def load_Database():
#loads the database's list from a text file and returns the list
nameHandle = open(
r"C:\Users\DELL\Documents\Computer Science\Projects\Animal-Database-(Electron)\python-src\Animal_Database.txt",
"r")
animal_list = []
for line in nameHandle:
animal = ast.literal_eval(
line) #converts the string containing a single list to a list
animal_info = animal[1]
obj = Animal(
animal[0]) #creates an entry based on the information in the array
#adding all the information to the animal object
obj.add_Range(animal_info[1])
obj.add_Class(animal_info[2])
obj.add_Diet(animal_info[3])
obj.add_Status(animal_info[4])
obj.add_Image(animal_info[5])
animal_list.append(obj) #adds the Animal object to the list
return animal_list
def creating_animal():
#recieving the data
data = request.get_json()
#sending response to notify whether creating new entry was successful
res = make_response(jsonify(animal_list.check_Animal(data[0])))
if animal_list.check_Animal(data[0]): #checking if entry is not a duplicate
new_animal = Animal(data[0]) #creating new animal object
#adding in all the information
new_animal.add_Diet(data[1])
new_animal.add_Class(data[2])
new_animal.add_Status(data[3])
new_animal.add_Range(data[4])
new_animal.add_Image(data[5])
animal_list.add_Animal(new_animal) #adding new animal object to the list
#updates the map and piechart data
Data.update_MapData(data[4], "add")
Data.update_DietData(data[1], "add")
Data.update_ClassData(data[2], "add")
Data.update_StatusData(data[3], "add")
#saves the current database list
exit()
return res
