def post(self, ids):
"""Posts a listing to the database.
Args:
ids (str): The listing id of the listing being posted.
Returns:
message: What happened with the post call.
"""
# what the user will send to the post request (in good format)
data = Listing.parser.parse_args()
# In our case, the user sends the price as JSON, but the item name gets passed into the function
# if user doesn't exist
if not UserModel.find_by_google_tok(data['google_tok']):
return {"message": "invalid google token, user does not exist in database"}
if not BookModel.find_by_isbn(ids): # if book doesn't exist
return {"message": "invalid isbn, book model does not exist in database"}
isbn = int(ids)
item = ListingModel(data["price"], data["condition"],
isbn, data["google_tok"], data["status"])
try:
item.save_to_db()
except:
# internal server error
return{"message": "An error occurred while inserting"}, 500
return {"message": "post was successful"}, 201 # post was successful
