def add_structure_recipe(res):
"""takes response from API request and structures the return recipe info for db, returns recipe object"""
response_string = res.text # get text from response
response_dict = json.loads(response_string) #convert to json dict
id = response_dict["id"]
title = response_dict["title"]
try:
img = response_dict["image"]
except KeyError:
print("No image available")
img = ""
protein = response_dict["nutrition"]["nutrients"][9]["amount"]
source_url = response_dict["sourceUrl"]
ingredient_info = response_dict["extendedIngredients"] # list of ingredients with all the info
ingredients = []
for ing in ingredient_info: # make a list with just the amount, unit, name
ingredients.append([ing["amount"], ing["unit"], ing["name"]])
if len(response_dict["analyzedInstructions"]) != 0:
instructions = response_dict["analyzedInstructions"][0]["steps"]
else:
instructions = {}
time = response_dict["readyInMinutes"]
servings= response_dict["servings"]
# adds recipe to database
recipe = Recipe.addRecipe(
id=id,
title=title,
img=img,
protein=protein,
source_url=source_url,
ingredients=json.dumps(ingredients), #converts to json
instructions=json.dumps(instructions), #converts to json
time=time,
servings=servings
)
db.session.commit()
return recipe
