did some formatting and cleaning

server/config.py

@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'mysql+mariadb://your_username:your_password@your_database_host/scenesense_db'
+import os
+
+class Config:
+    # Use the environment variable for the database URI
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = os.environ.get("SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI")

server/server_api.py

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from api_keys import api_keys
-from config import SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI
+import config
 import datetime
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
-# Configuration for SQLAlchemy and your database connection
+# Configuration for SQLAlchemy
-app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI
+app.config.from_object(config.Config)
 db = SQLAlchemy(app)
 
 # Database Model for Records
@@ -16,89 +16,166 @@ class Record(db.Model):
     timestamp = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable=False)
     description = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable=False)
 
+# Parse a timestamp string into a datetime object
 def parse_timestamp(timestamp_str):
     try:
         return datetime.strptime(timestamp_str, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
     except ValueError:
         return None
 
-# Custom middleware for API key authentication
+# API key authentication
 @app.before_request
 def authenticate():
+    # Check if the API key provided in the request headers is valid
     api_key = request.headers.get("Authorization")
 
     if api_key not in api_keys:
+        # Return a 401 Unauthorized response for invalid API keys
         return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid API key'}), 401
 
-
+# Route to add a new record
-@app.route('/add_record', methods=['POST'])
+@app.route(
+    '/add_record',
+    methods=['POST']
+)
 def add_record():
     try:
         data = request.get_json()
         timestamp = data['timestamp']
         description = data['description']
 
-        # Create a new record and add it to the database
+        # Create a new record with provided data and add it to the db
-        new_record = Record(timestamp=timestamp, description=description)
+        new_record = Record(
+            timestamp=timestamp, description=description
+        )
         db.session.add(new_record)
         db.session.commit()
 
         return jsonify({'message': 'Record added successfully'}), 201
     except Exception as e:
+        # Return a 500 Internal Server Error response if an exception occurs
         return jsonify({'error': 'An error occurred: {}'.format(e)}), 500
 
 
-@app.route('/get_last_record', methods=['GET'])
+# Route to get the last recorded entry
+@app.route(
+    '/get_last_record',
+    methods=['GET']
+)
 def get_last_record():
+    # Retrieve the last record from the database based on its ID
     last_record = Record.query.order_by(Record.id.desc()).first()
     if last_record:
-        return jsonify({'id': last_record.id, 'timestamp': last_record.timestamp, 'description': last_record.description})
+        # Return the data of the last record as JSON
+        return jsonify({
+            'id': last_record.id,
+            'timestamp': last_record.timestamp,
+            'description': last_record.description
+        })
     else:
+        # Return a 404 Not Found response if no records are found
         return jsonify({'message': 'No records found'}), 404
 
-
+# Route to get all records
-@app.route('/get_all_records', methods=['GET'])
+@app.route(
+    '/get_all_records',
+    methods=['GET']
+)
 def get_all_records():
+    # Retrieve all records from the database 
+    # and format them into a list of dictionaries
     records = Record.query.order_by(Record.id.desc()).all()
-    records_list = [{'id': record.id, 'timestamp': record.timestamp, 'description': record.description} for record in records]
+    records_list = []
+    for record in records:
+        record_data = {
+            'id': record.id,
+            'timestamp': record.timestamp,
+            'description': record.description
+        }
+        records_list.append(record_data)
+    # Return the list of records as JSON
     return jsonify(records_list)
 
-
+# Route to get records since a given timestamp
-
+@app.route(
-# Route to get records from a given timestamp till now
+    '/get_records_since/<timestamp_str>',
-@app.route('/get_records_since/<timestamp_str>', methods=['GET'])
+    methods=['GET']
+)
 def get_records_since(timestamp_str):
     timestamp = parse_timestamp(timestamp_str)
     if timestamp is None:
         return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid timestamp format'}), 400
 
-    records = Record.query.filter(Record.timestamp >= timestamp).order_by(Record.id.desc()).all()
+    # Retrieve records from the database where 
-    records_list = [{'id': record.id, 'timestamp': record.timestamp, 'description': record.description} for record in records]
+    # the timestamp is greater than or equal to the provided timestamp
+    records = Record.query.filter(
+        Record.timestamp >= timestamp
+    ).order_by(Record.id.desc()).all()
+    
+    records_list = []
+    for record in records:
+        record_data = {
+            'id': record.id,
+            'timestamp': record.timestamp,
+            'description': record.description
+        }
+        records_list.append(record_data)
+
+    # Return the list of matching records as JSON
     return jsonify(records_list)
 
 # Route to get records between two timestamps
-@app.route('/get_records_between/<start_timestamp_str>/<end_timestamp_str>', methods=['GET'])
+@app.route(
+    '/get_records_between/'
+    '<start_timestamp_str>/<end_timestamp_str>', 
+    methods=['GET']
+)
 def get_records_between(start_timestamp_str, end_timestamp_str):
+    # Parse the provided start and end timestamps into datetime objects
     start_timestamp = parse_timestamp(start_timestamp_str)
     end_timestamp = parse_timestamp(end_timestamp_str)
     if start_timestamp is None or end_timestamp is None:
         return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid timestamp format'}), 400
 
-    records = Record.query.filter(Record.timestamp.between(start_timestamp, end_timestamp)).order_by(Record.id.desc()).all()
+    # Retrieve records from the database 
-    records_list = [{'id': record.id, 'timestamp': record.timestamp, 'description': record.description} for record in records]
+    # that fall within the provided timestamp range
+    records = Record.query.filter(
+        Record.timestamp.between(start_timestamp, end_timestamp)
+    ).order_by(Record.id.desc()).all()
+    records_list = []
+    for record in records:
+        record_data = {
+            'id': record.id,
+            'timestamp': record.timestamp,
+            'description': record.description
+        }
+        records_list.append(record_data)
+    
     return jsonify(records_list)
 
-# Route to get records from now up until a timestamp
+# Route to get records until a given timestamp
 @app.route('/get_records_until/<timestamp_str>', methods=['GET'])
 def get_records_until(timestamp_str):
     timestamp = parse_timestamp(timestamp_str)
     if timestamp is None:
         return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid timestamp format'}), 400
 
-    records = Record.query.filter(Record.timestamp <= timestamp).order_by(Record.id.desc()).all()
+    records = Record.query.filter(
-    records_list = [{'id': record.id, 'timestamp': record.timestamp, 'description': record.description} for record in records]
+        Record.timestamp <= timestamp
+    ).order_by(Record.id.desc()).all()
+
+    records_list = []
+    for record in records:
+        record_data = {
+            'id': record.id,
+            'timestamp': record.timestamp,
+            'description': record.description
+        }
+        records_list.append(record_data)
+    
     return jsonify(records_list)
 
 
+# Run the Flask app
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000)