Automate Tweeting New Blog Posts in Python

import json
import time
from datetime import datetime


def fetch_new_blog_posts():
    """Mock function to simulate fetching latest blog posts from a CMS."""
    return [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "title": "Getting Started with Python",
            "url": "https://blog.example.com/python-start",
            "published_at": datetime.now().isoformat(),
        },
        {
            "id": 2,
            "title": "Advanced Django Patterns",
            "url": "https://blog.example.com/django-patterns",
            "published_at": datetime.now().isoformat(),
        },
    ]


def post_tweet(post):
    """Mock function to simulate posting a tweet via Twitter API."""
    tweet_text = f"New blog post: {post['title']} - {post['url']}"
    # In a real implementation, this would use tweepy or requests to call Twitter API
    return {"status": "success", "tweet": tweet_text, "posted_at": time.time()}


def publish_new_posts():
    """Fetch blog posts and tweet them (simulated)."""
    posts = fetch_new_blog_posts()
    results = []
    for post in posts:
        response = post_tweet(post)
        results.append({"post_id": post["id"], "tweet_response": response})
    return json.dumps(results, indent=2)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    output = publish_new_posts()
    print(output)