From 8a71971d99d95e1c2b42568488d45bbbf2195487 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chuck <33324927+ChuckBuilds@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:28:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Create test_news_manager.py

need a test script to call upon
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 test_news_manager.py | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 test_news_manager.py

diff --git a/test_news_manager.py b/test_news_manager.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import time
+import sys
+import os
+from src.config_manager import ConfigManager
+from src.display_manager import DisplayManager
+from src.news_manager import NewsManager
+
+def main():
+    """Test the NewsManager class directly."""
+    try:
+        # Load configuration
+        config_manager = ConfigManager()
+        config = config_manager.load_config()
+        
+        # Initialize display manager
+        display_manager = DisplayManager(config.get('display', {}))
+        
+        # Initialize news manager
+        news_manager = NewsManager(config, display_manager)
+        
+        # Test the scrolling behavior
+        # You can customize these parameters:
+        # - test_message: The message to scroll
+        # - scroll_speed: Pixels to move per frame (higher = faster)
+        # - scroll_delay: Delay between scroll updates (lower = faster)
+        # - max_iterations: Maximum number of iterations to run (None = run indefinitely)
+        news_manager.test_scroll(
+            test_message="This is a test of the NewsManager scrolling behavior. You can adjust the speed and delay to find the optimal settings.",
+            scroll_speed=2,  # Adjust this to change scroll speed
+            scroll_delay=0.05,  # Adjust this to change scroll smoothness
+            max_iterations=3  # Set to None to run indefinitely
+        )
+            
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("\nTest interrupted by user")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error during test: {e}")
+    finally:
+        print("Test completed")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main() 
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