pseudocode for catch runtime

src/catchup.py

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ from talent_lists import *
 from api import TwAPI
 import talenttweet as tt
 
-cross_tweets_queue = dict()
-
 ## Returns list of tweets present in queue.txt
 def get_local_queue():
     # f = open(os.path.join(get_project_dir(), 'queue.txt'))
@@ -34,24 +32,24 @@ def get_user_tweet_ids(id, limit=None):
     twint.run.Search(c)
     return [x.id for x in tweets]
 
+def work_on_queue():
+    # while Queue.txt has lines present
+    #   attempt to deserialize first line of Queue.txt
+    #     exit program if failed, stating error
+    #   while post isn't successful
+    #     attempt to post tweet
+    #   delete serialized line from Queue.txt, save it
+    # 
+    # we're done! post tweet announcing done with archives
+    pass
+
 async def run():
-    queue = get_local_queue()
-
-    # for user_id in talents.keys():
-    #     tweets_ids = get_user_tweet_ids(user_id, limit=20)
-    #     for id in tweets_ids:
-    #         ttweet = tt.TalentAPITweet(id)
-    #         print(ttweet)
-
-    # ids = get_user_tweet_ids(1413339084076978179, limit=20)
-    # for id in ids:
-    #     ttweet = tt.TalentAPITweet(tweet_id=id)
-    #     print(ttweet)
-
-    # serialized_ttweet = '1573778069441200129 1390620618001838086 1664052905.0 m 70876713 1413326894435602434 r 1413326894435602434'
-    # ttweet = tt.TalentTweet.deserialize(serialized_ttweet)
-    # print(ttweet)
-
-    ttweet = tt.TalentAPITweet(1557021645331542016)
-    print(ttweet)
-    await TwAPI.instance.create_post(ttweet)
+    pass
+    # if Queue.txt exists
+    #   work through the tweets in Queue.txt
+    # else
+    #   look through every talent's tweets, saving only cross-company tweets into a list
+    #   sort the list by tweet_id
+    #   create Queue.txt and save all tweets through there
+    #   post a tweet announcing archival intent
+    #   work through the tweets in Queue.txt