try

foodie_engagement_tweet.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import fcntl
 import os
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from openai import OpenAI
-from foodie_utils import post_tweet, AUTHORS, SUMMARY_MODEL, check_author_rate_limit
+from foodie_utils import post_tweet, AUTHORS, SUMMARY_MODEL, check_author_rate_limit, load_json_file
 from foodie_config import X_API_CREDENTIALS, AUTHOR_BACKGROUNDS_FILE
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
@@ -162,13 +162,9 @@ def post_engagement_tweet():
         
         for author in AUTHORS:
             # Check if the author can post before generating the tweet
-            if check_author_rate_limit(author):
-                reset_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(
-                    load_json_file('/home/shane/foodie_automator/rate_limit_info.json', default={})
-                    .get(author['username'], {})
-                    .get('tweet_reset', time.time()),
-                    tz=timezone.utc
-                ).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+            can_post, remaining, reset = check_author_rate_limit(author)
+            if not can_post:
+                reset_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(reset, tz=timezone.utc).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') if reset else "Unknown"
                 logging.info(f"Skipping engagement tweet for {author['username']} due to rate limit. Reset at: {reset_time}")
                 continue