- Add new api_interceptor.py module for CDP network interception
- Capture Google Maps internal API responses during scrolling
- Parse protobuf-like JSON responses to extract review data
- Merge API-captured reviews with DOM-scraped data
- Update CSS selectors for January 2026 Google Maps structure
- Add cookie consent dismissal for multiple languages
- Add --api-intercept CLI flag and config option
- Fix review card and pane selectors (.jftiEf, .XiKgde)
- Improve review ID extraction from card elements
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Replace undetected-chromedriver with seleniumbase for better Chrome/ChromeDriver compatibility
- Automatic version matching eliminates manual cache clearing and version conflicts
- Enhanced anti-detection with UC Mode and CDP stealth settings
- Simplified requirements.txt (SeleniumBase manages common dependencies)
- Fix sort selection bug (was selecting wrong menu items)
- Improve scrolling patience (max_idle: 3→15, max_attempts: 10→50)
- Add scroll position tracking to detect when stuck
- Add fallback pane selectors for better reliability
- Update documentation (README, ARCHITECTURE, TROUBLESHOOTING)
- Add comprehensive test suite for SeleniumBase integration
- Version bump to 1.0.1
Developed by George Khananaev
Threw in some practical stuff:
- Detailed config.yaml with all the settings explained
- Sample JSON output showing what you actually get from this thing
- Comments in the sample so people know WTF each field means
Should help folks figure out how to set this up without having to read the whole damn README. I'll probably add more examples later when I get time.
Co-Authored-By: George K (MHG) <122952523+ttm-tech@users.noreply.github.com>
Initial release with multi-language support, MongoDB integration, image handling, URL replacement, and robust error handling. Includes detailed documentation, usage examples, and recommended usage guidelines. Built to effectively handle Google's 2025 interface changes.
