[9fans] webscript

[Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com>]

I would like to be able to write scripts like this:

	load "http://apc-reset/outlets.htm"
	find "yoshimi"
	nearest option, set "Immediate Reboot"
	submit

or like this:

	load "http://www.fedex.com/Tracking"
	find form
	enter "792544024753"
	submit
	
	if (find "No information") {
	   select enclosing td
	   print
	} else if (find "Ship date") {
	   select enclosing table
	   select enclosing table
	   print
	} else {
	   print ">>> Unexpected Results\n"
	   print
	}

Does anyone know of programs/languages that let you
script web sessions like that?  Searching around finds lots
of mentions of web scraping but no actual programs.

I have a rough idea of the general structure of the language
and grammar, and I think that libhtml does most of the
heavy lifting already.

Anyone interested in working on this?

Russ