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Simple python code to pull Meal Viewer daily menu and write it to an HTML file
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| import requests | |
| import json | |
| from datetime import datetime | |
| from datetime import timedelta | |
| lunch_file = "/apps/swag/config/www/lunch_entrees.html" | |
| # Get today's date | |
| date = datetime.now() + timedelta(days=1) | |
| # Get the day of the week name | |
| day_of_week = date.strftime("%A") | |
| # Check if it's a weekday (Monday = 0, ..., Friday = 4) | |
| if date.weekday() < 5: # 0 to 4 are weekdays | |
| # Format the date as MM-DD-YYYY | |
| formatted_date = date.strftime("%m-%d-%Y") | |
| url = f"https://api.mealviewer.com/api/v4/school/SharonElementary/{formatted_date}/{formatted_date}/0" | |
| #print(url) | |
| # Make the GET request | |
| response = requests.get(url) | |
| data = response.json() # Parse the JSON response | |
| # Extract lunch entrees | |
| lunch_entrees = [] | |
| html_content = "" | |
| menu_blocks = data.get('menuSchedules', [{}])[0].get('menuBlocks', []) | |
| if menu_blocks: | |
| for entry in data['menuSchedules'][0]['menuBlocks'][1]['cafeteriaLineList']['data'][0]['foodItemList']['data']: | |
| lunch_entrees.append(entry['item_Type'] + " - " + entry['item_Name']) | |
| # Create HTML content | |
| html_content = """ | |
| <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <title>Lunch - Sharon Elementary</title> | |
| <style> | |
| body { font-size: 1.2em; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 20px; } | |
| h3 { color: #F4F5F0; } | |
| ul { color: #F4F5F0; list-style-type: square; } | |
| </style> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <h3>Lunch for """ | |
| html_content += day_of_week + " (" + formatted_date + "):" | |
| html_content += """</h3> | |
| <ul> | |
| """ | |
| for entree in lunch_entrees: | |
| html_content += f" <li>{entree}</li>\n" | |
| html_content += """ | |
| </ul> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> | |
| """ | |
| else: | |
| html_content = """ | |
| <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <title>Lunch - Sharon Elementary</title> | |
| <style> | |
| body { font-size: 1.2em; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 20px; } | |
| h3 { color: #F4F5F0; } | |
| ul { color: #F4F5F0; list-style-type: square; } | |
| </style> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <h3>No Lunch for """ | |
| html_content += day_of_week + " (" + formatted_date + "):" | |
| html_content += """ Missing menu blocks, usually because there is no menu.</h3> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> | |
| """ | |
| # Save HTML to a file | |
| with open(lunch_file, "w") as file: | |
| file.write(html_content) | |
| else: | |
| formatted_date = date.strftime("%m-%d-%Y") | |
| html_content = """ | |
| <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <title>Lunch - Sharon Elementary</title> | |
| <style> | |
| body { font-size: 1.2em; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 20px; } | |
| h3 { color: #F4F5F0; } | |
| ul { color: #F4F5F0; list-style-type: square; } | |
| </style> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <h3>No Lunch for """ | |
| html_content += day_of_week + " (" + formatted_date + "):" | |
| html_content += """ since its a weekend!</h3> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> | |
| """ | |
| # Save HTML to a file | |
| with open(lunch_file, "w") as file: | |
| file.write(html_content) |
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