Add midnight mode

dailyreleases/config.ini.default

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #   immediately : Immediately generate and submit post to own subreddit. PM reddit notify_users with link to post. This
 #     mode is useful for cron jobs, e.g. generating at midnight: '0 0 * * * /usr/local/bin/python3.7 -m dailyreleases'.
 #   reply : Listen for reddit PMs; on receipt, generate and submit post to own subreddit. Reply with link to post.
+#   midnight : Like 'immediately', but run continuously, generating and submitting post at midnight every day.
 #   test : Generate and print to log and console. Nothing is posted to reddit.
 mode = test
 
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ password = xxxxxxx
 # List of users who are authorized to start the generation by PM'ing the bot. Only applies to 'reply' mode.
 authorized_users = spez,Deimorz,kn0thing
 
-# List of users who should receive a PM on generation. Only applies to 'immediately' mode, since the sender will receive
+# List of users who should receive a PM on generation. Only applies to 'immediately' and 'midnight' mode, since the
-# the PM in 'reply' mode.
+# sender will receive the PM in 'reply' mode.
 notify_users = chooter,alienth
 
 # Reddit perceives PMs with many links as spam, so the bot posts the code for the generated post in its own subreddit

dailyreleases/main.py

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import logging
+from datetime import time, datetime, timedelta
+from time import sleep
 
 import prawcore
 
@@ -28,6 +30,21 @@ def listen_inbox() -> None:
             print("Exiting (KeyboardInterrupt)")
             break
 
+def at_midnight() -> None:
+    while True:
+        try:
+            now = datetime.now()
+            midnight = datetime.combine(now + timedelta(days=1), time.min)
+            until_midnight = midnight - now
+            logger.info(f"Waiting {until_midnight} until midnight..")
+            sleep(until_midnight.total_seconds())
+            generate(post=True, pm_recipients=CONFIG["reddit"]["notify_users"].split(","))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.exception(e)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            print("Exiting (KeyboardInterrupt)")
+            break
+
 
 def main() -> None:
     try:
@@ -39,6 +56,8 @@ def main() -> None:
             generate(post=False)
         if mode == "immediately":
             generate(post=True, pm_recipients=CONFIG["reddit"]["notify_users"].split(","))
+        if mode == "midnight":
+            at_midnight()
         if mode == "reply":
             listen_inbox()
     except Exception as e: