Concept.md

Self-Service.js

Node.js API for Saint Mary's University Self-Service

Proof of Concept

Using curl.

• Cookies: http://joelpm.com/curl/tools/2010/06/17/curl-with-cookies-and-headers.html
• Referer: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-appleosx-bsd-curl-command-httpreferer/
• cURL tutorial: http://curl.haxx.se/docs/httpscripting.html

Step 1. Login

Login to selfservice.smu.ca.

Step 2. Retrieving your SESSID.

Open up your Web Inspector and look for SESSID.

Step 3. Retrieving your Week at a Glance

SESSID={Enter your SESSID from Step 2}
curl -v --cookie "SESSID=$SESSID" --referer "https://ssb-nlive.smu.ca/pls/sNLIVE/twbkwbis.P_GenMenu?name=bmenu.P_RegMnu"  "https://ssb-nlive.smu.ca/pls/sNLIVE/bwskfshd.P_CrseSchd" >> smu_user_week_at_a_glance_schedule.html

cURLproof.sh

Get Week at a Glance, and Detailed Schedule using cURL with SESSID.

./cURLproof.sh SEhTRDIwMvAybTc2 output.html
1 - Week at a glance
2 - Detailed Schedule
3 - Lookup up Classes [Experimental]