set workflow instead of manual loop

.github/workflows/actions.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Run main.py on schedule
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Run the workflow every three hours
+    - cron: "0 */3 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering of the workflow
+
+jobs:
+  run-python-script:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      # Step 1: Check out the code
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      # Step 2: Set up Python
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.9" # Match your Python version
+
+      # Step 3: Install dependencies
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+
+      # Step 4: Run the script
+      - name: Run main.py
+        run: python main.py

main.py

@@ -26,14 +26,15 @@ def keep_updated():
             log.info(f"No ads found after timestamp '{last_timestamp}'")
 
         write_timestamp(new_timestamp)
-        counter += 1
-        log.info(f"Completed update {counter} of {MAX_UPDATES}")
+        break
+        #counter += 1
+        #log.info(f"Completed update {counter} of {MAX_UPDATES}")
         
-        if counter == MAX_UPDATES:
-            break
+        #if counter == MAX_UPDATES:
+        #    break
             
-        log.info(f"Waiting {SLEEP_TIME_MINUTES} minutes before collecting ads again")
-        sleep(SLEEP_TIME_MINUTES * 60)
+        #log.info(f"Waiting {SLEEP_TIME_MINUTES} minutes before collecting ads again")
+        #sleep(SLEEP_TIME_MINUTES * 60)
 
     log.info('Finished')
 

settings.py

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ BASE_URL = 'https://jobstream.api.jobtechdev.se'
 STREAM_URL = f"{BASE_URL}/stream"
 SNAPSHOT_URL = f"{BASE_URL}/snapshot"
 
-SLEEP_TIME_MINUTES = 0.1
-MAX_UPDATES = 4
+SLEEP_TIME_MINUTES = 5
+MAX_UPDATES = 50
 
 DATE_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"