Upwork Job Notifier

This project is a serverless application that periodically checks the Upwork RSS feed for new job postings related to React and sends email notifications for the new job listings. The application is built using Node.js and is deployed on AWS using the Serverless Framework.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Configuration
• Usage
• Project Structure
• License

Features

• Fetches job postings from the Upwork RSS feed.
• Filters job postings based on their publication time.
• Sends email notifications for new job postings using SendGrid.
• Scheduled to run every 30 minutes.

Requirements

• An AWS account for deploying the serverless application.
• A Serverless Framework account for managing and deploying your service.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/upwork-job-notifier.git
   cd upwork-job-notifier

2. Install dependencies:

   yarn install

3. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root of the project and add the following:

   EMAIL_TO=your_email@example.com
   EMAIL_FROM=your_email@example.com
   EMAIL_SENDGRID_API_KEY=your_sendgrid_api_key

Configuration

The configuration for the serverless application is specified in the serverless.yml file. Key configuration includes:

• Service: Name of the service (upwork-job-notifier).
• Provider: AWS provider with Node.js runtime.
• Environment Variables: Email configuration for SendGrid.
• Plugins: TypeScript and dotenv plugins.
• Functions: Lambda function jobsNotifierHandler scheduled to run every 30 minutes.

Usage

To deploy the application to AWS using the Serverless Framework, run the following command:

serverless deploy

To invoke the function locally for testing, run the following command:

yarn invoke-jobs-notifier

How to test the packager locally?

To test the packager locally, run the following command:

serveless package