BlogSync - a service + timer + script combo that periodically reads content from a folder, and then converts it to Jekyll formatting (changing the name, adding the file headers) and writes it to the appropriate blogs _posts folder

blogsync.service

[Unit]                                                                       
Description=Run a script to sync blog directory from NextCloud to my Jekyll blogs
After=network.target                                                         
                                                                             
[Service]                                                                    
Type=simple                                                                  
WorkingDirectory=/home/daisy/blogsites                                       
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/daisy/blogsites/jekyllformatter.py          
                                                                              
[Install]                                                                    
WantedBy=timers.target    

blogtimer.timer

[Unit]
Description=Timer for the BlogSync service

[Timer]
OnBootSec=5min
OnUnitActiveSec=5min
Unit=blogsync.service

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

jekyllformatter.py

# Jekyll Formatter
# Converts normal .MD files into Jekyll formatted files
# Daisy Universe [D]
# 04 . 22 . 25

import os.path 
import time 
from datetime import datetime
from pathlib import Path

src     = Path("/mnt/blogs/")
dest    = "/home/daisy/blogsites/"

pathlist = src.glob('**/*.md')
for path in pathlist:
    
    # Generate a new Jekyll friendly name based on the file creation date
    pathstr     = str(path)
    timeCreated = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getctime(pathstr))
    dateCreated = str(datetime.strftime(timeCreated, "%Y-%m-%d")).split(" ")[0]
    newname     = ( dateCreated + "-" + pathstr.split("/")[-1].replace(" ","-") )
    section     = pathstr.split("/")[-2]

    print( "[" + section + "] " + newname)
    print("SOURCE: " + pathstr)

    # Read the file and modify it to be Jekyll friendly
    title   = pathstr.split("/")[-1].replace(".md", "")
    with open(pathstr, "r+") as fp:
        lines = fp.readlines()
        lines.insert(0, "---\n\n")
        lines.insert(0, "layout: post\n")
        lines.insert(0, ("title: " + title + "\n"))
        lines.insert(0, "---\n")
        fp.seek(0)
        output = lines

    # Write new data to target path
    newpath = ( dest + section + "/_posts/" + newname)
    print("DESTINATION: " + newpath + "\n")

    with open(newpath, "w+") as fp:
        fp.writelines(output)
            
    os.chmod(newpath, 0o644)
    os.chown(newpath, 1000, 1000)