Better station list.

api_app.py

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from flask import Flask, request, render_template
-from flask_restful import Resource, Api, reqparse
+from flask_restful import Resource, Api, reqparse, url_for
 from datetime import date, timedelta
 import configparser
 import csv
+import datetime
 import ast
 import glob
 import json, operator
@@ -120,7 +121,12 @@ def index():
     response = json.loads(requests.get("https://digi.w1cdn.net/aprs_api/packets").text)['data']
 
     # Play with function to create station list
-    stations = select_all_stations(get_db_connection())
+    #stations = select_all_stations(get_db_connection())
+    #print(url_for("static", filename="test.txt", _external=True))
+    stations = json.loads(requests.get(url_for("stations", _external=True)).text)['data']
+    # Convert unix time to datetime on the fly because I'm lazy right now
+    for station in stations:
+        station['last_heard'] = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(station['last_heard_unix'])
 
     return render_template('index.html',
                             station_call = config['Settings']['station_call'],
@@ -144,6 +150,21 @@ class Packets(Resource):
         #data.sort(key=operator.itemgetter('created'), reverse=True)
         return {'data':data}, 200  # return data and 200 OK code
 
+class Stations(Resource):
+    def get(self):
+        # Handle arguments that may or may not exist
+        try:
+            n = int(request.args.get('n'))
+        except:
+            n = 10
+
+        conn = get_db_connection()
+        # Limit to number of records requested
+        data = select_all_stations(conn)
+        # Sort by created date, descending (https://stackoverflow.com/a/45266808)
+        #data.sort(key=operator.itemgetter('created'), reverse=True)
+        return {'data':data}, 200  # return data and 200 OK code
+
 # Read config
 config = read_config()
 log_folder = config['Settings']['log_folder']
@@ -155,7 +176,10 @@ import subprocess
 proc = subprocess.Popen("exec " + "python3 kiss_and_db.py", stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
 print("kiss_and_db.py as subprocess pid "+str(proc.pid))
 
+# The packets endpoint
 api.add_resource(Packets, '/packets')
+# The stations endpoint
+api.add_resource(Stations, '/stations')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     api_app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=5001)  # run our Flask app

templates/index.html

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
      {% for i in stations %}
   <tr>
     <td> <a href="https://digi.w1cdn.net/aprs_api/packets?from={{ i['from'] }}">{{ i['from'] }}</a> </td>
-    <td> {{ i['last_heard_unix'] }} </td>
+    <td> {{ i['last_heard'] }} </td>
     <td> {{ i['count']}} </td>
     <td> <a href="https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=12&call=a%2F{{ i['from'] }}">aprs.fi</a></td>
   </tr>