def __create_transactions(full_phone_number, request_data):
'''
Creates a transaction when passing through transaction information, including a date
When the transaction is created, it is stored with a specific date. However, when it is
retrieved, it is retrieved with all other transactions with the same month and year
'''
try:
# Loads the request body
# and checks whether all information is present
if ('transactions' not in request_data):
current_app.logger.error(
'request body not formatted correctly, body is missing required parameters: {0}'
.format(request_data))
return error_response(400)
# Gets the identity of the JWT
# and gets the user from the DB
author = User.query.filter(
User.full_phone_number == full_phone_number).first()
# Gets the list of transactions
# And creates transactions for that User
transactions_list = request_data['transactions']
for item in transactions_list:
# Makes sure that the data is formatted correctly
if ('name' not in item or 'category' not in item
or 'price' not in item or 'createdAt' not in item):
current_app.logger.error(
'transaction not formatted correctly, missing required parameters: {0}'
.format(item))
return error_response(400)
# Creates the new Transaction
# and attaches the author to it
transaction = Transaction()
transaction.from_dict(item, author=author)
# Logs that the user is being added to the database and then adds to the database
# We will commit later once everything has been processed correctly
db.session.add(transaction)
current_app.logger.info(
'added transaction {0} {1} to the database session'.format(
transaction.category, transaction.name))
# Commits the user to the database and logs that is has been commited
db.session.commit()
current_app.logger.info(
'commited transactions to the database session')
# Returns the response with status code 201 to indicate the user has been created
return error_response(201)
except Exception as e:
# Logs the exception that has been raised and rolls back all the changes made
current_app.logger.fatal(str(e))
db.session.rollback()
# Returns a 500 response (Internal Server Error)
return error_response(500)
