Implement Reddit auto posting and commenting

.gitignore

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # secrets
 *.pem*
-.password
 *.log
+praw.ini
 aws_login.sh
 
 # playground notebooks

pyproject.toml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 packages = ["f1_visualization"]
 
 [tool.ruff]
-include = ["f1_visualization/*.py", "app.py"]
+include = ["f1_visualization/*.py", "./*.py"]
 line-length = 96
 indent-width = 4
 

reddit_machine.py

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+"""Automatically post to Reddit when new README graphics are made."""
+
+import logging
+import time
+
+import fastf1 as f
+import praw
+
+from f1_visualization._consts import CURRENT_SEASON, ROOT_PATH
+from f1_visualization.preprocess import get_last_round_number
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s\t%(filename)s\t%(message)s")
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+VISUALS_PATH = ROOT_PATH / "Docs" / "visuals"
+
+
+def main():
+    """Submit posts and make one comment."""
+    reddit = praw.Reddit("armchair-strategist")
+    r_formula1 = reddit.subreddit("formula1")
+    r_f1technical = reddit.subreddit("f1technical")
+    formula1_flairs = r_formula1.flair.link_templates.user_selectable()
+    f1technical_flairs = r_f1technical.flair.link_templates.user_selectable()
+    formula1_flair_id = next(
+        flair for flair in formula1_flairs if "Statistics" in flair["flair_text"]
+    )["flair_template_id"]
+    f1technical_flair_id = next(
+        flair for flair in f1technical_flairs if "Strategy" in flair["flair_text"]
+    )["flair_template_id"]
+
+    session = f.get_session(CURRENT_SEASON, get_last_round_number(), "R")
+    session.load(telemetry=False, weather=False, messages=False)
+    event_name = f"{session.event['EventName']} - {session.name}"
+
+    images = [
+        {
+            "image_path": VISUALS_PATH / "strategy.png",
+            "caption": "Tyre strategy recap. Check out more at armchair-strategist.dev!",
+        },
+        {
+            "image_path": VISUALS_PATH / "podium_gap.png",
+            "caption": (
+                "Podium finishers' gaps to winners. "
+                "Check out more at armchair-strategist.dev!"
+            ),
+        },
+        {
+            "image_path": VISUALS_PATH / "position.png",
+            "caption": "Race position history. Check out more at armchair-strategist.dev!",
+        },
+        {
+            "image_path": VISUALS_PATH / "laptime.png",
+            "caption": "Point finishers' lap times. Check out more at armchair-strategist.dev!",
+        },
+        {
+            "image_path": VISUALS_PATH / "team_pace.png",
+            "caption": "Team pace ranking. Check out more at armchair-strategist.dev!",
+        },
+        {
+            "image_path": VISUALS_PATH / "teammate_violin.png",
+            "caption": (
+                "Driver pace ranking (teammates vs teammates). "
+                "Check out more at armchair-strategist.dev!"
+            ),
+        },
+        {
+            "image_path": VISUALS_PATH / "driver_pace.png",
+            "caption": (
+                "Driver pace ranking (finishing order). "
+                "Check out more at armchair-strategist.dev!"
+            ),
+        },
+    ]
+
+    formula1_post = r_formula1.submit_gallery(
+        title=f"{event_name} Strategy & Performance Recap",
+        images=images,
+        flair_id=formula1_flair_id,
+    )
+    formula1_post.reply(
+        (
+            "What other graphics do you want to see and "
+            "how can these existing graphics be improved, quesion."
+        )
+    )
+    logger.info("Finished posting to r/formula1")
+
+    time.sleep(5)
+
+    f1technical_post = r_f1technical.submit_gallery(
+        title=f"{event_name} Strategy & Performance Recap",
+        images=images,
+        flair_id=f1technical_flair_id,
+    )
+    f1technical_post.reply(
+        (
+            "Check out the interactive version of these graphics and more "
+            "at my [strategy dashboard](https://armchair-strategist.dev/)"
+            "\n\n"
+            "Please let me know if you have suggestions for improving these graphics "
+            "or ideas for other graphics!"
+        )
+    )
+    logger.info("Finished posting to r/f1technical")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()