def add_category():
new_category = request.get_json()
new_category = Category (
category_name = new_category.get("category_name"),
)
new_category.add()
return jsonify(new_category.to_dict())
def post(current_user, self):
"""
Create a category
---
tags:
- categories
parameters:
- in: body
name: category
required: true
description: The name of the category
type: string
schema:
id: category
properties:
name:
type: string
default: soup
security:
- TokenHeader: []
responses:
200:
description: Create a category
schema:
id: category
properties:
name:
type: string
default: soup
"""
request_dict = request.get_json()
if not request_dict:
return {'message': 'No output data provided'}, 400
errors = category_schema.validate(request_dict)
if errors:
return {'message': errors}, 400
category_name = request_dict['name'].strip()
if not Category.is_unique(
id=0, name=category_name, user_id=current_user.id):
return {
'message': 'A category with the same name already exists'
}, 400
error, validated_name = Category.validate_data(ctx=category_name)
if validated_name:
category = Category(category_name, user_id=current_user.id)
category.add(category)
result = {'message': 'Category successfully added!'}
return result, status.HTTP_201_CREATED
else:
return {'message': error}, 400