def render_front(self, title="", art="", error=""):
arts = top_arts()
img_url = None
points = filter(None, (a.coords for a in arts))
if points:
img_url = gmap_img(points)
#display the image URL
self.render("ascii.html", title = title, art = art, error = error, arts = arts, img_url = img_url)
def post(self):
title = self.request.get("title")
art = self.request.get("art")
if title and art:
p = Art(parent=art_key, title = title, art = art)
#lookup the user's coordinates from their IP
coords = get_coords(self.request.remote_addr)
#if we have coordinates, add them to the art
if coords:
p.coords = coords
p.put()
#rerun the query and update the cache
top_arts(True)
self.redirect("/ascii")
else:
error = "we need both a title and some artwork!"
self.render_front(error = error, title = title, art =art)