def get_notes(sort_by='priority', fmt=None):
notes = []
indices = rds.lrange('notes', 0, -1)
app.logger.debug("found %d note IDs in index" % len(indices))
for index in indices:
notes.append(Note(**rds.hgetall(index)))
notes = Note.sort(notes, sort_by=sort_by)
if fmt == 'json':
notes = { 'notes': Note.dict_repr(notes) }
return notes
