Added some preliminary database stuff; added a script to mock adding a post to the DB

.gitignore

@@ -56,3 +56,5 @@ build-iPhoneSimulator/
 # Used by RuboCop. Remote config files pulled in from inherit_from directive.
 # .rubocop-https?--*
 
+# Local database storage
+data/vulture.db

Gemfile

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+source 'https://rubygems.org/'
+
+gem 'sequel', '~> 5.63'
+gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.5'

Gemfile.lock

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    sequel (5.63.0)
+    sqlite3 (1.5.4-x64-mingw-ucrt)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  x64-mingw-ucrt
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  sequel (~> 5.63)
+  sqlite3 (~> 1.5)
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   2.3.7

add_post.rb

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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require 'sequel'
+require 'sqlite3'
+
+require_relative 'lib/config.rb'
+
+# Load the Sequel timestamps plugin
+Sequel::Model.plugin :timestamps
+
+# Load configuration
+conf = Config.new(File.join(__dir__, 'data/defaults.yaml'))
+
+# Initialize Sequel gem for database actions
+DB = Sequel.connect(adapter: conf.get('database.adapter'), database: conf.get('database.database'))
+# Load models
+require_relative 'lib/models/post.rb'
+
+# Create new time object, three minutes in the future
+t = Time.now + (3 * 60)
+
+# Insert post
+Post.create(text: ARGV[0], publish_at: t)

data/defaults.yaml

@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 vulture:
   run_interval: 1
+
+database:
+  adapter: 'sqlite'
+  database: 'data/vulture.db'

db/migrations/0001_add_posts_table.rb

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+Sequel.migration do
+
+  up do
+    create_table(:posts) do
+      primary_key :id
+      String :text, null: false
+      DateTime :publish_at
+      Boolean :published, default: false
+      DateTime :created_at
+      DateTime :updated_at
+    end
+  end
+
+  down do
+    drop_table(:posts)
+  end
+
+end

lib/models/post.rb

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+class Post < Sequel::Model
+
+  
+
+end

vulture.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require 'logger'
+require 'sequel'
+require 'sqlite3'
 
 require_relative 'lib/config.rb'
 
@@ -11,11 +13,26 @@ conf = Config.new(File.join(__dir__, 'data/defaults.yaml'))
 logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
 logger.level = Logger::INFO
 
+# Load the Sequel timestamps plugin
+Sequel::Model.plugin :timestamps
+# Initialize Sequel gem for database actions
+DB = Sequel.connect(adapter: conf.get('database.adapter'), database: conf.get('database.database'))
+# Load models
+require_relative 'lib/models/post.rb'
+
 # Main program loop
 while true
   # Let the user know something is going on
   logger.info('Checking for new social media posts to make public...')
 
+  # Search for posts that are due to be published
+  to_post = Post.dataset.where(published: false).where{publish_at < Time.now}
+  # If we have posts to handle, let's do it!
+  to_post.each { |post|
+    puts "Posting tweet: #{post.text}"
+    post.update(published: true)
+  }
+
   # Wait for the specified wait period
   sleep(conf.get('vulture.run_interval') * 60)
 end