First attempt at SSE backend #3

alertproviders/alert_provider.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import pytz
 
 from core.config import MAX_ALERT_AGE
+from spothole import add_alert
 
 
 # Generic alert provider class. Subclasses of this query the individual APIs for alerts.
@@ -29,11 +30,9 @@ class AlertProvider:
     # to deal with duplicates.
     def submit_batch(self, alerts):
         for alert in alerts:
-            # Fill in any blanks
+            # Fill in any blanks and add to the list
             alert.infer_missing()
-            # Add to the list, provided it heas not already expired.
-            if not alert.expired():
-                self.alerts.add(alert.id, alert, expire=MAX_ALERT_AGE)
+            add_alert(alert)
 
     # Stop any threads and prepare for application shutdown
     def stop(self):