mlb tester

test_mlb_api.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Test script to check MLB API directly
+"""
+
+import requests
+import json
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+
+def test_mlb_api():
+    """Test the MLB API directly to see what games are available."""
+    print("Testing MLB API directly...")
+    
+    # Get dates for the next 7 days
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    dates = []
+    for i in range(8):  # Today + 7 days
+        date = now + timedelta(days=i)
+        dates.append(date.strftime("%Y%m%d"))
+    
+    print(f"Checking dates: {dates}")
+    
+    for date in dates:
+        try:
+            url = f"https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/baseball/mlb/scoreboard?dates={date}"
+            print(f"\nFetching MLB games for date: {date}")
+            print(f"URL: {url}")
+            
+            response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            
+            data = response.json()
+            events = data.get('events', [])
+            
+            print(f"Found {len(events)} events for MLB on {date}")
+            
+            for event in events:
+                game_id = event['id']
+                status = event['status']['type']['name'].lower()
+                game_time = datetime.fromisoformat(event['date'].replace('Z', '+00:00'))
+                
+                print(f"  Game {game_id}:")
+                print(f"    Status: {status}")
+                print(f"    Time: {game_time}")
+                
+                if status in ['scheduled', 'pre-game']:
+                    # Get team information
+                    competitors = event['competitions'][0]['competitors']
+                    home_team = next(c for c in competitors if c['homeAway'] == 'home')
+                    away_team = next(c for c in competitors if c['homeAway'] == 'away')
+                    
+                    home_abbr = home_team['team']['abbreviation']
+                    away_abbr = away_team['team']['abbreviation']
+                    
+                    print(f"    Teams: {away_abbr} @ {home_abbr}")
+                    
+                    # Check if it's in the next 7 days
+                    if now <= game_time <= now + timedelta(days=7):
+                        print(f"    ✅ IN RANGE (next 7 days)")
+                    else:
+                        print(f"    ❌ OUT OF RANGE")
+                else:
+                    print(f"    ❌ Status '{status}' - not upcoming")
+                
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error fetching MLB games for date {date}: {e}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_mlb_api()