Method check

scripts/fetch_updates.py:1265–1315

(self, source_id: str, source: dict)

        self.state = state

    def check(self, source_id: str, source: dict) -> Optional[dict]:
        prev = self.state.get(source_id, {})
        prev_titles = set(prev.get("seen_titles", []))

        try:
            resp = self.session.get(self.URL, timeout=30)
            resp.raise_for_status()
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"    ERROR fetching EC Latest Updates: {e}")
            return None

        entries = self._parse_entries(resp.text)
        if not entries:
            print(f"    WARNING: No entries parsed from EC Latest Updates page")
            return None

        print(f"    INFO: Parsed {len(entries)} entries from EC Latest Updates page")

        new_items = []
        all_titles = list(prev_titles)

        for entry in entries:
            title = entry.get("title", "")
            if not title or title in prev_titles:
                continue
            all_titles.append(title)
            new_items.append({
                "title": title,
                "link": entry.get("link", ""),
                "pub_date": entry.get("date", ""),
                "description": entry.get("type", ""),
            })

        self.state[source_id] = {
            "url": source["url"],
            "last_checked": datetime.now().isoformat(),
            "seen_titles": all_titles[-200:],
            "total_entries": len(entries),
        }

        if new_items and prev_titles:
            result = _make_update(
                source_id, source, "ec_latest_updates",
                f"{len(new_items)} new EC Medical Devices update(s) detected"
            )
            result["new_items"] = new_items
            return result
        elif not prev_titles:
            print(f"    INFO: Baseline established ({len(entries)} entries indexed)")

        return None

    def _parse_entries(self, html: str) -> list[dict]:
        """Parse article blocks from EC Latest Updates page."""