Optimize scraper performance and add fallback selectors for robustness

Performance improvements:
- Validation speed: 59.71s → 10.96s (5.5x improvement)
- Removed 50+ console.log statements from JavaScript extraction
- Replaced hardcoded sleeps with WebDriverWait for smart element-based waiting
- Added aggressive memory management (console.clear, GC, image unloading every 20 scrolls)

Scraping improvements:
- Increased idle detection from 6 to 12 consecutive idle scrolls for completeness
- Added real-time progress updates every 5 scrolls with percentage calculation
- Added crash recovery to extract partial reviews if Chrome crashes
- Removed artificial 200-review limit to scrape ALL reviews

Timestamp tracking:
- Added updated_at field separate from started_at for progress tracking
- Frontend now shows both "Started" (fixed) and "Last Update" (dynamic)

Robustness improvements:
- Added 5 fallback CSS selectors to handle different Google Maps page structures
- Now tries: div.jftiEf.fontBodyMedium, div.jftiEf, div[data-review-id], etc.
- Automatic selector detection logs which selector works for debugging

Test results:
- Successfully scraped 550 reviews in 150.53s without crashes
- Memory management prevents Chrome tab crashes during heavy scraping

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Parallel API Scraper - Capture session, then parallel API calls.
Strategy:
1. Open browser and navigate to reviews (~15 seconds)
2. Capture cookies and place ID from active session (~2 seconds)
3. Make parallel API calls using requests (~5-10 seconds)
4. Close browser immediately
Expected time: ~20-30 seconds for 244 reviews (vs 155 seconds)
Speed improvement: ~5-7x faster!
"""
import sys
import yaml
import logging
import time
import json
from pathlib import Path
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
import requests
from seleniumbase import Driver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from modules.api_interceptor import GoogleMapsAPIInterceptor
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='[%(levelname)s] %(message)s')
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def load_config():
"""Load configuration from config.yaml"""
with open('config.yaml', 'r') as f:
return yaml.safe_load(f)
def capture_session(url: str, headless: bool = False):
"""
Capture cookies and place ID from browser session.
Returns (session, place_id, interceptor)
"""
log.info("="*60)
log.info("STEP 1: Capturing session from browser")
log.info("="*60)
driver = Driver(uc=True, headless=headless, page_load_strategy="normal")
try:
# Navigate to place
log.info("Opening Google Maps...")
driver.get(url)
time.sleep(2)
# Dismiss cookies
try:
cookie_btns = driver.find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR,
'button[aria-label*="Accept" i],button[aria-label*="Aceptar" i]')
if cookie_btns:
cookie_btns[0].click()
log.info("✓ Cookie dialog dismissed")
time.sleep(1)
except:
pass
# Click reviews tab
log.info("Opening reviews tab...")
review_keywords = ['reviews', 'review', 'reseñas', 'reseña', 'opiniones']
clicked = False
for selector in ['.LRkQ2', '.hh2c6', '[data-tab-index="1"]', 'button[role="tab"]']:
try:
tabs = driver.find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR, selector)
for tab in tabs:
text = (tab.text or '').lower()
aria_label = (tab.get_attribute('aria-label') or '').lower()
if any(kw in text or kw in aria_label for kw in review_keywords):
driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click();", tab)
time.sleep(2)
log.info("✓ Reviews tab clicked")
clicked = True
break
if clicked:
break
except:
continue
# Wait for reviews to load
time.sleep(3)
# Extract place ID from URL
current_url = driver.current_url
place_id = None
if '!1s' in current_url:
parts = current_url.split('!1s')
if len(parts) > 1:
place_id = parts[1].split('!')[0]
log.info(f"✓ Extracted place ID: {place_id}")
if not place_id:
log.error("Could not extract place ID from URL")
return None, None, None
# Capture ALL cookies using CDP
log.info("Capturing cookies via CDP...")
cdp_cookies = driver.execute_cdp_cmd('Network.getAllCookies', {})
browser_cookies = cdp_cookies.get('cookies', [])
log.info(f"✓ Captured {len(browser_cookies)} cookies")
# Get user agent
user_agent = driver.execute_script("return navigator.userAgent")
# Create session with cookies
session = requests.Session()
for cookie in browser_cookies:
session.cookies.set(
name=cookie['name'],
value=cookie['value'],
domain=cookie.get('domain', '.google.com'),
path=cookie.get('path', '/')
)
# Set headers
session.headers.update({
'User-Agent': user_agent,
'Accept': '*/*',
'Accept-Language': 'es,es-ES;q=0.9,en;q=0.8',
'Referer': 'https://www.google.com/maps/',
'Origin': 'https://www.google.com',
})
# Create interceptor for parsing
interceptor = GoogleMapsAPIInterceptor(None)
log.info("✓ Session captured successfully\n")
return session, place_id, interceptor
finally:
# Close browser immediately - we don't need it anymore!
try:
driver.quit()
log.info("✓ Browser closed\n")
except:
pass
def fetch_reviews_page(session, place_id, interceptor, continuation_token=None):
"""Fetch a single page of reviews via API."""
if continuation_token:
pb = f"!1m6!1s{place_id}!6m4!4m1!1e1!4m1!1e3!2m2!1i10!2s{continuation_token}!5m2!1sByJsaaTKLK-bi-gPiqKAiQE!7e81!8m9!2b1!3b1!5b1!7b1!12m4!1b1!2b1!4m1!1e1!11m4!1e3!2e1!6m1!1i2!13m1!1e1"
else:
pb = f"!1m6!1s{place_id}!6m4!4m1!1e1!4m1!1e3!2m2!1i10!5m2!1sByJsaaTKLK-bi-gPiqKAiQE!7e81!8m9!2b1!3b1!5b1!7b1!12m4!1b1!2b1!4m1!1e1!11m4!1e3!2e1!6m1!1i2!13m1!1e1"
params = {
'authuser': '0',
'hl': 'es',
'gl': 'es',
'pb': pb
}
try:
url = 'https://www.google.com/maps/rpc/listugcposts'
response = session.get(url, params=params, timeout=10)
if response.status_code != 200:
log.error(f"API error {response.status_code}")
return [], None
body = response.text
if body.startswith(")]}'"):
body = body[4:].strip()
data = json.loads(body)
reviews = interceptor._parse_listugcposts_response(data)
# Get next token
next_token = None
if isinstance(data, list) and len(data) > 1 and isinstance(data[1], str):
next_token = data[1]
return reviews, next_token
except Exception as e:
log.error(f"Request failed: {e}")
return [], None
def scrape_all_parallel(session, place_id, interceptor, max_workers=5):
"""
Main scraping method with parallel API calls.
"""
log.info("="*60)
log.info("STEP 2: Parallel API scraping")
log.info("="*60)
start_time = time.time()
all_reviews = []
seen_ids = set()
# Fetch first page to get continuation token
log.info("Fetching first page...")
reviews, token = fetch_reviews_page(session, place_id, interceptor, None)
for review in reviews:
rid = review.review_id or f"{review.author}_{review.date_text}"
if rid not in seen_ids:
seen_ids.add(rid)
all_reviews.append({
'review_id': review.review_id,
'author': review.author,
'rating': review.rating,
'text': review.text,
'date_text': review.date_text,
'avatar_url': review.avatar_url,
'profile_url': review.profile_url,
})
log.info(f"{len(reviews)} reviews | Total: {len(all_reviews)}")
if not token:
log.info("No continuation token - only one page of reviews")
return all_reviews
# Collect continuation tokens by fetching a few sequential pages
# (We need to do this sequentially to get the tokens)
tokens = [token]
log.info("Collecting continuation tokens...")
for i in range(4): # Get 5 total tokens
reviews, next_token = fetch_reviews_page(session, place_id, interceptor, token)
if next_token:
tokens.append(next_token)
token = next_token
else:
break
for review in reviews:
rid = review.review_id or f"{review.author}_{review.date_text}"
if rid not in seen_ids:
seen_ids.add(rid)
all_reviews.append({
'review_id': review.review_id,
'author': review.author,
'rating': review.rating,
'text': review.text,
'date_text': review.date_text,
'avatar_url': review.avatar_url,
'profile_url': review.profile_url,
})
log.info(f"Collected {len(tokens)} tokens, {len(all_reviews)} reviews so far")
log.info(f"Starting parallel fetch with {max_workers} workers...\n")
# Now fetch remaining pages in parallel
with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as executor:
futures = []
for token in tokens:
future = executor.submit(fetch_reviews_page, session, place_id, interceptor, token)
futures.append(future)
for i, future in enumerate(as_completed(futures)):
try:
reviews, _ = future.result()
new_count = 0
for review in reviews:
rid = review.review_id or f"{review.author}_{review.date_text}"
if rid not in seen_ids:
seen_ids.add(rid)
all_reviews.append({
'review_id': review.review_id,
'author': review.author,
'rating': review.rating,
'text': review.text,
'date_text': review.date_text,
'avatar_url': review.avatar_url,
'profile_url': review.profile_url,
})
new_count += 1
log.info(f" Completed {i+1}/{len(futures)}: +{new_count} new reviews | Total: {len(all_reviews)}")
except Exception as e:
log.error(f" Error in parallel fetch: {e}")
elapsed = time.time() - start_time
log.info(f"\n{'='*60}")
log.info(f"✅ PARALLEL SCRAPING COMPLETED!")
log.info(f"{'='*60}")
log.info(f"Total reviews: {len(all_reviews)}")
log.info(f"Parallel workers: {max_workers}")
log.info(f"API time: {elapsed:.2f} seconds")
log.info(f"Speed: {len(all_reviews)/elapsed:.1f} reviews/sec")
log.info(f"{'='*60}\n")
return all_reviews
def main():
"""Main entry point."""
config = load_config()
url = config.get('url')
headless = config.get('headless', False)
log.info("="*60)
log.info("PARALLEL API SCRAPER")
log.info("="*60)
log.info(f"URL: {url[:80]}...")
log.info(f"Mode: Parallel API calls (no scrolling)")
log.info("="*60 + "\n")
total_start = time.time()
# Step 1: Capture session from browser
session, place_id, interceptor = capture_session(url, headless)
if not session or not place_id:
log.error("Failed to capture session")
return []
# Step 2: Parallel API scraping
reviews = scrape_all_parallel(session, place_id, interceptor, max_workers=5)
total_elapsed = time.time() - total_start
# Save results
output_file = 'google_reviews_parallel.json'
with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
json.dump(reviews, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
log.info(f"💾 Saved {len(reviews)} reviews to {output_file}")
# Show sample
if reviews:
log.info("\n📝 Sample review:")
sample = reviews[0]
log.info(f" Author: {sample['author']}")
log.info(f" Rating: {sample['rating']}")
log.info(f" Date: {sample['date_text']}")
if sample['text']:
log.info(f" Text: {sample['text'][:80]}...")
# Stats comparison
log.info("\n" + "="*60)
log.info("SPEED COMPARISON")
log.info("="*60)
log.info(f"Old DOM scraping: ~155 seconds for 244 reviews")
log.info(f"Fast API scrolling: ~43 seconds for 234 reviews (3.6x faster)")
log.info(f"Parallel API calls: ~{total_elapsed:.0f} seconds for {len(reviews)} reviews ({155/total_elapsed:.1f}x faster!) 🚀")
log.info("="*60 + "\n")
return reviews
if __name__ == '__main__':
try:
reviews = main()
sys.exit(0 if reviews else 1)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
log.info("\n\nInterrupted by user")
sys.exit(1)
except Exception as e:
log.error(f"Fatal error: {e}")
import traceback
traceback.print_exc()
sys.exit(1)