Enhance time synchronization checks, update storage paths, and improve camera recording management

check_time.py

@@ -27,32 +27,51 @@ def check_system_time():
     print(f"Atlanta time: {atlanta_time}")
     print(f"Timezone: {atlanta_time.tzname()}")
     
-    # Check against world time API
-    try:
-        print("\n🌐 Checking against world time API...")
-        response = requests.get("http://worldtimeapi.org/api/timezone/America/New_York", timeout=5)
-        if response.status_code == 200:
-            data = response.json()
-            api_time = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(data['datetime'].replace('Z', '+00:00'))
-            
-            # Compare times (allow 5 second difference)
-            time_diff = abs((atlanta_time.replace(tzinfo=None) - api_time.replace(tzinfo=None)).total_seconds())
-            
-            print(f"API time: {api_time}")
-            print(f"Time difference: {time_diff:.2f} seconds")
-            
-            if time_diff < 5:
-                print("✅ Time is synchronized (within 5 seconds)")
-                return True
+    # Check against multiple time APIs for reliability
+    time_apis = [
+        {
+            "name": "WorldTimeAPI",
+            "url": "http://worldtimeapi.org/api/timezone/America/New_York",
+            "parser": lambda data: datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(data['datetime'].replace('Z', '+00:00'))
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "WorldClockAPI",
+            "url": "http://worldclockapi.com/api/json/est/now",
+            "parser": lambda data: datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(data['currentDateTime'])
+        }
+    ]
+
+    for api in time_apis:
+        try:
+            print(f"\n🌐 Checking against {api['name']}...")
+            response = requests.get(api['url'], timeout=5)
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                data = response.json()
+                api_time = api['parser'](data)
+
+                # Compare times (allow 5 second difference)
+                time_diff = abs((atlanta_time.replace(tzinfo=None) - api_time.replace(tzinfo=None)).total_seconds())
+
+                print(f"API time: {api_time}")
+                print(f"Time difference: {time_diff:.2f} seconds")
+
+                if time_diff < 5:
+                    print("✅ Time is synchronized (within 5 seconds)")
+                    return True
+                else:
+                    print("❌ Time is NOT synchronized (difference > 5 seconds)")
+                    return False
             else:
-                print("❌ Time is NOT synchronized (difference > 5 seconds)")
-                return False
-        else:
-            print("⚠️  Could not reach time API")
-            return None
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"⚠️  Error checking time API: {e}")
-        return None
+                print(f"⚠️  {api['name']} returned status {response.status_code}")
+                continue
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"⚠️  Error checking {api['name']}: {e}")
+            continue
+
+    print("⚠️  Could not reach any time API services")
+    print("⚠️  This may be due to network connectivity issues")
+    print("⚠️  System will continue but time synchronization cannot be verified")
+    return None
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     check_system_time()