Program.cs

@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
 // I hereby waive this project under the public domain - see UNLICENSE for details.
+const string banner = "=== Publish Times ===";
 
-/// <summary>
-/// Generates a schedule of article publishing times, ensuring a randomized
-/// delay between each while avoiding time conflicts within a 30-minute window.
-/// </summary>
-/// <returns>A list of TimeSpan objects representing scheduled article times.</returns>
-List<TimeSpan> GenerateSchedule()
+var numberOfArticles = 5; // Define how many articles to schedule
+var startTime = new TimeSpan(9, 0, 0); // Starting time at 9:00 AM
+var rng = new Random();
+var scheduledTimes = new List<TimeSpan>();
+var storeSchedule = new List<String>();
+// App directory is used for config file
+var appDir = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
+// File directory is used for file location set in config
+var fileDir = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
+var isRestart = false;
+var communities = new[] { "Games", "Politics", "Research", "Technology" };
+var scheduleFile = "schedule.txt";
+var cfgFile = "config.toml";
+
+for (int i = 0; i < numberOfArticles; i++)
 {
-    var numberOfArticles = 5; // Define how many articles to schedule
-    var startTime = new TimeSpan(9, 0, 0); // Starting time at 9:00 AM
-    var rng = new Random();
-    var scheduledTimes = new List<TimeSpan>();
+    var baseDelayHours = rng.Next(2, 4); // Randomly choose between 2-3 hours delay
+    var minutesToAdd = rng.Next(0, 60); // Randomly choose minutes (0-59)
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < numberOfArticles; i++)
+    // Calculate new time by adding base delay and random minutes
+    var nextTime = startTime.Add(new TimeSpan(baseDelayHours, minutesToAdd, 0));
+
+    // Check if the new time is within 30 minutes of any existing time
+    while (scheduledTimes.Exists(previousTime => Math.Abs((nextTime - previousTime).TotalMinutes) < 30))
     {
-        var baseDelayHours = rng.Next(2, 4); // Randomly choose between 2-3 hours delay
-        var minutesToAdd = rng.Next(0, 60); // Randomly choose minutes (0-59)
-
-        // Calculate new time by adding base delay and random minutes
-        var nextTime = startTime.Add(new TimeSpan(baseDelayHours, minutesToAdd, 0));
-
-        // Check if the new time is within 30 minutes of any existing time
-        while (scheduledTimes.Exists(previousTime => Math.Abs((nextTime - previousTime).TotalMinutes) < 30))
-        {
-            // If the new time is within 30 minutes of an existing time, adjust it
-            nextTime = nextTime.Add(new TimeSpan(0, 30, 0));
-        }
-
-        scheduledTimes.Add(nextTime);
-        startTime = nextTime; // Update start time for the next article
+        // If the new time is within 30 minutes of an existing time, adjust it
+        nextTime = nextTime.Add(new TimeSpan(0, 30, 0));
     }
 
-    return scheduledTimes;
+    scheduledTimes.Add(nextTime);
+    startTime = nextTime; // Update start time for the next article
 }
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ List<TimeSpan> GenerateSchedule()
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="time">The TimeSpan representing the time of day.</param>
 /// <returns>A formatted string representing the time in AM/PM format.</returns>
-string ConvertTo12Hour(TimeSpan time)
+string TimeSpanToAMPM(TimeSpan time)
 {
     var minutes = time.TotalMinutes;
     var hours12 = time.Hours % 12;
@@ -56,22 +56,13 @@ string ConvertTo12Hour(TimeSpan time)
 /// the directory, filename, and list of topics based on
 /// a configuration file if available.
 /// </summary>
-void ExportSchedule(List<String> storeSchedule)
+void ExportSchedule()
 {
-    // App directory is used for config file
-    var appDir = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
-    // File directory is used for file location set in config
-    var fileDir = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
-    var communities = new[] { "Games", "Politics", "Research", "Technology" };
-    var scheduleFile = "schedule.txt";
-    var cfgFile = "config.toml";
-
     var cfgPath = Path.Combine(appDir, cfgFile);
     var filePath = Path.Combine(fileDir, scheduleFile);
     var appendSchedule = false;
     var topic = "";
 
-    var rng = new Random();
     var chooseTopic = rng.Next(0, communities.Length);
     topic = communities[chooseTopic];
 
@@ -127,18 +118,15 @@ void ExportSchedule(List<String> storeSchedule)
 /// Displays the scheduled article times in a formatted manner and provides
 /// options to export the schedule or restart the scheduling process.
 /// </summary>
-void PrintSchedule(bool isRestart = false)
+void PrintSchedule()
 {
-    var storeSchedule = new List<String>();
-    var scheduledTimes = GenerateSchedule();
-
     if (isRestart)
         Console.Clear();
 
-    Console.WriteLine("=== Publish Times ===");
+    Console.WriteLine(banner);
     foreach (var time in scheduledTimes)
     {
-        var articleTime = $"Article {scheduledTimes.IndexOf(time) + 1} Scheduled at: {ConvertTo12Hour(time)}";
+        var articleTime = $"Article {scheduledTimes.IndexOf(time) + 1} Scheduled at: {TimeSpanToAMPM(time)}";
         // Correct format string to display time in 12-hour format with AM/PM
         Console.WriteLine(articleTime);
         // Store the schedule to memory for option export
@@ -148,11 +136,14 @@ void PrintSchedule(bool isRestart = false)
     // Give the user an option to export the schedule
     Console.WriteLine($"{Environment.NewLine}Export? Y/N");
     if (Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
-        ExportSchedule(storeSchedule);
+        ExportSchedule();
 
     Console.WriteLine($"{Environment.NewLine}Start Over? Y/N");
     if (Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
-        PrintSchedule(true);
+    {
+        isRestart = true;
+        PrintSchedule();
+    }
     else
     {
         Console.Clear();

README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Publish Times
 
-This is a very simple console application that generates a list of times to publish news articles within a randomized 2-3 hour delay while avoiding time conflicts within a 30-minute window.
+This is a very simple console application that generates a list of times to schedule news with a 2-3 hour delay and a 30 minute time gap per-article.
 
 ## Background
 
-A while back, I [found a tool](https://schedule.lemmings.world) to schedule articles on Lemmy. I've been posting within a few hours apart at random minutes and I wanted to something decide that for me. I had AI write the base algorithm, everything else is my own touches.
+A while back, I [found a tool](https://schedule.lemmings.world) to schedule articles on Lemmy. I've been posting within a few hour apart at random minutes and I wanted to something decide that for me. I had AI write the base algorithm everything else is my own touches.
 
 ## License