Gist List view

index.py

import sys
sys.path.insert(0, 'flask.zip')
sys.path.insert(0, 'werkzeug.zip')

from flask import Flask, render_template, request, abort, redirect, url_for
import json
import urllib2
import re

app = Flask(__name__)
githubuser_re = re.compile(r'\w[\w\-]*')
links_re = re.compile(r'<https://api.github.com/user/\d+/gists\?page=(\d+)>; rel="(\w+)"')

@app.route('/')
def index():
    username = request.args.get('username', None)

    if username:
        return redirect('/{0}'.format(username))

    return render_template('index.html', title='Hello')

@app.route('/<username>')
def show_gist(username):

    if not githubuser_re.match(username):
        abort(404)

    page = request.args.get('page', '1')
    if not page.isdigit():
        abort(404)

    url = 'https://api.github.com/users/{0}/gists?page={1}'.format(username, page)
    try:
        f = urllib2.urlopen(url)
    except urllib2.HTTPError as e:
        abort(404)
    gists = json.load(f)

    links = {'next': None, 'last': None, 'prev': None, 'first': None}

    for oneheader in f.info().headers:
        if oneheader.startswith('Link: '):
            for p, k in links_re.findall(oneheader):
                links[k] = p

    return render_template('listview.html', username=username, gists=gists, links=links)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.debug = True
    app.run()