def createCar(self, params):
# construct a car object from the gathered data
car = Car(params[0], params[1], params[2], params[3], params[4],
params[5], params[6], params[7], params[8])
# update the database with the new car and respond with a confirmation of insertion
db.insertObject('cars', Car.attributesAsList(), car.asTuple())
return jsonify({'car': car.asDict()}), 201
def updateCar(self, id, fieldsToUpdate, params):
# update the car with the specified id, indicating which fields to update and what to update them to
db.updateObject('cars', id, fieldsToUpdate, params)
# retrieve the newly updated car and create an object from it's data
carTuple = db.getObjectById('cars', id)[0]
car = Car(carTuple[0], carTuple[1], carTuple[2], carTuple[3],
carTuple[4], carTuple[5], carTuple[6], carTuple[7],
carTuple[8])
# jsonify the car to confirm the update
return jsonify({'car': car.asDict()})