chore: add loop and wait period, yet to be tested

scripts/main.py

@@ -8,56 +8,61 @@ import sys
 from time import sleep
 import feedparser as fp
 
-# get number of posts
-try:  
+while True:
+   """
+   check local count with remote count
+   if remote is greater than local count post
+   sleep(x time)
+
+   """
+   # get number of posts
+   try:  
       feedLength = environ.get("LENGTH")
-except KeyError: 
+   except KeyError: 
       print ('Please set the environment variable LENGTH with export LENGTH="NUMBER-OF-POSTS"')
       sys.exit(1)
 
-feedLength = int(feedLength) 
-# print (feedLength)
+   feedLength = int(feedLength) 
+   # print (feedLength)
+  
+      # fetch and parse the feed
+   data = fp.parse("https://crimsontome.com/feed/feed.xml") # replace with your feed url
+
+   # extract title, url and date from most recent post (0)
+   title = data.entries[0].title
+   url = data.entries[0].link
+   date = data.entries[0].updated.split("T", 1)[0] # cut off date after yyyy-mm-dd - US date... 
+
+   # extract number of posts from the feed. this is used to compare our local value, to check if there has been a post since we last posted to cohost
+   postNum = len(data.entries)
+
+   # print (title, url, date, postNum)
 
 
+   # set cookie in with below line bwlow, you will have to run again when you reload your shell. to get around this run the line below that and then reload your shell
+   # export COOKIE="YOUR-TOKEN-HERE"
+   # echo 'export COOKIE="YOUR-TOKEN-HERE"' >> ~/.bashrc
+   # see https://github.com/valknight/Cohost.py#tokens for how to get your token
 
-# fetch and parse the feed
-data = fp.parse("https://crimsontome.com/feed/feed.xml") # replace with your feed url
-
-# extract title, url and date from most recent post (0)
-title = data.entries[0].title
-url = data.entries[0].link
-date = data.entries[0].updated.split("T", 1)[0] # cut off date after yyyy-mm-dd - US date... 
-
-# extract number of posts from the feed. this is used to compare our local value, to check if there has been a post since we last posted to cohost
-postNum = len(data.entries)
-
-# print (title, url, date, postNum)
-
-
-# set cookie in with below line bwlow, you will have to run again when you reload your shell. to get around this run the line below that and then reload your shell
-# export COOKIE="YOUR-TOKEN-HERE"
-# echo 'export COOKIE="YOUR-TOKEN-HERE"' >> ~/.bashrc
-# see https://github.com/valknight/Cohost.py#tokens for how to get your token
-
-#  try import the cookie, tells the user to set it if it does not exist
-try:
+   #  try import the cookie, tells the user to set it if it does not exist
+   try:
       cookie = environ.get("COOKIE")
-except KeyError: 
+   except KeyError: 
       print ('Please set the environment variable COOKIE with export COOKIE="YOUR-TOKEN-HERE"')
       sys.exit(1)
 
 
-# uncomment for testing purposes
-# print(cookie)
+   # uncomment for testing purposes
+   # print(cookie)
 
-#login
-user = User.loginWithCookie(cookie)
+   #login
+   user = User.loginWithCookie(cookie)
 
-# for project in user.editedProjects:
-#     print(project) # Print all pages you have edit permissions for
-project = user.getProject('crimsontome427') # replace with your project name
-#if there's a new post on the blog and not on cohost already
-if postNum > feedLength:
+   # for project in user.editedProjects:
+   #     print(project) # Print all pages you have edit permissions for
+   project = user.getProject('crimsontome427') # replace with your project name
+   #if there's a new post on the blog and not on cohost already
+   if postNum > feedLength:
       blocks = [
          # AttachmentBlock('pybug.png'), # References image file pybug.png
          # fill in some post data
@@ -73,3 +78,9 @@ if postNum > feedLength:
       file1 = open("/home/ctome/.bashrc", "a")  # append mode, replace with your bashrc location
       file1.write('export LENGTH="'+str(feedLength)+'"')
       file1.close()
+   else:
+      print("no change")
+
+   # wait another 5 mins before trying again
+   sleep(300) 
+