def hours():
#######################################################
name = str(request.get_cookie("name"))
start = str(request.get_cookie("start"))
#######################################################
# try to open file with user's name and retrieve data
filePath = hoursDir + "/" + name
# for each record, create a new Record object and add to list to pass to template
# list of records as [obj]
records = Record.parseRecordsFromFile(filePath)
# DEBUG
print("\n***DEBUG***")
for r in records:
print(r)
print("***********\n")
# if file doesn't exist, nullify cookies and proceed
if not records:
name = ""
start = ""
#######################################################
return template('hours', records=records, name=name, start=start)
def hours_post():
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# name of user
name = request.forms.get("name").strip()
# index for inserting new Record into the list of records
index = int(request.forms.get("insert").strip())
filePath = hoursDir + "/" + name
#######################################################
# parses form data and returns a Record obj
new_record = Record.getRecordFromHTML(request)
#######################################################
# reads and parses Records on file
records = Record.parseRecordsFromFile(filePath)
#######################################################
# if the cookie is set, the user has pulled any existing files
# if there are no existing files, the cookie will be null
records_pulled = request.get_cookie("name")
if records and not records_pulled:
# append to the end of unpulled existing records
# prevents adding to the beginning of an unexpected list
records.append(new_record)
print("Appending to list")
else:
print("Inserting in list at index:", index)
# insert new record at index provided from template form
records.insert(index, new_record)
Record.adjustAdjacentRecords(records, index)
#for i in range(len(records)):
# Record.adjustAdjacentRecords(records, i)
# write back updated list
Record.writeRecords(filePath, records)
#######################################################
response.set_cookie("name", name)
#response.set_cookie("start", end) # end of record becomes start of next record
redirect('hours')
