implemented threading to run schedules, finalising the cacheing system

mason-today/__init__.py

@@ -4,25 +4,20 @@ from flask import Response
 from flask import render_template
 
 # app imports
-from appmethods import updatebothdbs
+from appmethods import updatebothdbs, runscheduleloop
 from redisactions import redisdb
 
 # python imports
 import json
-# import time
+import thread
 
 # other imports
 import redis
-import schedule
 
 
 # setting up flask instance
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
-# setting up cacheing
-schedule.every().day.at("02:00").do(updatebothdbs)
-# schedule.every(5).seconds.do(updatebothdbs)
-
 
 @app.route("/")
 def display_default():
@@ -44,19 +39,16 @@ def display_GC_data():
     return resp
 
 
-@app.route("/updatedbs")
-def updateroute():
-    return Response(updatebothdbs().replace("\n","</br>"))
-
-
-def shutdown():
-    runScheduler = False
-    request.environ.get('werkzeug.server.shutdown')
+@app.route("/api/lastupdate")
+def getlastupdate():
+    resp = Response(redisdb.lindex("dbupdatelog", 0).replace("\n", "</br>"))
+    return resp
 
 
-# this needs to be uncommented in order for the scheduler to work
-# but it's being weird cause it's hogging the thread
-# runScheduler = True
-# while runScheduler:
-    # schedule.run_pending()
-    # time.sleep(5)
+try:
+    thread.start_new_thread(runscheduleloop, ())
+    print "started thread!"
+except:
+    print "===================================================" \
+        + "Unable to start scheduling thread" \
+        + "==================================================="

mason-today/appmethods.py

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import redisactions as f
 # python imports
 import json
 import datetime
+import time
 
 # other imports
 import redis
+import schedule
 
 
 # attempts to update both dbs and logs the result
@@ -21,9 +23,19 @@ def updatebothdbs():
         + "\nGC: " + str(gcsuccess)
 
     f.appendtoupdatelog(successLog)
-
     return successLog
 
 
 def testprint():
     print "Schedule action completed!"
+
+
+# setting up cacheing
+schedule.every().day.at("02:00").do(updatebothdbs)
+
+
+def runscheduleloop():
+    runScheduler = True
+    while runScheduler:
+        schedule.run_pending()
+        time.sleep(1800)

mason-today/redisactions.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import redis
 # setting up redis database
 redisdb = redis.from_url("redis://localhost:6379/0", db=0)
 
+
 # this will update the live dictlist and the cachedate
 # returns true if the dictlist is not empty, false otherwise
 def gcdbfill(dictlist):
@@ -47,4 +48,4 @@ def livedbfill(dictlist):
 def appendtoupdatelog(logstring):
     redisdb.lpush("dbupdatelog", logstring)
 
-    return redisdb.lrange("dbupdatelog", 0, 0) == logstring
+    return redisdb.lindex("dbupdatelog", 0) == logstring