From 4c3d5f37b5e81390a56181b63e80593a4f1f9380 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ChuckBuilds <33324927+ChuckBuilds@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 21:07:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] shorten live game update interval

---
 config/config.json  |  2 +-
 src/nhl_managers.py | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
index 8bb3eed8..cf5b6972 100644
--- a/config/config.json
+++ b/config/config.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         "enabled": true,
         "test_mode": false,
         "update_interval_seconds": 300,
-        "live_update_interval": 60,
+        "live_update_interval": 15,
         "recent_update_interval": 3600,
         "upcoming_update_interval": 3600,
         "recent_game_hours": 48,
diff --git a/src/nhl_managers.py b/src/nhl_managers.py
index dbf5c6c3..d4d14a54 100644
--- a/src/nhl_managers.py
+++ b/src/nhl_managers.py
@@ -193,7 +193,25 @@ class BaseNHLManager:
 
     def _fetch_data(self, date_str: str = None) -> Optional[Dict]:
         """Fetch data using shared data mechanism."""
-        return self._fetch_shared_data(date_str)
+        # For live games, bypass the shared cache to ensure fresh data
+        if isinstance(self, NHLLiveManager):
+            try:
+                url = ESPN_NHL_SCOREBOARD_URL
+                params = {}
+                if date_str:
+                    params['dates'] = date_str
+                    
+                response = requests.get(url, params=params)
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                data = response.json()
+                self.logger.info(f"[NHL] Successfully fetched live game data from ESPN API")
+                return data
+            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+                self.logger.error(f"[NHL] Error fetching live game data from ESPN: {e}")
+                return None
+        else:
+            # For non-live games, use the shared cache
+            return self._fetch_shared_data(date_str)
 
     def _load_fonts(self):
         """Load fonts used by the scoreboard."""
@@ -482,7 +500,7 @@ class NHLLiveManager(BaseNHLManager):
     """Manager for live NHL games."""
     def __init__(self, config: Dict[str, Any], display_manager: DisplayManager):
         super().__init__(config, display_manager)
-        self.update_interval = self.nhl_config.get("live_update_interval", 30)  # 30 seconds for live games
+        self.update_interval = self.nhl_config.get("live_update_interval", 15)  # 15 seconds for live games
         self.no_data_interval = 300  # 5 minutes when no live games
         self.last_update = 0
         self.logger.info("Initialized NHL Live Manager")