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foodie_weekly_thread.py

@@ -99,28 +99,23 @@ def validate_twitter_credentials():
     logging.info("Validating Twitter API credentials for all authors")
     valid_credentials = []
     for author in AUTHORS:
-        credentials = X_API_CREDENTIALS.get(author["username"])
-        if not credentials:
-            logging.error(f"No X credentials found for {author['username']} in X_API_CREDENTIALS")
-            continue
         for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES):
             try:
-                twitter_client = tweepy.Client(
-                    consumer_key=credentials["api_key"],
-                    consumer_secret=credentials["api_secret"],
-                    access_token=credentials["access_token"],
-                    access_token_secret=credentials["access_token_secret"]
-                )
-                user = twitter_client.get_me()
-                logging.info(f"Credentials valid for {author['username']} (handle: {credentials['x_username']})")
-                valid_credentials.append(credentials)
-                break
-            except tweepy.TweepyException as e:
+                remaining, reset = get_x_rate_limit_status(author)
+                if remaining is not None and reset is not None:
+                    logging.info(f"Credentials valid for {author['username']} (handle: {X_API_CREDENTIALS[author['username']]['x_username']})")
+                    valid_credentials.append(X_API_CREDENTIALS[author['username']])
+                    break
+                else:
+                    logging.error(f"Rate limit check failed for {author['username']} (attempt {attempt + 1})")
+                    if attempt < MAX_RETRIES - 1:
+                        time.sleep(RETRY_BACKOFF * (2 ** attempt))
+            except Exception as e:
                 logging.error(f"Failed to validate credentials for {author['username']} (attempt {attempt + 1}): {e}")
                 if attempt < MAX_RETRIES - 1:
                     time.sleep(RETRY_BACKOFF * (2 ** attempt))
-                else:
-                    logging.error(f"Credentials invalid for {author['username']} after {MAX_RETRIES} attempts")
+        else:
+            logging.error(f"Credentials invalid for {author['username']} after {MAX_RETRIES} attempts")
     if not valid_credentials:
         logging.error("No valid Twitter credentials found for any author")
         raise ValueError("No valid Twitter credentials found")
@@ -319,13 +314,9 @@ def post_weekly_thread():
             continue
         
         # Check if the author can post before generating the thread
-        if check_author_rate_limit(author):
-            reset_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(
-                load_json_file('/home/shane/foodie_automator/rate_limit_info.json', default={})
-                .get(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 weekly thread for {username} due to rate limit. Reset at: {reset_time}")
             continue