1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/zachwalk.py b/zachwalk.py
index fd8ed64..b45d333 100755
--- a/zachwalk.py
+++ b/zachwalk.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import ssl
 import fileinput
 from dateutil.parser import parse
 
-DEFAULT = '1970-01-01'
+DEFAULT = parse('1970-01-01').date()
 
 def getnewestdate(url):
     """load the url, and find the newest date listed in a link"""
@@ -42,14 +42,26 @@ def gnd(fp):
         pass
     return DEFAULT
 
+def replaceDateIfNewer(desc, newestdate):
+    try:
+     tup = parse(desc, fuzzy_with_tokens=True)
+     date = tup[0].date()
+    except:
+        return f'{newestdate} - {desc}'
+    if newestdate > date:
+        return str(newestdate) + ' '.join(tup[1])
+    return desc
+
 def main():
     for line in fileinput.input(): #stdin or file from argv
         if line[0:2] == '=>':
             # plz don't use multiple spaces.
             url = line.split(' ')[1]
             desc = getdesc(line)
+            olddate = gnd(url)
             newestdate = getnewestdate(url)
-            print(f'=> {url} {newestdate} - {desc}')
+            desc = replaceDateIfNewer(desc, newestdate)
+            print(f'=> {url} {desc}')
         else:
             print(line.rstrip())