Auction Bot

This is a bot for buying items in an auction system. Follow the instructions below to set up and run the bot. You will need to setup a .env w/ csgoempire api key and priceempire api key its is a personal project but I no longer trade so I made it public for anyone who wants to use the codebase.

Configuration

1. Open config.js and set the desired configuration for buying items.
2. Adjust the liquidity settings in priceEmpireGetLiquid.js according to your requirements.
3. Run priceEmpireGetLiquid.js

node .\priceEmpireGetLiquid.js 

Whitelisting and Blacklisting

• To specify whitelisted items, add them to the whitelist.txt file, with each item on a separate line.
• To specify blacklisted items, add them to the blacklist.txt file, with each item on a separate line.

Running the Bot

1. Make sure you have Node.js installed on your system.
2. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the project directory.
3. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

npm install

4. Run the priceEmpireGetLiquid.js script to update the liquidity:

node priceEmpireGetLiquid.js

5. Start the auction bot by running the following command:

node auction.js

The bot will now be running and will attempt to buy items based on the provided configuration, whitelist, and blacklist.

Troubleshooting

• If you encounter any issues or errors, please check the console output for detailed information.
• Make sure you have properly configured the settings in config.js and priceEmpireGetLiquid.js.
• Ensure that the whitelist.txt and blacklist.txt files are properly formatted, with each item on a separate line.

If you need further assistance, please contact the bot developer or refer to the documentation.

TODO

• Run everything from main.js for centralized control.
• Implement functionality to accept trades on Steam.
• Switch from file-based storage to using a SQL database for improved data management.
• Send trade received confirmation or initiate a dispute using an API if the trade is not received within 27 minutes.
• Integrate the SQL database with Google Sheets for data visualization and analysis.
• Full testing
• Refactor code to be more modular
• Add configuration to use with multiple Steam accounts

Useful libraries

https://steamapi.xpaw.me/#IEconService/GetTradeHistory

https://github.com/DoctorMcKay/node-steam-tradeoffer-manager

https://github.com/Jessecar96/SteamDesktopAuthenticator

Happy bidding!