def put(self, name):
data = Plant.parser.parse_args()
plant = PlantModel.find_by_name(name)
if plant is None:
plant = PlantModel(name, data['quantity'], data['price'],
data['genus_name'])
else:
plant.quantity = data['quantity']
plant.price = data['price']
plant.save_to_db()
return plant.json()
def post(self, name):
if PlantModel.find_by_name(name):
return {
'message':
'An plant with name "{}" already exists'.format(name)
}, 400 # 400 means bad request
# Makes sure the item json the user sends to us has a price field.
data = Plant.parser.parse_args()
plant = PlantModel(name, data['quantity'], data['price'],
data['genus_name'])
# Try and insert the POST data into the database.
try:
plant.save_to_db()
except:
return {
"message": "An error occurred inserting the plant."
}, 500 # Internal Server Error
return plant.json(), 201