include:
- More advanced analytics.
- A web interface for easier configuration (long-term goal).
- Expanding the plugin API.
Your feedback and contributions are highly welcome! If you have ideas, find a bug, or want to add a feature, feel free to open an issue or a pull request on GitHub.
Thanks for reading! I hope FPCortex can be as useful to you as it has been for me in managing my own FunPay activities. Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
Happy automating! π€π»
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