/**
* Parser for similar apps from Google Play
*/
/**
* Extracts similar apps from Google Play HTML page
* @param {string} html - HTML content from app page
* @returns {Array<Object>}
*/
export function parseSimilar(html) {
if (!html || typeof html !== 'string') {
return [];
}
const similarApps = [];
try {
// Google Play similar apps are in a "You might also like" section
// Look for similar apps section
const similarSection = html.match(/<div[^>]*class=["'][^"']*similar["'][^>]*>([\s\S]*?)<\/div>/i) ||
html.match(/<section[^>]*class=["'][^"']*you-might-also-like["'][^>]*>([\s\S]*?)<\/section>/i);
if (similarSection) {
const sectionHtml = similarSection[1];
// Extract app links
const appLinkMatches = sectionHtml.matchAll(/<a[^>]*href=["']\/store\/apps\/details\?id=([^&"']+)["'][^>]*>/gi);
for (const match of appLinkMatches) {
const appId = match[1];
// Try to extract title and other info from surrounding HTML
const linkStart = sectionHtml.indexOf(match[0]);
const contextHtml = sectionHtml.substring(Math.max(0, linkStart - 500), linkStart + 500);
const titleMatch = contextHtml.match(/<span[^>]*title=["']([^"']+)["']/i) ||
contextHtml.match(/<div[^>]*class=["'][^"']*title["'][^>]*>([^<]+)<\/div>/i);
const title = titleMatch ? titleMatch[1].trim() : null;
const iconMatch = contextHtml.match(/<img[^>]*src=["']([^"']+)["'][^>]*>/i);
const icon = iconMatch ? iconMatch[1] : null;
const scoreMatch = contextHtml.match(/(\d+\.?\d*)\s*stars?/i);
const score = scoreMatch ? parseFloat(scoreMatch[1]) : null;
if (appId && !similarApps.find(a => a.appId === appId)) {
similarApps.push({
appId: appId,
url: `https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=${appId}`,
title: title,
icon: icon,
score: score,
scoreText: score ? score.toFixed(1) : null,
priceText: null,
free: null,
summary: null,
developer: null,
developerId: null,
});
}
}
}
// Also try extracting from script tags
const scriptMatches = html.matchAll(/<script[^>]*>([\s\S]*?)<\/script>/gi);
for (const match of scriptMatches) {
const scriptContent = match[1];
if (scriptContent.includes('similar') || scriptContent.includes('recommended')) {
try {
// Try to find similar apps in JSON structures
const similarMatch = scriptContent.match(/similarApps["']?\s*:\s*\[([\s\S]*?)\]/i);
if (similarMatch) {
const similarData = similarMatch[1];
const appIdMatches = similarData.matchAll(/id["']?\s*:\s*["']([^"']+)["']/gi);
for (const idMatch of appIdMatches) {
const appId = idMatch[1];
if (appId && !similarApps.find(a => a.appId === appId)) {
similarApps.push({
appId: appId,
url: `https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=${appId}`,
});
}
}
}
} catch (e) {
// Continue
}
}
}
return similarApps;
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error parsing Google Play similar apps:', error);
return [];
}
}
