Refactor utils.py as a helper class so we have some control about when the lookup services actually start

server/webserver.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from bottle import run, request, response, template
 
 from core.config import MAX_SPOT_AGE, ALLOW_SPOTTING
 from core.constants import BANDS, ALL_MODES, MODE_TYPES, SIGS, CONTINENTS
-from core.utils import serialize_everything
 from data.spot import Spot
 
 
@@ -252,3 +251,10 @@ class WebServer:
             options["spot_sources"].append("API")
 
         return options
+
+
+# Convert objects to serialisable things. Used by JSON serialiser as a default when it encounters unserializable things.
+# Just converts objects to dict. Try to avoid doing anything clever here when serialising spots, because we also need
+# to receive spots without complex handling.
+def serialize_everything(obj):
+    return obj.__dict__