From 63ccb3a61dcbf77639ad8dc3f320b2b7b44d1443 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ChuckBuilds <33324927+ChuckBuilds@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:52:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add caching to MLB data fetching with dynamic expiration
 times

---
 src/mlb_manager.py | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/mlb_manager.py b/src/mlb_manager.py
index 5e6f44a9..8c3256ee 100644
--- a/src/mlb_manager.py
+++ b/src/mlb_manager.py
@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@ class BaseMLBManager:
             # ESPN API endpoint for MLB games
             url = "https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/baseball/mlb/scoreboard"
             
+            # Try to get cached data first
+            cache_key = f"mlb_games_{datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d')}"
+            cached_data = self.cache_manager.get(cache_key)
+            
+            if cached_data:
+                self.logger.info("Using cached MLB game data")
+                return cached_data
+            
             self.logger.info("Fetching MLB games from ESPN API")
             response = self.session.get(url, headers=self.headers, timeout=10)
             response.raise_for_status()
@@ -215,6 +223,12 @@ class BaseMLBManager:
                     'start_time': event['date']
                 }
             
+            # Cache the results with different expiration times based on game status
+            cache_duration = 300  # 5 minutes for live games
+            if not any(game['status'] == 'in' for game in games.values()):
+                cache_duration = 3600  # 1 hour for non-live games
+            
+            self.cache_manager.set(cache_key, games, cache_duration)
             return games
             
         except Exception as e: