Changing schedule to hashmap for more efficient lookup.

src/main.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 mod weather;
 mod redsox;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use redsox::GameInfo;
 mod icons;
 use icons::Icons;
 use tabled::{Table, Tabled};
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ fn main() {
         y: 59,
         code: "GYX".to_string(),
     }.get_full_forecast();
-    let sox_games: Vec<redsox::GameInfo> = redsox::get_schedule();
+    let sox_games: HashMap<String,GameInfo> = redsox::get_schedule();
     // Build icons.
     let baseball_icon = Icons::Baseball.get_icon_str();
     let clock_icon = Icons::Clock.get_icon_str();
@@ -39,17 +41,20 @@ fn main() {
         let mut sox_status = String::new();
         // Check if there is a sox game and print opp.
         if game_flag == false {
-            for sox_game in &sox_games {
-                if sox_game.date == yyyy_mm_dd {
-                    sox_status = format!("{} {}\n{} {}", &baseball_icon, &sox_game.opponent, &clock_icon, &sox_game.start_time);
+            if let Some(sox_game) = sox_games.get(yyyy_mm_dd) {
+                sox_status = format!(
+                    "{} {}\n{} {}",
+                    &baseball_icon,
+                    &sox_game.opponent,
+                    &clock_icon,
+                    &sox_game.start_time
+                );
                 game_flag = true;
-                    break;
             }
-            }
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             game_flag = false;
         }
+
         let row = TableRow {
             date: yyyy_mm_dd.to_string(),
             time_of_day: forecast_period.name.clone(),

src/redsox.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_alias::serde_alias;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use chrono_tz::US::Eastern;
 
@@ -63,26 +64,27 @@ pub struct GameInfo {
     pub start_time: String,
 }
 
-// Gets the full forecast from the response.
-pub fn get_schedule() -> Vec<GameInfo> {
+// Gets the full schedule from the response.
+pub fn get_schedule() -> HashMap<String,GameInfo> {
     let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
     let schedule_url = build_api_url();
     let schedule_json: String = client.get(&schedule_url).send().expect("Unable to get data").text().unwrap().to_string();
     let schedule: Schedule = serde_json::from_str(&schedule_json).expect("JSON was not well-formatted");
-    let mut full_schedule: Vec<GameInfo> = vec![];
+    let mut hashmap_schedule: HashMap<String,GameInfo> = HashMap::new();
     let dates = schedule.dates;
     for date in dates {
         for game in date.games {
             let facing = extract_opponent(&game.teams);
+            let game_date: String = game.official_date.to_string();
             let game_info = GameInfo {
                 opponent: facing,
-                date: game.official_date,
+                date: game_date,
                 start_time: get_start_time(&game.game_date),
             };
-            full_schedule.push(game_info);
+            hashmap_schedule.insert(game.official_date, game_info);
         }
     }
-    full_schedule
+    hashmap_schedule
 }
 
 // Determine who the opponent is from the teams.
@@ -107,8 +109,6 @@ fn get_start_time(iso_string: &String) -> String {
     est_dt.format("%I:%M").to_string()
 }
 
-
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod team_tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ mod team_tests {
     fn test_get_start_time() {
         let iso_string = "2025-04-02T22:35:00Z".to_string(); // UTC time
         let result = get_start_time(&iso_string);
-
         // EST is UTC-5 or UTC-4 depending on DST. April is typically daylight saving (EDT = UTC-4)
         assert_eq!(result, "06:35"); // 22:35 UTC == 18:35 EDT == 06:35 PM in 12-hour format
     }