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api.py

@@ -1,12 +1,53 @@
+from flask import Flask, redirect, url_for, render_template, session, request, copy_current_request_context, jsonify
+from datetime import timedelta
+import os
+from basegame import *
+
+
 import flask
 
 app = flask.Flask(__name__)
 app.config["DEBUG"] = True
-
+app.secret_key = "hi"
+playerNameList = []
 
 @app.route('/', methods=['GET'])
 def home():
-    return "<h1>Distant Reading Archive</h1><p>This site is a prototype API for distant reading of science fiction novels.</p>"
+    return "<a href=\"login\">Login</a>"
 
-app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=5000, debug=True)
+@app.route('/playerlist', methods=['GET'])
+def playerlist():
+    fuckyou = json.dumps(playerNameList)
+    print(fuckyou)
+    return fuckyou
 
+@app.route("/login", methods=["POST", "GET"])
+def login():
+    if request.method == "POST":
+        session.permanent = True  # <--- makes the permanent session
+        user = request.form["nm"]
+        session["name"] = user
+        playerNameList.append(user)
+        return redirect(url_for("playerlist"))
+    else:
+        if "name" in session:
+            return redirect(url_for("playerlist"))
+
+        return render_template("login.html")
+
+@app.route("/user")
+def user():
+    if "user" in session:
+        user = session["user"]
+        return f"<h1>{user}</h1>"
+    else:
+        return redirect(url_for("login"))
+
+@app.route("/logout")
+def logout():
+    session.pop("user", None)
+    return redirect(url_for("login"))
+
+
+
+app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0')