the bot is doing expensive URL and og:title work for tweets that it later discards as already posted

twitter2bsky_daemon.py

@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.INFO,
 )
 
+# --- Per-run caches for efficiency ---
+OG_TITLE_CACHE = {}
+URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE = {}
+
 
 # --- Custom Classes ---
 class ScrapedMedia:
@@ -399,7 +403,36 @@ def extract_quoted_text_from_og_title(og_title):
     return None
 
 
+def should_fetch_og_title(tweet):
+    """
+    Avoid fetching og:title unless it is likely to improve the text.
+    """
+    text = clean_post_text(tweet.text or "")
+    urls = extract_urls_from_text(text)
+
+    if not text:
+        return True
+
+    if any(is_tco_domain(normalize_urlish_token(u) or u) for u in urls):
+        return True
+
+    if "…" in text or text.endswith("..."):
+        return True
+
+    if len(text) < 35:
+        return True
+
+    return False
+
+
 def fetch_tweet_og_title_text(tweet_url):
+    if not tweet_url:
+        return None
+
+    if tweet_url in OG_TITLE_CACHE:
+        logging.info(f"⚡ Using cached og:title text for {tweet_url}")
+        return OG_TITLE_CACHE[tweet_url]
+
     browser = None
     context = None
     page = None
@@ -424,7 +457,7 @@ def fetch_tweet_og_title_text(tweet_url):
             page.goto(tweet_url, wait_until="domcontentloaded", timeout=PLAYWRIGHT_RESOLVE_TIMEOUT_MS)
 
             try:
-                page.wait_for_selector('meta[property="og:title"]', timeout=10000)
+                page.wait_for_selector('meta[property="og:title"]', timeout=7000)
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
@@ -432,10 +465,13 @@ def fetch_tweet_og_title_text(tweet_url):
             extracted = extract_quoted_text_from_og_title(og_title)
 
             if extracted:
+                extracted = clean_post_text(extracted)
+                OG_TITLE_CACHE[tweet_url] = extracted
                 logging.info(f"✅ Extracted tweet text from og:title for {tweet_url}")
-                return clean_post_text(extracted)
+                return extracted
 
             logging.info(f"ℹ️ No usable og:title text extracted for {tweet_url}")
+            OG_TITLE_CACHE[tweet_url] = None
             return None
 
     except Exception as e:
@@ -445,6 +481,7 @@ def fetch_tweet_og_title_text(tweet_url):
                 take_error_screenshot(page, "tweet_og_title_failed")
         except Exception:
             pass
+        OG_TITLE_CACHE[tweet_url] = None
         return None
     finally:
         try:
@@ -505,19 +542,19 @@ def resolve_tco_with_playwright(url):
             except Exception as e:
                 logging.warning(f"⚠️ Initial Playwright goto failed for {url}: {repr(e)}")
 
-            time.sleep(3)
+            time.sleep(2)
             final_url = canonicalize_url(page.url)
 
-            for _ in range(6):
+            for _ in range(4):
                 if final_url and is_external_non_x_url(final_url):
                     break
 
                 try:
-                    page.wait_for_load_state("networkidle", timeout=3000)
+                    page.wait_for_load_state("networkidle", timeout=2000)
                 except Exception:
                     pass
 
-                time.sleep(1)
+                time.sleep(0.8)
                 final_url = canonicalize_url(page.url)
 
             logging.info(f"🌐 Playwright final URL for {url}: {final_url}")
@@ -550,7 +587,7 @@ def resolve_tco_with_playwright(url):
     return canonicalize_url(url)
 
 
-def resolve_url_if_needed(url, http_client):
+def resolve_url_if_needed(url, http_client, allow_playwright_fallback=True):
     if not url:
         return None
 
@@ -559,21 +596,34 @@ def resolve_url_if_needed(url, http_client):
     if not cleaned:
         return None
 
+    if cleaned in URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE:
+        logging.info(f"⚡ Using cached URL resolution: {cleaned} -> {URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE[cleaned]}")
+        return URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE[cleaned]
+
     if not is_tco_domain(cleaned):
+        URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE[cleaned] = cleaned
         return cleaned
 
     resolved_http = resolve_tco_with_httpx(cleaned, http_client)
     if is_external_non_x_url(resolved_http):
+        URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE[cleaned] = resolved_http
+        return resolved_http
+
+    if not allow_playwright_fallback:
+        URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE[cleaned] = resolved_http
         return resolved_http
 
     resolved_browser = resolve_tco_with_playwright(cleaned)
     if is_external_non_x_url(resolved_browser):
         logging.info(f"✅ Resolved t.co via Playwright to external URL: {resolved_browser}")
+        URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE[cleaned] = resolved_browser
         return resolved_browser
 
     if resolved_http and not is_tco_domain(resolved_http):
+        URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE[cleaned] = resolved_http
         return resolved_http
 
+    URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE[cleaned] = cleaned
     return cleaned
 
 
@@ -618,9 +668,9 @@ def extract_first_visible_non_x_url(text):
     return None
 
 
-def extract_first_resolved_external_url(text, http_client):
+def extract_first_resolved_external_url(text, http_client, allow_playwright_fallback=True):
     for url in extract_non_x_urls_from_text(text or ""):
-        resolved = resolve_url_if_needed(url, http_client)
+        resolved = resolve_url_if_needed(url, http_client, allow_playwright_fallback=allow_playwright_fallback)
         if not resolved:
             continue
 
@@ -631,7 +681,13 @@ def extract_first_resolved_external_url(text, http_client):
     return None
 
 
-def sanitize_visible_urls_in_text(text, http_client):
+def sanitize_visible_urls_in_text(text, http_client, has_media=False):
+    """
+    Faster logic:
+    - remove x/twitter URLs from visible text
+    - resolve t.co
+    - if a t.co resolves to x/twitter and tweet has media, do not use Playwright fallback
+    """
     if not text:
         return text, None
 
@@ -659,9 +715,20 @@ def sanitize_visible_urls_in_text(text, http_client):
 
         final_url = cleaned
         if is_tco_domain(cleaned):
-            resolved = resolve_url_if_needed(cleaned, http_client)
-            if resolved:
-                final_url = resolved
+            resolved_http_first = resolve_tco_with_httpx(cleaned, http_client)
+
+            if is_external_non_x_url(resolved_http_first):
+                final_url = resolved_http_first
+                URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE[cleaned] = final_url
+            else:
+                if has_media and resolved_http_first and is_x_or_twitter_domain(resolved_http_first):
+                    final_url = resolved_http_first
+                    URL_RESOLUTION_CACHE[cleaned] = final_url
+                    logging.info(
+                        f"⚡ Skipping Playwright t.co fallback because tweet has media and httpx already resolved to X/Twitter URL: {final_url}"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    final_url = resolve_url_if_needed(cleaned, http_client, allow_playwright_fallback=True)
 
             if is_x_or_twitter_domain(final_url):
                 replacements[raw_url] = ""
@@ -727,9 +794,10 @@ def sanitize_visible_urls_in_text(text, http_client):
 
 def build_effective_tweet_text(tweet, http_client):
     scraped_text = clean_post_text(tweet.text or "")
+    has_media = bool(tweet.media)
     og_title_text = None
 
-    if tweet.tweet_url:
+    if should_fetch_og_title(tweet):
         og_title_text = fetch_tweet_og_title_text(tweet.tweet_url)
 
     candidate_text = scraped_text
@@ -741,11 +809,19 @@ def build_effective_tweet_text(tweet, http_client):
             candidate_text = og_title_text
             logging.info("🧾 Using og:title-derived tweet text as primary content")
 
-    candidate_text, resolved_primary_external_url = sanitize_visible_urls_in_text(candidate_text, http_client)
+    candidate_text, resolved_primary_external_url = sanitize_visible_urls_in_text(
+        candidate_text,
+        http_client,
+        has_media=has_media,
+    )
     candidate_text = clean_post_text(candidate_text)
 
     if not resolved_primary_external_url:
-        resolved_primary_external_url = extract_first_resolved_external_url(candidate_text, http_client)
+        resolved_primary_external_url = extract_first_resolved_external_url(
+            candidate_text,
+            http_client,
+            allow_playwright_fallback=not has_media,
+        )
 
     return candidate_text, resolved_primary_external_url
 
@@ -1203,6 +1279,8 @@ def get_recent_bsky_posts(client, handle, limit=30):
                 if getattr(record, "reply", None) is not None:
                     continue
 
+                    # no-op
+
                 text = getattr(record, "text", "") or ""
                 normalized_text = normalize_post_text(text)
 
@@ -1720,7 +1798,7 @@ def scrape_tweets_via_playwright(username, password, email, target_handle):
             )
             page = context.new_page()
             page.goto("https://x.com/home")
-            time.sleep(4)
+            time.sleep(3)
 
             if page.locator('[data-testid="SideNav_NewTweet_Button"]').is_visible() or "/home" in page.url:
                 logging.info("✅ Session is valid!")
@@ -1793,7 +1871,7 @@ def scrape_tweets_via_playwright(username, password, email, target_handle):
 
         try:
             page.wait_for_selector("article", timeout=20000)
-            time.sleep(3)
+            time.sleep(2)
 
             articles = page.locator("article").all()
             logging.info(f"📊 Found {len(articles)} tweets on screen. Parsing up to {SCRAPE_TWEET_LIMIT}...")
@@ -1905,7 +1983,7 @@ def extract_video_url_from_tweet_page(context, tweet_url):
     try:
         logging.info(f"🎬 Opening tweet page to capture video URL: {tweet_url}")
         page.goto(tweet_url, wait_until="domcontentloaded", timeout=30000)
-        time.sleep(3)
+        time.sleep(2)
 
         player = page.locator('[data-testid="videoPlayer"]').first
 
@@ -1923,7 +2001,7 @@ def extract_video_url_from_tweet_page(context, tweet_url):
         else:
             logging.warning("⚠️ No video player locator found on tweet page")
 
-        for _ in range(12):
+        for _ in range(8):
             if current_best():
                 break
             time.sleep(1)
@@ -1942,7 +2020,7 @@ def extract_video_url_from_tweet_page(context, tweet_url):
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
-            for _ in range(8):
+            for _ in range(5):
                 if current_best():
                     break
                 time.sleep(1)
@@ -2143,7 +2221,8 @@ def sync_feeds(args):
 
         candidate_tweets = []
 
-        with httpx.Client() as resolve_http_client:
+        # --- Cheap prefilter before expensive processing ---
+        cheap_candidates = []
         for tweet in reversed(tweets):
             try:
                 tweet_time = arrow.get(tweet.created_on)
@@ -2152,11 +2231,31 @@ def sync_feeds(args):
                     logging.info(f"⏭️ Skipping old tweet from {tweet_time}")
                     continue
 
+                canonical_tweet_url = canonicalize_tweet_url(tweet.tweet_url)
+                if canonical_tweet_url and canonical_tweet_url in state.get("posted_tweets", {}):
+                    logging.info(f"⚡ Early skip due to known tweet URL in local state: {canonical_tweet_url}")
+                    continue
+
+                scraped_text = clean_post_text(tweet.text or "")
+                if not scraped_text and not tweet.media:
+                    logging.info(f"⏭️ Skipping empty/blank tweet from {tweet_time}")
+                    continue
+
+                cheap_candidates.append((tweet, tweet_time, canonical_tweet_url))
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                logging.warning(f"⚠️ Failed during cheap prefilter: {e}")
+
+        logging.info(f"⚡ {len(cheap_candidates)} tweets remain after cheap prefilter.")
+
+        with httpx.Client() as resolve_http_client:
+            for tweet, tweet_time, canonical_tweet_url in cheap_candidates:
+                try:
                     full_clean_text, resolved_primary_external_url = build_effective_tweet_text(tweet, resolve_http_client)
                     normalized_text = normalize_post_text(full_clean_text)
 
-                    if not normalized_text:
-                        logging.info(f"⏭️ Skipping empty/blank tweet from {tweet_time}")
+                    if not normalized_text and not tweet.media:
+                        logging.info(f"⏭️ Skipping empty/blank tweet after enrichment from {tweet_time}")
                         continue
 
                     ordered_non_x_urls = extract_ordered_non_x_urls(full_clean_text)
@@ -2189,7 +2288,7 @@ def sync_feeds(args):
                     media_fingerprint = build_media_fingerprint(tweet)
                     text_media_key = build_text_media_key(normalized_text, media_fingerprint)
 
-                    candidate_tweets.append({
+                    candidate = {
                         "tweet": tweet,
                         "tweet_time": tweet_time,
                         "raw_text": raw_text,
@@ -2197,7 +2296,7 @@ def sync_feeds(args):
                         "normalized_text": normalized_text,
                         "media_fingerprint": media_fingerprint,
                         "text_media_key": text_media_key,
-                        "canonical_tweet_url": canonicalize_tweet_url(tweet.tweet_url),
+                        "canonical_tweet_url": canonical_tweet_url,
                         "canonical_non_x_urls": canonical_non_x_urls,
                         "ordered_non_x_urls": ordered_non_x_urls,
                         "primary_non_x_url": primary_non_x_url,
@@ -2205,15 +2304,8 @@ def sync_feeds(args):
                         "looks_like_title_plus_url": looks_like_title_plus_url_post(full_clean_text),
                         "has_video": has_video,
                         "has_photo": has_photo,
-                    })
+                    }
 
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logging.warning(f"⚠️ Failed to prepare candidate tweet: {e}")
-
-        logging.info(f"🧪 Prepared {len(candidate_tweets)} candidate tweets for duplicate comparison.")
-
-        tweets_to_post = []
-        for candidate in candidate_tweets:
                     is_dup_state, reason_state = candidate_matches_state(candidate, state)
                     if is_dup_state:
                         logging.info(f"⏭️ Skipping candidate due to local state duplicate match on: {reason_state}")
@@ -2224,11 +2316,14 @@ def sync_feeds(args):
                         logging.info(f"⏭️ Skipping candidate due to recent Bluesky duplicate match on: {reason_bsky}")
                         continue
 
-            tweets_to_post.append(candidate)
+                    candidate_tweets.append(candidate)
 
-        logging.info(f"📬 {len(tweets_to_post)} tweets remain after duplicate filtering.")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logging.warning(f"⚠️ Failed to prepare candidate tweet: {e}")
 
-        if not tweets_to_post:
+        logging.info(f"📬 {len(candidate_tweets)} tweets remain after duplicate filtering.")
+
+        if not candidate_tweets:
             logging.info("✅ No new tweets need posting after duplicate comparison.")
             return
 
@@ -2253,7 +2348,7 @@ def sync_feeds(args):
 
             context = browser.new_context(**context_kwargs)
 
-            for candidate in tweets_to_post:
+            for candidate in candidate_tweets:
                 tweet = candidate["tweet"]
                 tweet_time = candidate["tweet_time"]
                 raw_text = candidate["raw_text"]