DekuSidebarReleases

Bot utility for /r/NintendoSwitch

fetch_deku_data.py

• Queries an API endpoint provided by Deku Deals to get all of the upcoming releases for the Nintendo Switch.
• Loops as many times as needed to fetch all of the results.
• Stores full results in a JSON file dated with the days date to act as a cache to avoid repeated requests and for use by additonal scripts.

format_sidebar_data.py

• Reads saved dated JSON response generated by fetch_deku_data.py
• Sorts upcoming game list first by date, then by name.
• If there are any games published by Nintendo, wrap the name in asterisks so they appear bold / markdown.
• Formats upcoming game list for use in the subreddit's sidebar.
• Saves the cleaned up data in a txt file dated with the days date.

update_sidebar.py

• Reads the saved cleaned up txt file generated by format_sidebar_data.py
• New Reddit: Identifies the Upcoming Releases widget and pushes up the latest upcoming releases.
• Old Reddit: Identifies the Upcoming Releases block in config/sidebar of the wiki. Does not push up the changes yet.

Todo's

• update_sidebar.py
  • Old Reddit: Add logic to replace the existing upocming releases data with the newly updated data.