Webservices over GeoBases with Flask

flask_over_geobases.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

"""
Webservice over GeoBases using Flask.
"""

# Flask is a microframework web
from flask import Flask, request, jsonify

app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = 'super_secret_app_key_#$#$#$'


# Importing GeoBases
from GeoBases import GeoBase

BASE = GeoBase('ori_por', verbose=False)


@app.route('/get/<key>', methods=['GET'])
def get(key):
    """Get service.
    """
    try:
        res = BASE.get(key)
    except KeyError:
        return jsonify({'error' : 'Key not found'})
    else:
        return jsonify(res)


@app.route('/findNearPoint', methods=['GET'])
def findNearPoint():
    """findNearPoint service.
    """
    radius = request.args.get('radius', 50)
    radius = 50 if not radius else float(radius)

    location = float(request.args.get('lat')), float(request.args.get('lng'))

    return jsonify({
        'results' : sorted(BASE.findNearPoint(location, radius))
    })


if __name__ == '__main__':

    # Debug mode, do not use in production
    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', debug=True, port=5000)

    # Check the results by looking at these urls
    #http://localhost:5000/findNearPoint?lat=48.7&lng=2.35&radius=100
    #http://localhost:5000/get/ORY