add helper

app/app.py

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ APPPATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 templates = os.path.join(APPPATH, "templates")
 static = os.path.join(APPPATH, "static")
 
-
 app = Flask(
     "Princely-Acts",
     template_folder=templates,

app/config.py

@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # path configuration
-# let's guess that :file:`config.py` is located here : :file:`{rootpath}/webapp/`
+# let's guess that :file:`config.py` is located here : :file:`{rootpath}/app/`
 _here = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
-
 rootpath = _here.parent
 "root project directory"
 
 from yaml import safe_load
 
-# loads database credentials
+# loads database credentials in the globals config module
 local_params_file = rootpath / "params.yaml"
 with open(local_params_file, 'r') as file_handle:
     params_content = safe_load(file_handle)
-    dbadmin = params_content['dbadmin']
-    dbpassword = params_content['dbpassword']
-    server_ip = params_content['server_ip']
+    globals().update(params_content)
+"""
+#    dbadmin = params_content['dbadmin']
+#    dbpassword = params_content['dbpassword']
+#    server_ip = params_content['server_ip']
+"""

app/helper.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"helper functions"
+
+from flask import abort
+
+def find_one_or_404(collection, **kwargs):
+      """Find a single document or raise a 404.
+
+      This is like :meth:`~pymongo.collection.Collection.find_one`, but
+      rather than returning ``None``, cause a 404 Not Found HTTP status
+      on the request.
+
+      .. code-block:: python
+
+          @app.route("/user/<username>")
+          def user_profile(username):
+              userfound = find_one_or_404(usercollection, {"_id": username})
+              return render_template("user.html",
+                  user=userfound)
+      """
+      found = collection.find_one(**kwargs)
+      if found is None:
+          abort(404)
+      return found
+

app/routes.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from flask import Blueprint, abort, render_template, request, send_from_director
 from pymongo import MongoClient
 
 from .config import dbadmin, dbpassword, server_ip
+from .helper import find_one_or_404
 
 
 main = Blueprint("main", __name__, url_prefix="/")
@@ -17,30 +18,6 @@ actesdb = dbclient["actesdb"]
 housecol = actesdb["house"]
 
 
-# (unproudly borrowed from the flask-pymongo's helpers :)
-from flask import abort
-def find_one_or_404(self, *args, **kwargs):
-      """Find a single document or raise a 404.
-
-      This is like :meth:`~pymongo.collection.Collection.find_one`, but
-      rather than returning ``None``, cause a 404 Not Found HTTP status
-      on the request.
-
-      .. code-block:: python
-
-          @app.route("/user/<username>")
-          def user_profile(username):
-              user = mongo.db.users.find_one_or_404({"_id": username})
-              return render_template("user.html",
-                  user=user)
-
-      """
-      found = self.find_one(*args, **kwargs)
-      if found is None:
-          abort(404)
-      return found
-
-
 @main.route("/")
 def home():
     """home route"""