def put(self, name): data = Item.parser.parse_args() item = ItemModel.find_by_name(name) if item is None: item = ItemModel(name, **data) else: item.price = data['price'] item.save_to_db() return item.json()
def post(self, name): if ItemModel.find_by_name(name): return { 'message': "An item with name '{}' already exists.".format(name) }, 400 data = Item.parser.parse_args() item = ItemModel(name, **data) try: item.save_to_db() except: return {"message": "An error occurred inserting the item."}, 500 return item.json(), 201