Watch command (search monitoring)

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Command: whcli watch

whcli watch <query> [options]

Options:
  -c, --category <cat>     Category filter
  --max-price <price>      Maximum price
  --interval <duration>    Check interval (default: 5m)
  --notify <method>        Notification method: telegram, desktop, none
  --daemon                 Run as background daemon

Examples

# Watch for cheap RTX cards, notify via Telegram
whcli watch "rtx 4090" --max-price 1000 --notify telegram

# Run in background
whcli watch "iphone" --daemon

Implementation

1. Store watch configs in ~/.whcli/watches.json
2. On each interval:
   • Run search
   • Compare with previous results
   • Notify on new listings
3. Daemon mode: fork process, write PID file

Output

👀 Watching for: "rtx 4090" (max €1.000)
   Checking every 5 minutes
   Notifications: Telegram

[08:15] Checking... 42 listings (no new)
[08:20] Checking... 43 listings
   🆕 NEW: RTX 4090 FE - €950 (Wien)
   → Notification sent