Implement basic API server

server/webserver.py

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+import json
+import logging
+from threading import Thread
+
+import bottle
+from bottle import run, response
+
+from core.utils import serialize_everything
+
+
+# Provides the public-facing web server.
+class WebServer:
+
+    # Constructor
+    def __init__(self, spot_list, port):
+        self.spot_list = spot_list
+        self.port = port
+        self.thread = Thread(target=self.run)
+        self.thread.daemon = True
+
+        # Set up routing
+        bottle.get("/api/spots")(self.serve_api_spots)
+
+    # Start the web server
+    def start(self):
+        self.thread.start()
+
+    # Run the web server itself. This blocks until the server is shut down, so it runs in a separate thread.
+    def run(self):
+        logging.info("Starting web server on port " + str(self.port) + "...")
+        run(host='localhost', port=self.port)
+
+    # Main spots API
+    def serve_api_spots(self):
+        spots_json = json.dumps(self.spot_list, default=serialize_everything)
+        response.content_type = 'application/json'
+        return spots_json
+
+
+# Todo spot API arguments e.g. "since" based on received_time of spots, sources, sigs, dx cont, dxcc, de cont, band, mode, filter out qrt, filter pre-qsy
+# Todo serve status API
+# Todo serve apidocs
+# Todo serve website
+
+# Examples
+# @route('/download/<filename>')
+# def download(filename):
+#     return static_file(filename, root='/path/to/static/files', download=f"download-{filename}")