update: first working release

.github/workflows/deploy.yaml

@@ -1,8 +1,26 @@
 name: Build and Deploy
-on: [push]
+on: 
+  push:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 00 * * *' # At 00:00 everyday
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 permissions:
   contents: write
 jobs:
+  create-current:
+    # the job runs a js script to create a current.json file
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout 🛎️
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Create current.json 📝
+        run: node ./builder/builder.js
+
+      - name: Move current.json 📝
+        run: mv current.json src/current.json
+
   build-and-deploy:
     concurrency: ci-${{ github.ref }} # Recommended if you intend to make multiple deployments in quick succession.
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

builder/builder.js

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Function to generate sequential numbers
+function generateSequentialNumbers(startDate, endDate) {
+    let result = [];
+    let currentDate = new Date(startDate);
+
+    while (currentDate <= endDate) {
+        result.push(currentDate.getTime());
+        currentDate.setDate(currentDate.getDate() + 1);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+function getMovieFromJsonAtIndex(index){
+    const movies = require('./movies.json');
+    return movies['movies'][index];
+}
+
+// Set the start and end dates
+const startDate = new Date('2024-03-13'); // Current date
+const endDate = new Date('2027-05-15'); // End date
+
+// Generate sequential numbers
+const sequentialNumbers = generateSequentialNumbers(startDate, endDate);
+
+const today = new Date();
+const formattedDate = today.toISOString().split('T')[0];
+
+for (let index = 0; index < sequentialNumbers.length; index++) {
+    const number = sequentialNumbers[index];
+    const date = new Date(number);
+    if (date.toISOString().split('T')[0] === formattedDate) {
+        console.log(`Today's number is: ${index+1}`);
+        const movieToday = getMovieFromJsonAtIndex(index);
+        console.log(`Today's movie: ${movieToday}`);
+        const fs = require('fs');
+        const content = JSON.stringify(movieToday);
+        fs.writeFileSync('current.json', content);
+        break;
+    }
+}