add PATCH method

SmearcarDB/server.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import pickle
 from flask import Flask
 from flask import render_template, jsonify, request
-import time
-import random
+import ulid
+
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config.update(
     DEBUG=True,
@@ -12,11 +12,19 @@ app.config.update(
 try:
     with open("save.p", "rb") as f:
         database = pickle.load(f)
+        # Can be commented out after non-id languages are all converted
+        for item in database['values']:
+            if not 'id' in item:
+                item['id'] = ulid.new().str
 except (FileNotFoundError) as e:
     database = {'languages': [],
                 'phonemes': [],
                 'values': []}
 
+def saveDatabase():
+    # Save copy under separate name
+    with open("newestsave.p", "wb") as f:
+        pickle.dump(database, f)
 
 # Render the client at the default URL
 @app.route("/")
@@ -24,16 +32,17 @@ def initial():
     return render_template('index.html')
 
 # Place for client to communicate with the server
-@app.route("/server", methods=["GET", "POST"])
+@app.route("/server", methods=["GET", "POST", "PATCH"])
+# TODO add more methods
 def backend():
-    # Get method returns the latest database
+    # GET method returns the latest database
     if request.method == "GET":
         return jsonify(database)
 
-    # Post method currently appends to the languages
-    # TODO add more methods
+    # POST method currently appends to the languages
     elif request.method == "POST":
         newlanguage = request.get_json()
+        newlanguage['id'] = ulid.new().str
         database['values'].append(newlanguage)
 
         # Add new phonemes
@@ -42,14 +51,18 @@ def backend():
         database['phonemes'] = database['phonemes'] + uniquephonemes
 
         # Add new language
-        newlang = {newlanguage['name']}
-        uniquelanguages = list(newlang - set(database['languages']))
+        newlangname = {newlanguage['name']}
+        uniquelanguages = list(newlangname - set(database['languages']))
         database['languages'] = database['languages'] + uniquelanguages
 
-        # Save copy under separate name
-        with open("newestsave.p", "wb") as f:
-            pickle.dump(database, f)
+        saveDatabase()
+        return jsonify(database)
 
+    # PATCH method inputs edited language and returns updated database
+    elif request.method == "PATCH":
+        newlanguage = request.get_json()
+        database['values'] = [newlanguage if language['id'] == newlanguage['id'] else language for language in database['values']]
+        saveDatabase()
         return jsonify(database)
 
     else: