Change the return type to a JSON message for the API, add logging

src/main.py

@@ -116,15 +116,16 @@ def api_print_sms():
         txt = request.form["txt"]
         sign = request.form["signature"]
     except Exception as e:
-        flash(e,'error')
+        app.logger.error(str(e) + " - Whoops, no forms submitted or missing signature.")
-        redirect(url_for('index'))
+        return jsonify({'message': 'Error getting the information from the form :' + e}), 500
 
     try:
         web.print_sms(txt,sign)
     except Exception as e:
-        pass
+        return jsonify({'message': 'Error printing the SMS:' + e}), 500
 
-    return redirect(url_for('index'))
+
+    return jsonify({'message': 'Message printed'}), 200
 
 @app.route('/api/print/img', methods=['POST'])
 @limiter.limit("6/minute", override_defaults=False)
@@ -134,43 +135,41 @@ def api_print_image():
     try:
         sign = request.form["signature"]
     except Exception as e:
-        flash(str(e),'error')
         app.logger.error(str(e) + " - Whoops, no forms submitted or missing signature.")
-        return redirect(url_for('index'))
+        return jsonify({'message': 'Error getting the information from the form :' + e}), 500
+
 
     if request.method == 'POST':
         # check if the post request has the file part
         try:
             if 'img' not in request.files:
-                flash('No file found. Did you use the good form ?', 'error')
                 app.logger.error("No file found. Did you use the good form ?")
-                return redirect(url_for("index"))
+                return jsonify({'message': 'No file found. Did you use the good form ?'}), 500
             else:
                 file = request.files['img']
         except Exception as e:
-            if sign is not None and photo is not None:
+            app.logger.error('Error getting the files :' + e)
-                pass
+            return jsonify({'message': 'Error getting the files :' + e}), 500
-            else:
-                flash(str(e), 'error')
-                app.logger.error("Couldn't get an image nor signature : " + str(e))
 
         # If the user does not select a file, the browser submits an
         # empty file without a filename.
         if file.filename == '':
             app.logger.error("Submitted file has no filename !")
-            flash('No file submitted, please select a file','error')
+            return jsonify({'message': "Submitted file has no filename !" + e}), 500
-            return redirect(url_for("index"))
 
         try:
             app.logger.debug("Sending the image to the printer.")
             web.print_image(file, sign)
         except Exception as e:
-            pass
+            app.logger.error("The image could not be printed : " + e )
-    else:
+            return jsonify({'message': "The image could not be printed :" + e}), 500
-        flash('Cannot access to page with this method.','error')
+
-        app.logger.debug('Bad access type to this API.')
+    else:
+        return jsonify({'message': "Method Not Allowed, please POST"}), 403
+        app.logger.debug('Bad access type to this API, please POST')
+
+    return jsonify({'message': 'Message printed'}), 200
 
-    return redirect(url_for("index"))
 
 @app.route('/login')
 @limiter.limit("1/second", override_defaults=False)
@@ -187,10 +186,12 @@ def logout_page():
 @app.errorhandler(429)
 def ratelimit_handler(e):
     flash("Rate limit reached, please slow down :) ( Currently at "+ e.description + ")", 'error')
+    app.logger.debug('Rate limit reached ' + e)
     return redirect(url_for("index"))
 
 @app.route("/ping")
 @limiter.exempt
 def ping():
     flash("🏓 Pong !",'info')
+    app.logger.debug('🏓 Pong !')
     return redirect(url_for("index"))