apx-toolkit/scripts/research-competitors.js

Automatically discover APIs and generate complete integration packages: code in 12 languages, TypeScript types, test suites, SDK packages, API documentation, mock servers, performance reports, and contract tests. Saves 2-4 weeks of work in seconds.

#!/usr/bin/env node
/**
 * Competitor Research Script
 * 
 * This script helps identify and analyze competitors in the Apify Store
 * Run this to get a list of competitors to research manually
 */

console.log('🔍 APX Toolkit - Competitor Research Guide\n');
console.log('='.repeat(60));
console.log('');

console.log('📋 Search Terms to Use in Apify Store:\n');
const searchTerms = [
    'API documentation',
    'OpenAPI',
    'Postman',
    'code generation',
    'SDK generator',
    'API client',
    'REST API',
    'GraphQL',
    'API testing',
    'API discovery',
    'API scraper',
    'API integration'
];

searchTerms.forEach((term, i) => {
    console.log(`${i + 1}. "${term}"`);
});
console.log('');

console.log('📊 What to Analyze for Each Competitor:\n');
const analysisPoints = [
    'Actor name and description',
    'Number of users',
    'User ratings',
    'Run success rate',
    'Last update date',
    'Pricing model',
    'Key features',
    'Documentation quality',
    'GitHub repository (if any)',
    'npm package (if any)',
    'Unique selling points',
    'Weaknesses/gaps'
];

analysisPoints.forEach((point, i) => {
    console.log(`  ${i + 1}. ${point}`);
});
console.log('');

console.log('🎯 APX Competitive Advantages:\n');
const advantages = [
    'Automatic API discovery (others require specs)',
    'Multi-API support (REST, GraphQL, WebSocket)',
    'Complete package generation (code, docs, tests, SDKs)',
    'OAuth 2.0 automation',
    'Deep Interaction Fuzzing for SPAs',
    '12 programming languages',
    'Production-ready outputs',
    'CI/CD-ready SDKs'
];

advantages.forEach((adv, i) => {
    console.log(`  ✅ ${adv}`);
});
console.log('');

console.log('📝 Research Template:\n');
console.log('Competitor: [Name]');
console.log('URL: [Apify Store URL]');
console.log('Users: [Number]');
console.log('Rating: [X/5]');
console.log('Features: [List]');
console.log('Pricing: [Model]');
console.log('Strengths: [List]');
console.log('Weaknesses: [List]');
console.log('APX Advantage: [How APX is better]');
console.log('');

console.log('🔗 Direct Links to Research:\n');
console.log('1. Apify Store: https://apify.com/store');
console.log('2. Search: https://apify.com/store?query=api+documentation');
console.log('3. Search: https://apify.com/store?query=openapi');
console.log('4. Search: https://apify.com/store?query=code+generation');
console.log('');

console.log('💡 Tips:\n');
console.log('- Focus on Actors with high user counts');
console.log('- Look for Actors with similar use cases');
console.log('- Note what features they have that APX doesn\'t');
console.log('- Identify gaps APX can fill');
console.log('- Document everything in COMPETITIVE-ANALYSIS.md');
console.log('');

console.log('✅ Ready to research!');
console.log('   Start with the search terms above and document findings.\n');