OqeeAdWatch

OqeeAdWatch is a small watcher that periodically polls the Oqee anti-adskipping API and records every detected ad break in a local SQLite database.

Getting started

git clone https://github.com/NohamR/OqeeAdWatch && cd OqeeAdWatch
uv sync

Add the debug tooling (Pylint) when needed:

uv sync --group debug

uv run main.py

The script will start a collection cycle immediately, iterate over every eligible channel, then sleep for 30 minutes before repeating. Use CTRL+C to exit cleanly.

Database layout

The database lives next to the script and contains a single ads table:

column	type	notes
channel_id	TEXT	Oqee channel identifier
start_ts	INTEGER	UNIX timestamp for the start of ad
end_ts	INTEGER	UNIX timestamp for the end of ad
ad_date	TEXT	Convenience YYYY-MM-DD string

The primary key (channel_id, start_ts, end_ts) prevents duplicates when the API returns the same break multiple times.

Visualizing collected ads

The helper visualizer.py script prints a quick summary for a single channel:

uv run python utils/visualizer.py <channel-id>

You will see totals, min/max dates, longest breaks, and a per-day breakdown for that channel based on the ads already stored in ads.sqlite3. Matplotlib windows display:

• A 24h profile (bars = average ad minutes per day, line = average break count).
• A minute-vs-hour heatmap (white to red) showing how much of each minute is covered by ads on average.

Add --no-plot if you only want the textual summary.

Webhook heartbeat

OqeeAdWatch can send a heartbeat notification every 24 hours to confirm the scraper is still running. To enable it:

1. Copy .env.example to .env
2. Set WEBHOOK_URL to your webhook endpoint (Discord, Slack, etc.)