First hack at Bilksi Checker.

bilski-check.plx

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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use File::Temp qw/ tempfile /;
+use URI::Fetch;
+
+my $SLEEP_VAL_SECONDS = 15;
+my @SCOTUS_URLS = ('http://www.supremecourt.gov/', 'http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinions.aspx');
+
+my $DATE_STR_TO_SEEK = '6/07/10';
+my $CASE_TO_SEEK = 'Krupski';
+
+if (@ARGV != 0) {
+  print STDERR "Usage: $0\n";
+  exit 1;
+}
+
+
+sub DieLoud {
+  my($err) = @_;
+
+
+  my ($fh, $filename) = tempfile();
+  print $fh $err;
+
+  print STDERR "$err\n";
+
+  system("/home/bkuhn/bin/myosd $filename &");
+  die "Unable to run myosd: $err" unless $? == 0;
+  system("/bin/cat $filename | /usr/bin/espeak -p 45 -s 130  --stdin");
+  die "Unable to run espeak for: $err" unless $? == 0;
+
+  die $err;
+}
+
+while (1) {
+#  my($fh, $filename) = tempfile();
+
+  foreach my $url (@SCOTUS_URLS) {
+    my $file = URI::Fetch->fetch($url) or DieLoud(URI::Fetch->errstr());
+
+    my $data = $file->content;
+    my $out = "";
+    if ($data =~ /$DATE_STR_TO_SEEK/im) {
+      my $out = ($data =~ /$CASE_TO_SEEK/im) ? "$CASE_TO_SEEK announced!"
+                                             : "No $CASE_TO_SEEK today!";
+      if ($data =~ /<\s*a[^>]+href\s*=\s*"([^"]+)".*$CASE_TO_SEEK/im) {
+        my $subUrl = $1;
+        $subUrl = "$url$subUrl" unless $subUrl =~ /^\s*(ftp|http)/;
+        $out .= " URL: $subUrl";
+        system("wget -N \'$subUrl\' &");
+      }
+      DieLoud($out);
+    }
+  }
+  sleep $SLEEP_VAL_SECONDS;
+}
+