we embed the (currently raw) results from manifold API in a ManifoldResult dict

[myslice.git] / manifold / manifoldproxy.py

diff --git a/manifold/manifoldproxy.py b/manifold/manifoldproxy.py
index 4bce287..d0636c8 100644 (file)
--- a/manifold/manifoldproxy.py
+++ b/manifold/manifoldproxy.py
@@ -6,10 +6,18 @@ from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidden
 from manifold.manifoldquery import ManifoldQuery
 from manifold.manifoldapi import ManifoldAPI
 
+debug=False
+debug=True
+
 # add artificial delay in s
 debug_spin=0
 #debug_spin=1
 
+# turn this on if you want the fastest possible (locally cached) feedback
+# beware that this is very rough though...
+work_offline=False
+#work_offline=True
+
 # this view is what the javascript talks to when it sends a query
 # see also
 # myslice/urls.py
@@ -32,18 +40,40 @@ with the query passed using POST"""
         return
     try:
         # translate incoming POST request into a query object
+        if debug: print 'manifoldproxy.proxy: request.POST',request.POST
         manifold_query = ManifoldQuery()
-        manifold_query.fill_from_dict(request.POST)
+        manifold_query.fill_from_POST(request.POST)
+        offline_filename="offline-%s-%s.json"%(manifold_query.action,manifold_query.subject)
         # retrieve session for request
         manifold_api_session_auth = request.session['manifold']['auth']
+        ### patch : return the latest one..
+        if work_offline:
+            # if that won't work then we'll try to update anyways
+            try:
+                with (file(offline_filename,"r")) as f:
+                    json_answer=f.read()
+                print "By-passing : using contents from %s"%offline_filename
+                return HttpResponse (json_answer, mimetype="application/json")
+            except:
+                import traceback
+                traceback.print_exc()
+                print "PROCEEDING"
+                pass
+                
         # actually forward
         manifold_api= ManifoldAPI(auth=manifold_api_session_auth)
+        if debug: print 'manifoldproxy.proxy: sending to backend', manifold_query
         answer=manifold_api.send_manifold_query (manifold_query)
+        if debug: print 'manifoldproxy.proxy: received from backend with code', answer['code']
+        json_answer=json.dumps(answer)
+        if (debug):
+            with (file(offline_filename,"w")) as f:
+                f.write(json_answer)
         if debug_spin:
             import time
             time.sleep(debug_spin)
-        # return json-encoded answer
-        return HttpResponse (json.dumps(answer), mimetype="application/json")
+        return HttpResponse (json_answer, mimetype="application/json")
+
     except:
         import traceback
         traceback.print_exc()