tenderpilot/scrapers/ted-eu.js

import pg from 'pg';
import dotenv from 'dotenv';

dotenv.config();

const pool = new pg.Pool({
  connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL || 'postgresql://tenderpilot:tenderpilot123@localhost:5432/tenderpilot'
});

/**
 * TED EU Scraper - DISABLED
 * 
 * The TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) website uses JavaScript rendering,
 * which requires browser automation (Playwright/Puppeteer) to scrape effectively.
 * 
 * For now, TED tenders are not included in TenderRadar.
 * 
 * TODO: Implement with Playwright when needed
 * API endpoint: https://api.ted.europa.eu/v3/notices/search (requires POST)
 * Browser scraping: https://ted.europa.eu/en/search/result?placeOfPerformanceCountry=GBR
 */

async function scrapeTenders() {
  console.log('[TED EU] Scraper disabled - requires browser automation');
  console.log('[TED EU] To enable: implement Playwright/Puppeteer scraping');
  await pool.end();
  return;
}

if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
  scrapeTenders();
}

export { scrapeTenders };