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## Remembering what I have already seen

Dealtracker
Source ID dealtracker:the-control-layer
Original https://www.henryw.me/#/dealtracker#the-control-layer

A product can stay on sale across many scheduled checks. Without a record of earlier results, a successful search would keep filling my inbox with the same items. I added a history file so the job could distinguish a new match from one it had already reported. A run with nothing new finishes quietly. Sometimes I want to see the current selection again, including items I previously passed over. The job also checks its inbox for a reset command that clears the saved history. I can restart the shortlist through the same email workflow in which I receive the deals.