def post(self):
# parse_args() return only arguments added by add_argument as Namespace
# Any missing added argument will stop and return help message to the browser
data = Answer.parser.parse_args()
# data namespace is rolled into one argument (**data)
answer = AnswerModel(**data)
try:
answer.save_to_db()
except:
return {"message": "An error occurred inserting the item."}, 500
return answer.json(), 201
def put(self, answer_id):
data = Answer.parser.parse_args()
answer = AnswerModel.find_by_id(answer_id)
if answer is None: # Create a new answer if it does not exist in the database
answer = AnswerModel(**data)
else: # Update the answer if it exists in the database
answer.question_id = data['question_id']
answer.answer_is_correct = data['answer_is_correct']
answer.answer_statement = data['answer_statement']
answer.answer_update = datetime.now()
answer.save_to_db()
return answer.json()
def post(self):
# parse_args() return only arguments added by add_argument as Namespace
# Any missing added argument will stop and return help message to the browser
data = Quiz.parser.parse_args()
# Save data into Quiz table
quiz = QuizModel(data["quiz_name"], data["theme_id"])
try:
quiz.save_to_db()
except:
return {"message": "An error occurred inserting the item."}, 500
# Save data into Question table
questions = data["questions"]
for q in questions:
question = QuestionModel(quiz.quiz_id, q["question_category"],
q["questiontype_id"],
q["question_statement"],
q["question_correct_entries"],
q["question_wrong_entries"])
try:
question.save_to_db()
except:
return {
"message": "An error occurred inserting the question."
}, 500
# Save data into Question table
answers = q["answers"]
for a in answers:
answer = AnswerModel(question.question_id,
a["answer_is_correct"],
a["answer_statement"])
try:
answer.save_to_db()
except:
return {
"message": "An error occurred inserting the answer."
}, 500
return quiz.json(), 201