added neuter and fixed seent (hopefully)

helper.py

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 
 ### HELPER METHODS
-# helper method to clean out folder (delete all contents)
-# expected structure: [["temp/a/1", "temp/a/2"], [], [], ["temp/e/1"]]
 class helper():
     def __init__(service):
         # copy the service's variables to make them local
@@ -48,15 +46,9 @@ class helper():
         return "unknown"
     
     # returns True if the ts1 is older than ts2
-    # tsx should be a timestamp value
+    # ts_ should be a timestamp value
     def ts_older(ts1, ts2):
-        # timedelta of `hours`
-        hours_delta = datetime.fromtimestamp(ts2) - datetime.fromtimestamp(0)
-        # timedelta of timestamp
-        stamp_delta = datetime.fromtimestamp(ts1)
-        stamp_delta = datetime.now() - stamp_delta
-        print(f"  ts_older: {stamp_delta} > {hours_delta}")
-        return stamp_delta > hours_delta
+        return datetime.fromtimestamp(ts1) < datetime.fromtimestamp(ts2)
 
     # returns True if place hasn't had a post in the past 12 hours according
     # to the savefile

reddit.py

@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@ class reddit_scraper:
         posts = self.login.subreddit(sub).new(limit=limit)
         posts = helper.reddit_listify(posts)
         for p in posts[::-1]:
-            if helper.ts_older(self.seent[sub], p.created):
+            if helper.ts_older(p.created, self.seent[sub]):
                 break
-            else:
-                print(f"helper.ts_older({self.seent[sub]}, {p.created}) :: {self.seent[sub] - p.created}")
             logging.info(f"Scraping post {p.id}")
             post_list.append(p)
-            self.seent[sub] = p.created
+        self.seent[sub] = posts[0].created
         return post_list
     
     # scrapes all subreddits
@@ -102,7 +100,6 @@ class reddit_scraper:
     
     # creates the savefile for a list of posts.
     def remember(self):
-        print(f"{self.seent}")
         savefile = json.load(open("savefile.json", "r"))
         savefile["reddit"] = self.seent
         savefile = json.dumps(savefile)
@@ -111,11 +108,12 @@ class reddit_scraper:
 
     ### TOOTER METHODS
     # takes a toot and returns a dict of the text and media IDs
-    def build_toot(self, masto, post):
+    def build_toot(self, masto, post, neuter=False):
         toot = {}
         toot["text"] = post.title
         if helper.get_post_type(post) == "video": toot["text"] += f"\n\n{post.url}"
-        local_media = self.download(post)
+        if not neuter: local_media = self.download(post)
+        else: local_media = []
         toot["media"] = masto.upload_all_media(local_media)
         return toot
 

scraper.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import logging
 import json
 from reddit import reddit_scraper as reddit
+from time import sleep
 
 class scraper:
     def __init__(self, service, config, neuter=False):
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class scraper:
         if not os.path.exists("savefile.json"):
             f = open("savefile.json", "w+")
             f.write("{}")
+            f.close()
         # set object variables
         self.service = service
         self.neuter = neuter
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ class scraper:
     ### TOOTER METHODS
     # takes a toot and returns a dict of the text and media IDs
     def build_toot(self, masto, post):
-        return self.login.build_toot(masto, post)
+        return self.login.build_toot(masto, post, neuter=self.neuter)
 
     # toots all posts in list
     def toot_posts(self, masto, posts):