Templatize metadata.json

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python players.py players.xml players.db
 
+      - name: Generate metadata.json
+        run: |
+          python generate_metadata.py
+
       - name: Deploy to Fly.io using Datasette
         env:
           FLY_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FLY_API_TOKEN }}

generate_metadata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import json
+from datetime import datetime
+
+# Read the template
+with open('metadata_template.json', 'r') as template_file:
+    template = template_file.read()
+
+# Fill in the template
+date = datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+metadata_content = template.replace('{{date}}', date)
+
+# Write the filled template to metadata.json
+with open('metadata.json', 'w') as metadata_file:
+    metadata_file.write(metadata_content)

metadata.json → metadata_template.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "title": "FIDE Players",
-  "description": "FIDE player names, ratings, and other information",
+  "description": "FIDE player names, ratings, and other information. Retrieved on {{date}}",
   "source": "FIDE Ratings list",
   "source_url": "https://ratings.fide.com/download.phtml",
   "databases": {