def get_similar_beer(beer_id):
'''
The client sends a get request which represents a request for beers similar
to the beer in the url
'''
try:
beer_id = int(beer_id)
except ValueError as e:
print 'Bad beer id %s' % beer_id
return jsonify({}), 400
recommended_beer_id = database.get_nearest_beer(beer_id)
if recommended_beer_id:
return jsonify(database.get_metadata(recommended_beer_id))
else:
return jsonify({}), 404
def test_get_nearest_beer(self):
beer_recomendation = database.get_nearest_beer(2093)
eq_(isinstance(beer_recomendation, (int)), True, 'get_nearest_beer should return a single beer id')
eq_(database.get_nearest_beer(9999999), None, 'get_nearest_beer should gracefully return None for a bad beer id')
