Basic api structure in place, removed the static api files - moved to a class in api.py'

Headphones.py

@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ def main():
                     'http_root':        headphones.HTTP_ROOT,
                     'http_username':    headphones.HTTP_USERNAME,
                     'http_password':    headphones.HTTP_PASSWORD,
-                    'api':				headphones.API_ENABLED,
             })
     
     logger.info('Starting Headphones on port: %i' % http_port)

apireference

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+General structure:
+http://localhost:8181 + HTTP_ROOT + /api?apikey=$apikey&cmd=$command
+
+Optional parameters:
+format : json, xml
+
+
+Commands:
+
+findArtist?name=$artistname&type={album,artist}[&limit=$limit]

headphones/api.py

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import headphones
+
+from headphones import db, mb, logger
+
+import lib.simplejson as simplejson
+
+cmd_list = [ 'findArtist']
+
+class Api(object):
+
+	def __init__(self):
+	
+		self.apikey = None
+		self.cmd = None
+		self.format = 'json'
+		self.id = None
+		
+		self.kwargs = None
+		
+		self.rawdata = None
+		self.data = None
+		
+	def checkParams(self,*args,**kwargs):
+		
+		if not headphones.API_ENABLED:
+			self.data = 'API not enabled'
+			return
+		if not headphones.API_KEY:
+			self.data = 'API key not generated'
+			return
+		if len(headphones.API_KEY) != 32:
+			self.data = 'API key not generated correctly'
+			return
+		
+		if 'apikey' not in kwargs:
+			self.data = 'Missing api key'
+			return
+			
+		if kwargs['apikey'] != headphones.API_KEY:
+			self.data = 'Incorrect API key'
+			return
+		else:
+			self.apikey = kwargs.pop('apikey')
+			
+		if 'cmd' not in kwargs:
+			self.data = 'Missing parameter: cmd'
+			return
+			
+		if kwargs['cmd'] not in cmd_list:
+			self.data = 'Unknown command: %s' % kwargs['cmd']
+			return
+		else:
+			self.cmd = kwargs.pop('cmd')
+		
+		if 'format' not in kwargs:
+			self.format = 'json'
+		else:
+			if kwargs['format'] not in ['json', 'xml']:
+				self.data = 'Unknown format: %s' % kwargs['format']
+				return
+			else:
+				self.format = kwargs.pop('format')
+			
+		self.kwargs = kwargs
+		self.data = 'OK'
+		
+	def formatData(self):
+	
+		self.data = '%s' % self.data
+		
+	def fetchData(self):
+	
+		if self.cmd == 'findArtist':
+			self.findArtist(**self.kwargs)
+			
+		return simplejson.dumps(self.data)
+		
+	def findArtist(self, **kwargs):
+		if 'type' not in kwargs:
+			self.data = 'Missing parameter: type'
+			return
+		if 'name' not in kwargs:
+			self.data = 'Missing parameter: name'
+			return
+		if kwargs['type'] not in ['artist','album']:
+			self.data = 'Incorrect type: %s' % kwargs['type']
+			return
+		if 'limit' in kwargs:
+			limit = kwargs['limit']
+		else:
+			limit=50
+		if kwargs['type'] == 'artist':
+			self.data = mb.findArtist(kwargs['name'], limit)
+		else:
+			self.data = mb.findRelease(kwargs['name'], limit)
+		
+	
+		
+		
+		

headphones/webserve.py

@@ -552,3 +552,17 @@ class WebInterface(object):
 		raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect("extras")
 		
 	updateCloud.exposed = True
+	
+	def api(self, *args, **kwargs):
+		
+		from headphones.api import Api
+				
+		a = Api()
+		
+		a.checkParams(*args, **kwargs)
+		
+		data = a.fetchData()
+		
+		return data
+		
+	api.exposed = True

headphones/webstart.py

@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ def initialize(options={}):
         	'tools.staticfile.filename': "images/favicon.ico"
         }
     }
-
-	if options['api']:
-		conf['/api'] = {'tools.staticdir.on': True, 'tools.staticdir.filename': "api"}
     
 	if options['http_password'] != "":
 		conf['/'].update({