def POST( self, topicName ):
# Attempt to add topic to database
returnValue = dbhandler.addEntry( topicName )
if returnValue is None:
return jsonrenderer.renderResponse( { 'added': topicName } )
# Strings indicate an error, show user
else:
return jsonrenderer.renderError( returnValue )
def GET( self ):
# Get trending topics from Twitter
trendingTopics = webrequest.getTrendingTopics()
# Strings indicate an error, show user
if type( trendingTopics ) is str:
return jsonrenderer.renderError( returnValue )
else:
# Attempt to add topics to db, keep track of successful adds
numTopicsLoaded = 0
for topic in trendingTopics:
addEntryReturnValue = dbhandler.addEntry( topic[ 'name' ], topic[ 'url' ] )
if addEntryReturnValue is None:
numTopicsLoaded += 1
# Return the number of topics added to user
return jsonrenderer.renderResponse( { 'numtopicsloaded': numTopicsLoaded } )
