updage google regions

foodie_automator_google.py

@@ -250,15 +250,40 @@ def curate_from_google_trends(posted_titles_data, posted_titles, used_images_dat
     try:
         logging.debug(f"Using {len(posted_titles)} posted titles and {len(used_images)} used images")
 
-        trends = scrape_google_trends()
+        # Define regions to scrape
-        if not trends:
+        regions = ['US', 'GB', 'AU']
-            logging.info("No Google Trends data available")
+        all_trends = []
+
+        # Scrape trends for each region
+        for geo in regions:
+            logging.info(f"Scraping Google Trends for geo={geo}")
+            trends = scrape_google_trends(geo=geo)
+            if trends:
+                logging.info(f"Collected {len(trends)} trends for geo={geo}")
+                all_trends.extend(trends)
+            else:
+                logging.warning(f"No trends collected for geo={geo}")
+
+        # Remove duplicates by title and sort by search volume
+        unique_trends = []
+        seen_titles = set()
+        for trend in all_trends:
+            if trend["title"] not in seen_titles:
+                unique_trends.append(trend)
+                seen_titles.add(trend["title"])
+        
+        if not unique_trends:
+            logging.info("No Google Trends data available across regions")
             return None, None, False
 
+        # Sort trends by search volume in descending order
+        unique_trends.sort(key=lambda x: x["search_volume"], reverse=True)
+        logging.info(f"Total unique trends collected: {len(unique_trends)}")
+
         attempts = 0
         max_attempts = 10
-        while attempts < max_attempts and trends:
+        while attempts < max_attempts and unique_trends:
-            trend = trends.pop(0)
+            trend = unique_trends.pop(0)
             title = trend["title"]
             link = trend.get("link", "")
             summary = trend.get("summary", "")