From 1b8f77cb4b9179837f465e33acdfd72316c32abc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CaffeineFueled <hello@uphillsecurity.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:41:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] ADD feature 5 random posts at the end of a post #17

---
 picopaper.py                              | 31 +++++++++++++++--------
 theme/default/templates/post.tmpl         |  2 ++
 theme/default/templates/random_posts.tmpl | 23 +++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 theme/default/templates/random_posts.tmpl

diff --git a/picopaper.py b/picopaper.py
index 7576a38..f9184a1 100644
--- a/picopaper.py
+++ b/picopaper.py
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
         # Setup Jinja2
         self.env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(self.templates_dir))
 
+        # Add custom filter for random sampling
+        def random_sample(items, count):
+            import random
+            items_list = list(items)
+            return random.sample(items_list, min(count, len(items_list)))
+
+        self.env.filters['random_sample'] = random_sample
+
         # Setup markdown with toc extension for header anchors
         self.md = markdown.Markdown(extensions=['extra', 'toc'])
 
@@ -118,7 +126,7 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
 
         return posts
 
-    def generate_index(self, posts, feed_name=None):
+    def generate_index(self, posts, feed_name=None, all_posts=None):
         """Generate index.html with all posts (or feed-specific index)"""
         template = self.env.get_template('index.tmpl')
 
@@ -134,7 +142,8 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
             blog_title=self.blog_title,
             blog_description=self.blog_description,
             navbar_items=self.navbar_items,
-            posts=posts
+            posts=posts,
+            all_posts=all_posts or posts
         )
 
         output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -143,7 +152,7 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
 
         print(f"✓ Generated {output_path}")
 
-    def generate_feeds_overview(self, feeds):
+    def generate_feeds_overview(self, feeds, all_posts=None):
         """Generate /feed/index.html with list of all non-excluded feeds"""
         template = self.env.get_template('feeds.tmpl')
 
@@ -164,7 +173,8 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
             blog_title=self.blog_title,
             blog_description=self.blog_description,
             navbar_items=self.navbar_items,
-            feeds=feed_list
+            feeds=feed_list,
+            all_posts=all_posts or []
         )
 
         output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -173,7 +183,7 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
 
         print(f"✓ Generated {output_path}")
 
-    def generate_post_page(self, post):
+    def generate_post_page(self, post, all_posts=None):
         """Generate individual post page for 'long' posts"""
         template = self.env.get_template('post.tmpl')
 
@@ -182,7 +192,8 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
             blog_title=self.blog_title,
             blog_description=self.blog_description,
             navbar_items=self.navbar_items,
-            post=post
+            post=post,
+            all_posts=all_posts or []
         )
 
         # Create directory for the post slug
@@ -246,7 +257,7 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
                       and p['feed'] not in self.exclude_feeds]
 
         # Generate main index with filtered feed posts
-        self.generate_index(feed_posts)
+        self.generate_index(feed_posts, all_posts=feed_posts)
 
         # Group posts by feed (include all posts, not just those in main feed)
         feeds = {}
@@ -256,16 +267,16 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
 
         # Generate feed-specific pages
         for feed_name, posts in feeds.items():
-            self.generate_index(posts, feed_name)
+            self.generate_index(posts, feed_name, all_posts=feed_posts)
 
         # Generate feeds overview page
         if feeds:
-            self.generate_feeds_overview(feeds)
+            self.generate_feeds_overview(feeds, all_posts=feed_posts)
 
         # Generate individual pages for long posts, short posts, and pages
         for post in all_posts:
             if post['type'] in ['long', 'short', 'page']:
-                self.generate_post_page(post)
+                self.generate_post_page(post, all_posts=feed_posts)
 
         # Copy assets
         self.copy_assets()
diff --git a/theme/default/templates/post.tmpl b/theme/default/templates/post.tmpl
index d1573bd..9191071 100644
--- a/theme/default/templates/post.tmpl
+++ b/theme/default/templates/post.tmpl
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
                 {{ post.content | safe }}
             </div>
         </article>
+
+        {% include 'random_posts.tmpl' %}
     </main>
 
     {% include 'footer.tmpl' %}
diff --git a/theme/default/templates/random_posts.tmpl b/theme/default/templates/random_posts.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f75e2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theme/default/templates/random_posts.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{% if all_posts %}
+{# Filter out pages and current post, then randomly select 5 #}
+{% set available_posts = all_posts | selectattr('type', 'ne', 'page') | list %}
+{% if post %}
+  {% set available_posts = available_posts | rejectattr('slug', 'equalto', post.slug) | list %}
+{% endif %}
+{% if available_posts %}
+  {% set random_posts = available_posts | random_sample(5) %}
+  {% if random_posts %}
+<div class="random-posts">
+  <h3>More Posts</h3>
+  <ul>
+    {% for p in random_posts %}
+    <li>
+      <a href="{{ p.url }}">{{ p.title }}</a>
+      <span class="date">{{ p.date }}</span>
+    </li>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </ul>
+</div>
+  {% endif %}
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}