def get_all_stories():
"""hackernews json data"""
data = list()
# get the page (every page has 30 stories)
try:
page = int(request.GET.get('page', '').strip())
except ValueError:
page = 1
# how many stories we want for the page
try:
counter = int(request.GET.get('stories', '').strip())
except ValueError:
counter = 30
# we check if we want to see the new stories
if request.GET.get('new', '').strip() == 'true':
new = True
else:
new = False
# we finally fetch the stories
stories = get_stories(page, new)
# iterate over the stories and add them to the list
for story in stories[:counter]:
data.append(story.__dict__)
# needed to do this, because data is a list and bottle
# supports autojson with dicts only
response.content_type = 'application/json'
return json.dumps(data)
def run(self):
self.running = True
while self.running:
try:
retr_queue_out.put(StartGettingData());
stories = get_stories(self.pages, self.new)
retr_queue_out.put(FinishedGettingData())
retr_queue_out.put(Story(stories))
if self.old_pages != self.pages:
self.old_pages = self.pages
retr_queue_out.put(ChangedPages())
except RedesignError, e:
retr_queue_out.put(FinishedGettingData())
retr_queue_out.put(DisplayError("Hacker News might have redesigned:", str(e)))
return
except SeriousError, e:
retr_queue_out.put(FinishedGettingData())
retr_queue_out.put(DisplayError("Serious error:", str(e)))
return
