def populate_database(self, published_before_datetime, page_token, search_params):
if page_token != None: # get next page results
search_params['pageToken'] = page_token
elif published_before_datetime != None: # Continue populating database from where we last left off
search_params['publishedBefore'] = published_before_datetime.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
else: # the database is currently empty. Start a search
# Ensure that we get the updated videos list
search_params['publishedAfter'] = (datetime.now()+timedelta(days=1)).strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
response = requests.get(self.request_url, params=search_params)
if str(response.status_code) == '200':
response = response.json() # Convert json response to python dictionary
next_page_token = response['nextPageToken']
for item in response['items']:
video_data = item['snippet']
video = Video() # Video Model instance
video.title = video_data['title']
video.description = video_data['description']
video.publish_datetime = video_data['publishedAt']
video.thumbnail_url = video_data['thumbnails']['default']['url']
video.save()
print(video.publish_datetime)
return next_page_token # needed for next API call
else:
print('failed to fetch data')
print(response.json())
