Here is a video of how the script is working:
WARNING! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU GET YOUR ACCOUNT SUSPENDED!
Current Version: 20161023 (Changelog below)
How it works:
I use Selenium tests to mimic human actions. All the actions are applied without using the cursor, so you can use your mouse wherever you want - the clicks will still happen on the right places. The script generates random numbers to target the box it'll click. If the box is clicked, the script generates another set of numbers. If not - it clicks it, waits for the ad to complete and closes the popup. Then if there are tries left, it generates numbers again. Selenium doesn't solve the focus problem, though. Using only this script, you will automate the clicking, but you won't be able to use your PC, as you'll loose focus of the advertisements window, which will stop the timer. To solve this, I used a virtual machine - it has it's own focus, so I can use my primary OS as usual :) Because Clixsense can change the elements on the page, the script can stop working. I've included update feature to the script - after all clicking is done, the script opens this blog post, checks for newer version and alerts the user if one is available. It's good to be always up to date, to ensure the right working.What you'll need:
1. My script.
2. Mozilla Firefox.
3. Selenium IDE addon.
4. Selenium IDE Flow Control extension.
5. (optional, but recommended) VirtualBox or any other virtual machine software.
How to install:
1. (optional) Install VirtualBox.2. (optional) Install you OS of choice.
3. Install Firefox.
4. Install Selenium IDE addon.
5. Install Selenium IDE Flow Control extension.
How to update:
Just copy the new script over the old one and reload it, if you have loaded it into Selenium.How to use:
1. Open Firefox.2. Go to GlixGrid's page.
3. Open Selenium IDE (Ctrl+Alt+S).
4. Open my script from File -> Open (or press Ctrl+O).
5. On ClixGrid's board click on any box, watch the advertisement and close the window. If Firefox blocks the popup, allow all popups from clixsense.com and then continue with the instructions.
6. After one successful click on the grid, the script is ready to be run. Click on one of the play buttons you see on Selenium IDE and the clicking begins :) Watch the first one, just to be sure it's working. Sometimes, on start, Selenium IDE steals the focus from the popup, which stops the counter and the ad never completes, so be sure you watch the first ad and then you can go somewhere till this is done. If you are running the script in a virtual machine, then you can use your host OS as usual, because the script is running in the guest OS, which have it's own focus, so the windows are always focused, no matter the focused window on the host OS ;) This way you get a complete automation without having to watch the ads!
Changelog:
21122012: initial release
22122012:
- Added pause of 1s before clicking on close link. Till now, the period was a random number between 0 and 2s, but when the number was too low, "Stay on this page" dialog appeared, which brakes the script. Now the number is between 1 and 3s, so the problem should be solved.
- Now after version update check, if there is no newer version, the script redirects you to the GlixGrid page, to see your results of the clicking.
- Added check for remaining clicks at the beginning of the script. That way if you run the script for the second time, it won't fail, instead it'll go straight to checking for newer version.
- Removed useless echo command.
20121224:
- Removed onbeforeunload event from the popup. The fix in the previous version helped, but did not solved the problem entirely. Removing onbeforeunload event prevents "Stay on this page" dialog from ever appearing. In general, the dialog appears when you try to close the popup before he successfully reported to the parent site about the completion of the ad. So if there is no dialog to prevent this, the ad won't be counted, which is bad, but the script won't be broken, so he'll run the ad again, till it's counted.
- Fixed version numbering.
20161023:
- Fixed the script as it was not running at all (the id of the Close link in the popup was changed).
