view gpp/potd/management/commands/pick_potd.py @ 467:b910cc1460c8

Add the ability to conditionally add model instances to the search index on update. This is not perfect, as some instances should be deleted from the index if they are updated such that they should not be in the index anymore. Will think about and address that later.
author Brian Neal <bgneal@gmail.com>
date Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:12:20 +0000
parents dbd703f7d63a
children ae89ba801e8b
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"""
pick_potd is a custom manage.py command for the POTD application. 
It is intended to be called from a cron job at midnight to pick the
new POTD.
"""

import random
from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand

from potd.models import Current
from potd.models import Sequence
from potd.models import Photo

def get_sequence():
    try:
        s = Sequence.objects.get(pk=1)
        if s.seq:
            return [int(x) for x in s.seq.split(',')]
    except:
        pass
    return []

def new_sequence():
    the_ids = Photo.objects.values_list('id', flat=True).order_by('id')
    ids = []
    for id in the_ids.iterator():
        ids.append(int(id))

    random.shuffle(ids)
    try:
        s = Sequence.objects.get(pk=1)
    except Sequence.DoesNotExist:
        s = Sequence()

    s.seq = ','.join([str(id) for id in ids])
    s.save()
    return ids

class Command(NoArgsCommand):
    help = "Chooses the next POTD. Run this command at midnight to update the POTD."
    #requires_model_validation = False

    def handle_noargs(self, **options):
        try:
            c = Current.objects.get(pk=1)
            current = c.potd.pk
        except Current.DoesNotExist:
            c = Current()
            current = None

        seq = get_sequence()
        if current is None or len(seq) == 0 or current == seq[-1]:
            # time to generate a new random sequence
            seq = new_sequence()
            # set current to the first one in the sequence
            if len(seq) > 0:
                try:
                    c.potd = Photo.objects.get(pk=seq[0])
                    c.potd.potd_count += 1
                    c.potd.save()
                    c.save()
                except:
                    pass
        else:
            # find current in the sequence, pick the next one
            try:
                i = seq.index(current)
                c.potd = Photo.objects.get(pk=seq[i + 1])
                c.potd.potd_count += 1
                c.potd.save()
                c.save()
            except:
                pass