Feature update: Enable the bot to send regular News feed to a dedicated channel

data.json

@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
             "jokes": "function"
         }
     ],
-    "eventID": 40
+    "eventID": 40,
+    "newsTimestamp": "08 Nov 2021 | 09:53 am"
 }

src/main.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from modules.osc_event_notif import *
+from modules.news_updates import *
 from modules.utils import commands
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import time
 import discord
 import os
 
@@ -12,11 +14,15 @@
     @client.event
     async def on_ready():
         print(f"{client.user} has connected to Discord!")
-        message_channel = client.get_channel(904455110212591676)
         activity = discord.Activity(type=discord.ActivityType.listening, name=">help")
         await client.change_presence(activity=activity)
+
+        message_channel = client.get_channel(904455110212591676)
         oscEventNotif.start(message_channel)
 
+        news_channel = client.get_channel(904455110212591676)
+        news_updates.start(news_channel)
+
     @client.event
     async def on_message(message):
         if message.author == client.user:

src/modules/news_updates.py

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+from discord.ext import tasks, commands
+from urllib.request import urlopen
+from datetime import date
+from pyshorteners import Shortener
+import discord
+import json
+
+
+@tasks.loop(hours=2)
+async def news_updates(news_channel):
+    urls = ["https://inshortsapi.vercel.app/news?category=technology"]
+
+    today = date.today().strftime("%d %b %Y")  # today date.
+    max_time = ""  # stores the latest news.
+
+    with open("data.json", "r") as f:
+        cache_mem = json.load(f)
+
+    # if last news was sent yesterday, then change data in the json file.
+    if today != cache_mem["newsTimestamp"].split("|")[0].strip():
+        cache_mem["newsTimestamp"] = today + " | " + "00:00 AM"
+        with open("data.json", "w") as f:
+            json.dump(cache_mem, f)
+
+    for url in urls:
+        # get json data from the api
+        response = urlopen(url)
+        data = json.loads(response.read())["data"]
+        news_updates = dict()
+        news_count = 0
+
+        # get the news that were sent out today
+        for index in range(len(data)):
+            content = data[index]
+            if today == content["date"].split(",")[0]:
+                news_updates[news_count] = content
+                news_count += 1
+
+        time_stamps = list()
+
+        # get the time of the news which were sent out today
+        for today_content in news_updates.values():
+            time_stamps.append(today_content["time"])
+
+        # sort the time
+        time_stamps = sorted(time_stamps)
+
+        # check if the latest news is already sent out
+        for item in time_stamps.copy():
+            if item > cache_mem["newsTimestamp"].split(" | ")[1].strip():
+                break
+            time_stamps.remove(item)
+
+        # if there is some update, then print and update the local json file.
+        if time_stamps != list():
+            for index in range(news_count):
+                for time_stamp in time_stamps:
+                    current_content = news_updates[index]
+                    if current_content["time"] == time_stamp:
+                        embed = discord.Embed(
+                            title="📢  " + current_content["title"],
+                            url=current_content["url"],
+                            description=current_content["content"],
+                            color=discord.Color.blue(),
+                        )
+
+                        embed.set_author(name="inshorts")
+
+                        shortener = Shortener()
+                        short_url = shortener.tinyurl.short(
+                            current_content["readMoreUrl"]
+                        )
+
+                        embed.add_field(
+                            name="📰   Read more at ",
+                            value=short_url,
+                        )
+
+                        embed.set_image(url=current_content["imageUrl"])
+
+                        date_and_time = (
+                            "📰 "
+                            + current_content["date"]
+                            + " "
+                            + current_content["time"]
+                        )
+                        embed.set_footer(text=date_and_time)
+                        response.close()
+
+                        # prints outs log message
+                        print(
+                            "[!] Updating news feed: "
+                            + current_content["date"]
+                            + " | "
+                            + current_content["time"]
+                            + " -> "
+                            + current_content["title"]
+                        )
+
+                        # get the latest news time
+                        if max_time < current_content["time"]:
+                            max_time = current_content["time"]
+
+                        # update the latest time with the local json file
+                        cache_mem["newsTimestamp"] = today + " | " + max_time
+                        with open("data.json", "w") as f:
+                            json.dump(cache_mem, f, indent=4, separators=(",", ": "))
+
+                        await news_channel.send(embed=embed)

src/modules/osc_event_notif.py

@@ -7,68 +7,63 @@
 import os
 
 load_dotenv()
-TOKEN = os.getenv('DISCORD_TOKEN')
-bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='>')
+TOKEN = os.getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN")
+bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix=">")
 client = discord.Client()
 
+
 @tasks.loop(hours=12)
 async def oscEventNotif(message_channel):
-    url = os.getenv('OSC_API')
+    url = "https://osc-api.herokuapp.com/event/latest"
     response = urlopen(url)
 
     event_data = json.loads(response.read())
 
-    with open ('data.json', 'r') as f:
+    with open("data.json", "r") as f:
         local_data = json.load(f)
-    if(local_data['eventID'] == event_data['id']):
+    if local_data["eventID"] == event_data["id"]:
         print("SERVER LOGS: NO NEW EVENT FOUND")
     else:
-        local_data['eventID'] = event_data['id']
-        with open('data.json', 'w') as f:
-            json.dump(local_data, f, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
-        
+        local_data["eventID"] = event_data["id"]
+        with open("data.json", "w") as f:
+            json.dump(local_data, f, indent=4, separators=(",", ": "))
+
         event = event_data
         embed = discord.Embed(
-            title="📢  " + event['eventName'], 
-            url=event['eventURL'], 
-            description=event['eventDescription'], 
+            title="📢  " + event["eventName"],
+            url=event["eventURL"],
+            description=event["eventDescription"],
             color=discord.Color.blue(),
-            timestamp=datetime.utcnow()
-            )
+            timestamp=datetime.utcnow(),
+        )
 
         embed.set_author(
-            name="Vijay", 
-            url="https://github.com/SVijayB", 
-            icon_url="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/svijayb"
-            )
+            name="Vijay",
+            url="https://github.com/SVijayB",
+            icon_url="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/svijayb",
+        )
 
         embed.add_field(
-            name="📍  Event Venue", 
-            value=event['eventVenue'], 
+            name="📍  Event Venue",
+            value=event["eventVenue"],
             inline=True,
-            )
+        )
 
-        data_and_time = event['eventDate'] + " " + event['eventStartTime']
-        embed.add_field(
-            name="⏰  Date and Time", 
-            value=data_and_time, 
-            inline=True)
+        data_and_time = event["eventDate"] + " " + event["eventStartTime"]
+        embed.add_field(name="⏰  Date and Time", value=data_and_time, inline=True)
 
         embed.add_field(
-            name=":speaker:  Speakers",
-            value=event['eventSpeaker'],
-            inline=False
+            name=":speaker:  Speakers", value=event["eventSpeaker"], inline=False
         )
 
-        embed.add_field(
-            name="📖  Docs",
-            value=event['eventDocumentation'],
-            inline=True
-        )
+        embed.add_field(name="📖  Docs", value=event["eventDocumentation"], inline=True)
 
-        embed.set_image(url=event['eventLogo'])
+        embed.set_image(url=event["eventLogo"])
+
+        embed.set_footer(
+            text=event["eventCaption"], icon_url="https://i.ibb.co/rFv3nXZ/001-like.png"
+        )
+        response.close()
 
-        embed.set_footer(text=event['eventCaption'], icon_url="https://i.ibb.co/rFv3nXZ/001-like.png")
-
         await message_channel.send("@everyone", embed=embed)
-        print("SERVER LOGS: EVENT ALERT SENT")
+        print("SERVER LOGS: EVENT ALERT SENT")