def show_all_posts():
"""the homepage of the site where all the posts will be shown in a table"""
show_followed = False
# get the variable "show-all" from the template to determine whether to show all posts or followed ones
show_what = request.args.get('show-all')
page = request.args.get('page', 1, type=int)
print show_what, "this is show_what"
if show_what == "false":
show_followed = True
if show_followed:
viewer_id = session.get('loggedin', None)
viewer = User.get_user_by_id(viewer_id)
posts_all = viewer.followed_posts()
pagination = viewer.followed_posts_pagination(page)
else:
posts_all = Post.get_all_posts()
pagination = Post.get_all_posts_pagination(page)
if posts_all:
session["post_ids"] = [post.post_id for post in posts_all]
tags = Tag.sort_all_tags_by_popularity()
posts = pagination.items # the records in the current page
return render_template('post_list.html', posts=posts, tags=tags, pagination=pagination)
