updates

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+venv
+last_quotes.json
+denylist.py
+__pycache__

autostart.desktop

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+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=Quotes
+Exec=alacritty -e ~/quotes_display/start.sh
+Hidden=true

quotes.py

@@ -1,13 +1,46 @@
 from rich.align import Align
+from rich.console import Console
 from rich.layout import Layout
 from rich.live import Live
-from rich.text import Text
 from rich.padding import Padding
-import time
+from rich.text import Text
-import requests
+import json
 import random
+import requests
+import time
 
-quotes = requests.get('https://mattermore.zeus.gent/quotes.json').json()
+from denylist import get_deny_list
+denylist = get_deny_list()
+
+
+def refresh_quotes():
+    res = None
+    try:
+        # Fetch quotes
+        res = requests.get('https://mattermore.zeus.gent/quotes.json').json()
+        assert len(res) > 100
+        res = res[-100:]
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    if res is None:
+        # Fallback: load last quotes
+        try:
+            with open('last_quotes.json') as f:
+                res = json.load(f)
+        except:
+            assert False, "Failed to fetch quotes, and failed to load fallback json"
+    else:
+        try:
+            # Fetched successfully
+            # Save to disk for the fallback
+            with open('last_quotes.json', 'w') as f:
+                json.dump(res, f)
+        except:
+            pass
+    # Only keep non-denied quotes
+    res = [q for q in res if not any(denied in q['quote'] for denied in denylist)]
+    return res
 
 def render_quote(quote):
     for i in range(len(quote['quote'])):
@@ -19,9 +52,17 @@ def render_quote(quote):
         )
         yield l
 
-with Live(Layout(Align.center(Text("Yeet"), vertical="middle")), refresh_per_second=30) as live:
+with Live(
+    renderable=Layout(Align.center(Text("Yeet"), vertical="middle")),
+    console=Console(highlighter=None),
+    refresh_per_second=30
+) as live:
+    first_it = True
     while True:
-        for q in render_quote(random.choice(quotes[-100:])):
+        quotes = refresh_quotes()
+        for _ in range(500):
+            for q in render_quote(random.choice(quotes) if not first_it else quotes[-1]):
                 live.update(q)
                 time.sleep(0.05)
             time.sleep(30)
+            first_it = False

start.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+cd $(dirname $(realpath $0))
+. venv/bin/activate
+python quotes.py