def backup_database(): db_cloner = DatabaseCloner() snapshotId = db_cloner.backup(DATABASE_BACKUP) # time.sleep(10) # snapshotId = 'fake{:02}'.format(len(snapshots)) # snapshots.append(snapshotId) msg = dict() msg['status'] = 'success' msg['snapshotId'] = snapshotId return jsonify(msg)