Web URL Hits Reporter

The Web URL Hits Reporter is a powerful Node.js tool designed to provide comprehensive insights into website usage and structure. It generates a report of URL hits from a specified website, sorted by hit count in descending order. Additionally, it includes features to generate error logs and log non-HTML pages, along with a robots.txt file analyzer to check crawl permissions.

Benefits

• Enhanced Website Understanding: Gain valuable insights into user behavior and content consumption patterns.
• Proactive Issue Detection: Identify and address website issues, ensuring a smooth browsing experience.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Ensure compliance with website owner preferences and legal requirements, minimizing the risk of legal action.

Use Cases

• Content Optimization: Prioritize content optimization efforts to enhance user engagement.
• Issue Resolution: Identify and resolve website issues, such as broken links or inaccessible content.
• Compliance Assurance: Ensure compliance with crawling directives and minimize the risk of legal consequences.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/DragonRider01598/Web-URL-Hits-Reporter.git
   cd web-url-hits-reporter

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

Usage

To generate a report, run the script with the following command:

npm start https://example.com/

This will provide you with a report of URL hits for the specified website.

Example

Making report for https://example.com/
Hits: 100, Link: https://example.com/
Hits: 50, Link: https://example.com/products
Hits: 30, Link: https://example.com/about
Hits: 20, Link: https://example.com/contact
Hits: 10, Link: https://example.com/blog
Program exited at Thu Jun 06 2024 10:09:15 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)

Features

• URL Hit Report Generation: Analyzes website URLs and generates a report sorted by hit count.
• Error Log Generation: Captures and logs encountered errors during URL parsing.
• Non-HTML Page Logging: Logs all non-HTML pages encountered during crawling.
• Robots.txt File Analyzer: Analyzes the website's robots.txt file to determine crawl permissions.

Legal and Ethical Considerations

When conducting web crawling activities, it's essential to adhere to legal and ethical guidelines:

• Terms of Service: Respect the terms of service of the website you are crawling.
• Data Privacy: Be mindful of data privacy regulations, such as GDPR.

Performance Considerations

Consider the following performance aspects when using the program:

• Resource Usage: Crawling large websites may require significant CPU, memory, and bandwidth resources.
• Scalability: For large-scale crawling tasks, consider utilizing distributed crawling solutions or cloud-based services.