New version still too buggy. Possible to use the old version?

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#1

I am a big fan of Webscraper: Simple and extremely useful. The guys behind it are also always very helpful. I also appreciate that new versions are published and the guys are working on it.

However since the new version (23rd Dec?) Webscraper does not work as good as before:

  • It suddenly stops scraping, usually after 1500 to 3000 entries
  • It seems to take a lot more CPU. Once my computer sent me a warning while scraping (and not doing anything else)
  • It sometimes does not even start (not sure why)

Would it be possible to offer the old version for a "grace" period until all bugs have been resolved from the new one?

Thanks a lot,
Peter

#2

Hello Peter,
We released 0.3.3 version which should fix these bugs.

  • It suddenly stops scraping, usually after 1500 to 3000 entries:
    0.3.2 version introduced tab refresh feature which might have been the cause for the problems. 0.3.3 adds a timeout for tab refresh. In case tab refresh timeouts or the chrome tab fails a new scraper popup will be created.
  • It seems to take a lot more CPU. Once my computer sent me a warning while scraping (and not doing anything else):
    0.3.x has optimized page load watcher which should make the data extractor start working immediately after the page has been loaded. This update makes the scraper scrape more pages per minute. Increased page scraping speed might slightly increase CPU usage. There shouldn't be any CPU overhead compared to previous versions. You can increase request interval to slow down the scraper.
  • It sometimes does not even start (not sure why)
    If this still happens with 0.3.3 version can you please check whether any errors have happened in Web Scraper. Follow these steps to access error messages:
  1. Open chrome://extensions/ or go to manage extensions
  2. Enable “developer mode” at the top right
  3. Open Web Scrapers “background page”
  4. A new popup window should appear.
  5. Go to “Console” tab. You should see Web Scraper log messages and errors there.