added history function, now need to deduplicate history items

README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ This is a Python project to learn working with Flask. To make it useful for my d
     - [x] Follow the example of the working 'packaging-flask-soc-site'-folder ánd incorporate config.py 'from config import config')
 - [ ] Implement caching across the entire website (now only for AbuseIPDB API requests)
 - [x] Rewrite lookup.html with grid and flex like in v3
-- [ ] Add lookup history and note taking page (clickable options at the top)
-- [ ] Investigate single-page-app (AJAX) f.e. https://iq.opengenus.org/single-page-application-with-flask-ajax/
+- [x] Add lookup history and note taking page (clickable options at the top)
+- [-] Investigate single-page-app (AJAX) f.e. https://iq.opengenus.org/single-page-application-with-flask-ajax/
 - [ ] Think about and handle security risks (research rate limiting in Nginx)

flask_soc_site/__init__.py

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import os
 import pickle
-from flask import Flask, redirect, url_for, render_template, request, flash
+import json
+from flask import Flask, redirect, url_for, render_template, request, flash, session, g
 from .src import host_lookup
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from markupsafe import escape
 from pprint import pprint
+import logging
 
 # Instead of turning 'lookup' into a Blueprint, maybe I could make a history of previous lookups a Blueprint?
 
@@ -33,22 +35,42 @@ def create_app(test_config=None):
     @app.route("/lookup", methods=(["GET", "POST"]))
     def lookup():
         hosts = []
-        results = []
+        # results = []
         errors_present = False
         results_present = False
         if request.method == "GET":
             return render_template("lookup.html")
         elif request.method == "POST" and any(request.form.get("host")):
+            # Clean this up with less loops and more (imported) functions
             user_input = escape(request.form.get("host").strip())
             hosts, errors = host_lookup.process_input(user_input)
-            for host in hosts:
-                result = host_lookup.Lookedup(host)
-                results.append(result)
+            logging.debug("hosts are: ", hosts, "errors are: ", errors)
+            # for host in hosts:
+            #     result = host_lookup.Lookedup(host)
+            #     results.append(result)
+            results = build_results(hosts)
+            test = 7
+            session["test"] = test
+            session["results"] = pickle.dumps(results)
+
+            ### TESTING
+            build_history(results)
+            # session["results"] = pickle.dumps(results)
+            # if "history" in session:
+            #     print("HISTORY IS IN SESSION")
+            #     current_history = pickle.loads(session["history"])
+            #     for result in results:
+            #         if result not in current_history:
+            #             current_history.append(result)
+            #             session["history"] = pickle.dumps(current_history)
+            # elif "history" not in session:
+            #     print("HISTORY IS NOT IN SESSION")
+            #     session["history"] = pickle.dumps(results)
+            ### END TESTING
             if any(results):
                 results_present = True
             if any(errors):
                 errors_present = True
-
             return render_template(
                 "results.html",
                 hosts=results,
@@ -61,8 +83,42 @@ def create_app(test_config=None):
             flash("Nothing entered! Try again?", "error")
             return render_template("lookup.html")
 
+    def build_results(hosts):
+        results = []
+        for host in hosts:
+            result = host_lookup.Lookedup(host)
+            results.append(result)
+        return results
+
+    def build_history(results):
+        if "history" in session:
+            current_history = pickle.loads(session["history"])
+            for result in results:
+                if result.host not in current_history:
+                    current_history.append(result)
+            session["history"] = pickle.dumps(current_history)
+        elif "history" not in session:
+            session["history"] = pickle.dumps(results)
+
     @app.route("/history")
     def history():
-        return render_template("history.html")
+        e = session.get("results", None)
+        print(type(e))
+        hosts = pickle.loads(e)
+        session_history = pickle.loads(session["history"])
+        return render_template(
+            "history.html", hosts=hosts, session_history=session_history
+        )
+
+    @app.route("/history", methods=["POST"])
+    def clear_history():
+        if request.method == "POST" and request.form.get("clear_history"):
+            logging.debug("button was pressed")
+            session.clear()
+            return render_template("history.html")
+
+    def add_to_history():
+
+        pass
 
     return app