add parseTopApps() & parseNewApps() to fetch charts and latest additions

Author: IzzySoft

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Tiny script to crawl information of a specific application in the Google play/st
 - `parseSearch`: search for apps by given terms
 - `parseSimilar`: search for what Google Play considers apps similar to the one specified
 - `parseOthers`: other apps by the same developer
+- `parseTopApps`: list top-chart apps
+- `parseNewApps`: list latest additions
 - `parseCategory`: list apps from a specified category
 - `parseCategories`: list available categories
 - `parseApplication`: get details for a specific app

google-play.php

@@ -233,6 +233,26 @@ public function parsePerms($packageName, $lang='en') {
     return ['success'=>1, 'grouped'=>$perms, 'perms'=>array_unique($perms_unique)];
   }
 
+  /** Obtain list of top apps
+   * @method public parseTopApps
+   * @param string category     name of the category to parse
+   * @return array              array of package names
+   */
+  public function parseTopApps() {
+    $link = "https://play.google.com/store/apps/top";
+    return $this->parse($link);
+  }
+
+  /** Obtain list of newest apps
+   * @method public parseNewApps
+   * @param string category     name of the category to parse
+   * @return array              array of package names
+   */
+  public function parseNewApps() {
+    $link = "https://play.google.com/store/apps/new";
+    return $this->parse($link);
+  }
+
   /** Parse Play Store page for a given category and return package names
    *  use this::parseCategories to obtain a list of available categories
    * @method public parseCategory