Update api/validate.py

api/validate.py

@@ -7,7 +7,20 @@ from api.logger import setup_logger
 
 logger = setup_logger(__name__)
 
-def getHid():
+# Cache variables
+cached_hid = None
+cache_time = 0
+CACHE_DURATION = 36000  # Cache duration in seconds (10 hours)
+
+def getHid(force_refresh=False):
+    global cached_hid, cache_time
+    current_time = time.time()
+
+    # Check if cache is valid and not forced to refresh
+    if not force_refresh and cached_hid and (current_time - cache_time) < CACHE_DURATION:
+        logger.info(f"Using cached_hid: {cached_hid}")
+        return cached_hid
+
     try:
         # Fetch initial HTML content
         response = requests.get(BASE_URL, headers=headers)
@@ -33,7 +46,10 @@ def getHid():
 
             if h_match:
                 h_value = h_match.group(1)
-                logger.info(f"Generated new h-value: {h_value}")
+                logger.info(f"Found new h-value: {h_value}")
+                # Update cache
+                cached_hid = h_value
+                cache_time = current_time
                 return h_value
             else:
                 logger.error("h-value not found in JS content")