Prerequisite Information

TASKS: There are two types of tasks that Shikari uses; Watchdog & Checkout.

• Watchdog tasks are the way Shikari monitors products. • Checkout tasks are what execute the checkout process.

You'll need to have at least one Watchdog task running for any site you plan to run for, as this is what's used to communicate to the Checkout task that an item is in stock, so the Checkout task will then try to Add To Cart -> Checkout.

Your Watchdog tasks are not solely tied to one of your Checkout tasks; they communicate with all Checkout tasks that you are running, even for ones in a different Task Group than where your Watchdog tasks are located.

Each type of Watchdog and Checkout task where you can input more than one will be denoted by being a plural (TCINs, PIDs, OIDs, etc.).

Your Checkout tasks do not have to exactly match the inputs of your Watchdog tasks. You're able to split the input(s) depending on your use case.

EXAMPLE 1: TCINs Watchdog 123456, 654321, 24680 Checkout Task 1(Profile 1) 123456 Checkout Task 2(Profile 2) 654321, 24680 Checkout Task 3 (Profile 3) 123456, 24680

EXAMPLE 2: TCINs Watchdog 123456, 654321, 24680 Checkout Task 1(Profile 1) 123456, 654321, 24680

You can just create a Watchdog task(s) that contains all of your desired input(s) then compartmentalize your profile(s) with your Checkout task(s).

If you have a Checkout task with multiple inputs and your Watchdogs pick up more than one at the same time, Shikari will select an input at random from your Checkout task to execute the checkout process.

Certain modules will have a Watchdog with the Target Method called Remote. Remote is our server-side monitoring system where you will just need one of this type of Watchdog running and then have any of your Checkout tasks filled with any of the inputs we're monitoring for in the server's channel's. Works the same way as the other Watchdogs without the need to setup inputs yourself.

The examples shown above are using the Target module.