Now API is used with constant frequency

src/twitch.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import json
 import requests
+import time
 
 class TwitchClient:
-	def __init__(self, token):
+	def __init__(self, token, freq=2):
 		self.token = token
 
 		self.header_v5 = {'Client-ID': self.token, 'Accept': 'application/vnd.twitchtv.v5+json'}
@@ -11,19 +11,31 @@ class TwitchClient:
 		self.urlbase_v5 = 'https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/'
 		self.urlbase_v6 = 'https://api.twitch.tv/helix/'
 
+		self.last_q = time.time()
+		self.delay = 1/freq
+
+	def do_q(self, base, header):
+		if time.time() - self.last_q < self.delay:
+			time.sleep(self.delay)
+		r = requests.get(base, headers=header).json()	 
+		self.last_q = time.time()
+		return r	
+		
 	def get_base(self, ver):
 		if ver == 'v5': return (self.header_v5, self.urlbase_v5)
 		elif ver == 'v6': return (self.header_v6, self.urlbase_v6)
 		else: return (None, None)
 
+	# - # - #
+	
 	def raw_query_v6(self, q):
 		header, base = self.get_base('v6')
-		return requests.get(base+q, headers=header).json()
+		return self.do_q(base+q, header)
 
 	# Returns (ID, GAMENAME) or None
 	def get_game_id(self, name):
 		header, base = self.get_base('v5')
-		r = requests.get('%s/search/games?query=%s' % (base, name), headers=header).json()
+		r = self.do_q('%s/search/games?query=%s' % (base, name), header)
 		if r.get('games', None): return (r['games'][0]['_id'], r['games'][0]['name'])
 		return None