def post(self, questionId):
''' method to add an answer '''
try:
# check if the submitted questionId is in the expected format
questionId = float(questionId)
except:
return {"message": "The question id should be a float"}, 400
# check if the question exists
if not Question.get_question_by_id(questionId):
return {"message": "Sorry, that question doesn't exist"}, 400
parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
parser.add_argument('body',
type=str,
required=True,
help="The body field can't be empty")
data = parser.parse_args()
body = data['body'].strip().lower()
''' validate data sent '''
if not clean_input(body):
return {'message': 'The body should be a string'}, 400
if not check_answer_length(body):
return {'message': 'Answer is too short'}, 400
''' validate that the question hasn't been asked before '''
if Answer.check_repeated_ans(body, questionId):
return {
'message': 'Sorry, that answer has already been given'
}, 400
user_id = get_jwt_identity()
answer = Answer(body, questionId, user_id)
try:
if Answer.add_answer(answer) == True:
return {'message': 'Your answer was successfully added'}, 201
except:
return {'message': 'There was a problem adding the answer'}, 500
return {'message': 'There was a problem adding the answer'}, 500
def put(self, questionId, answerId):
''' this method deletes a question only if the user is the author '''
parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
parser.add_argument('action',
type=str,
required=True,
help="The action field can't be empty")
parser.add_argument('body', type=str)
data = parser.parse_args()
action = data['action'].strip()
# print(action)
if action.lower() != 'update' and action.lower() != 'accept':
return {
'message': 'The action value should be update or accept'
}, 400
user_id = get_jwt_identity()
db_question = Question.get_question_by_id(questionId)
if not db_question:
return {'message': 'Question not found'}, 404
answer = Answer.get_answer_by_qn_id(answerId, questionId)
if answer:
print(db_question.json())
print(answer.json())
if action.lower() == 'update':
if answer.user_id == user_id:
body = data['body'].lower().strip()
if not body:
return {'message': 'The body should not be empty'}, 400
''' validate data sent '''
if not clean_input(body):
return {'message': 'The body should be a string'}, 400
if not check_answer_length(body):
return {'message': 'Answer is too short'}, 400
''' validate that the answer hasn't been given before '''
if Answer.check_repeated_ans(body, questionId):
return {
'message': 'Sorry, that answer with already exits'
}, 400
try:
if Answer.update_answer(answer.ans_id, body):
return {
"message": "Answer was successfully updated"
}, 201
return {
"message":
"There was a problem updating the answer, Please try again later..."
}, 500
except:
return {
'message': 'There was a problem adding the answer'
}, 500
return {
'message':
"Sorry you don't have permission to update this answer"
}, 401
elif action.lower() == 'accept':
if db_question.user_id == user_id:
try:
if Answer.accept_answer(answer.ans_id,
db_question.qn_id):
return {
"message": "Answer was successfully accepted"
}, 200
return {
"message":
"There was a problem accepting the answer, Please try again later..."
}, 500
except:
return {
'message':
'There was a problem accepting the answer, please try again later...'
}, 500
return {
'message':
"Sorry you don't have permission to accept this answer"
}, 401
return {'message': 'Answer not found'}, 404