gistfile1.py

import os
import json
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler,HTTPServer
from _thread import start_new_thread

song_info = {}

#This class will handles any incoming request from
#the browser 
class RequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
  def do_GET(self):
    self.send_response(200)
    self.send_header('Content-type','application/json')
    self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin","*")
    self.send_header("Access-Control-Expose-Headers","Access-Control-Allow-Origin")
    self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers","Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept")
    self.end_headers()
    self.wfile.write(bytes(json.dumps(song_info), 'UTF-8'))
    return

def read_pipe():
  global json
  fifo = os.fdopen(os.open("now_playing", os.O_RDONLY | os.O_NONBLOCK))
  while True:
    try:
      line = fifo.readline()[:-1]
      if line != "":
        data = line.split("=")
        song_info[data[0]] = data[1]
        print(data)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
      break
    except:
      pass

try:
  server = HTTPServer(('', 8888), RequestHandler)
  start_new_thread(read_pipe,())
  server.serve_forever()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
  server.socket.close()