aprs_tool/api_app.py

from flask import Flask
from flask_restful import Resource, Api, reqparse
from datetime import date, timedelta
import configparser
import csv
import ast
import glob
import json
api_app = Flask(__name__)
api = Api(api_app)

def read_config():
    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
    config.read('config.ini')
    return config

def read_logs(log_folder):
    # Read some log files
    # UTC time, so let's look at tomorrow, today, and yesterday.
    today = date.today()
    yesterday = today - timedelta(days = 1)
    tomorrow = today + timedelta(days = 1)
    file_list = glob.glob(log_folder+str(yesterday)+"*") + \
                glob.glob(log_folder+str(today)+"*") + \
                glob.glob(log_folder+str(tomorrow)+"*")

    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/66071962
    json_array = []
    for file in file_list:
        with open(file, encoding='utf-8') as csvf:
            csvReader = csv.DictReader(csvf)
            for row in csvReader:
                #add this python dict to json array
                json_array.append(row)

    # Add the call and location of this station to the packet info
    config = read_config()
    for item in json_array:
        item['station_name'] = config['Settings']['station_call']
        item['station_lat'] = config['Settings']['station_lat']
        item['station_lon'] = config['Settings']['station_lon']

    return(json_array)

class Packets(Resource):
    def get(self):
        data = read_logs(log_folder)
        return {'data': data}, 200  # return data and 200 OK code

# Read config
config = read_config()
log_folder = config['Settings']['log_folder']
# Load logs first (just to check for errors before page loads)
data = read_logs(log_folder)

# Start subprocess to watch KISS connection
import subprocess
subprocess.Popen(["python3","kiss_and_db.py"])

api.add_resource(Packets, '/packets')  # and '/locations' is our entry point for Locations

if __name__ == '__main__':
    api_app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=5001)  # run our Flask app