update posting to X authors

foodie_utils.py

@@ -761,6 +761,13 @@ def post_to_wp(post_data, category, link, author, image_url, original_source, im
         
         post_id = post_info["id"]
         post_url = post_info["link"]
+
+         # Save to recent_posts.json
+        timestamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+        save_post_to_recent(post_data["title"], post_url, author["username"], timestamp)
+
+        logging.info(f"Posted/Updated by {author['username']}: {post_data['title']} (ID: {post_id})")
+        return post_id, post_url
         
         logging.info(f"Posted/Updated by {author['username']}: {post_data['title']} (ID: {post_id})")
         return post_id, post_url
@@ -952,4 +959,37 @@ def prepare_post_data(final_summary, original_title, context_info=""):
         author = {"username": "owenjohnson", "password": "rfjk xhn6 2RPy FuQ9 cGlU K8mC"}
     category = generate_category_from_summary(final_summary)
     
-    return post_data, author, category, image_url, image_source, uploader, page_url
+    return post_data, author, category, image_url, image_source, uploader, page_url
+
+def save_post_to_recent(post_title, post_url, author_username, timestamp):
+    """Save post details to recent_posts.json."""
+    try:
+        recent_posts = load_json_file('/home/shane/foodie_automator/recent_posts.json')
+        entry = {
+            "title": post_title,
+            "url": post_url,
+            "author_username": author_username,
+            "timestamp": timestamp
+        }
+        recent_posts.append(entry)
+        with open('/home/shane/foodie_automator/recent_posts.json', 'w') as f:
+            for item in recent_posts:
+                json.dump(item, f)
+                f.write('\n')
+        logging.info(f"Saved post '{post_title}' to recent_posts.json")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Failed to save post to recent_posts.json: {e}")
+
+def prune_recent_posts():
+    """Prune recent_posts.json to keep only entries from the last 24 hours."""
+    try:
+        cutoff = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(hours=24)).isoformat()
+        recent_posts = load_json_file('/home/shane/foodie_automator/recent_posts.json')
+        recent_posts = [entry for entry in recent_posts if entry["timestamp"] > cutoff]
+        with open('/home/shane/foodie_automator/recent_posts.json', 'w') as f:
+            for item in recent_posts:
+                json.dump(item, f)
+                f.write('\n')
+        logging.info(f"Pruned recent_posts.json to {len(recent_posts)} entries")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Failed to prune recent_posts.json: {e}")