test static gen

flask_boat.py

@@ -46,28 +46,8 @@ def get_md_contents(filename, directory='./contents'):
     return metadata, html_content
 
 
-# FLASK APP
-base_url = "~kamo"
-projects = 'projects'
-
-# create flask application
-app = Flask(__name__,
-            static_url_path=f'/soupboat/{base_url}/static',
-            static_folder=f'/soupboat/{base_url}/static')
-# Markdown(app, extensions=['extra'])
-# app.jinja_env.extend(jinja2_highlight_cssclass = 'codehilite')
-
-
-# add the base_url variable to all the flask templates
-@app.context_processor
-def set_base_url():
-    return dict(base_url=base_url)
-
-
-# Homepage
-@app.route(f"/{base_url}/")
-def home_page():
-
+def render_home():
+    with open('render.html', 'r+w') as f:
         # get the basic info of the website from the /contents/home.md file
         meta, content = get_md_contents("home.md")
         projects_list = []
@@ -90,7 +70,30 @@ def home_page():
             "content": content,
             "projects": projects_list
         }
-    return render_template("home.html", **home)
+        f.write(render_template("home.html", **home))
+
+# FLASK APP
+base_url = "~kamo"
+projects = 'projects'
+
+# create flask application
+app = Flask(__name__,
+            static_url_path=f'/soupboat/{base_url}/static',
+            static_folder=f'/soupboat/{base_url}/static')
+# Markdown(app, extensions=['extra'])
+# app.jinja_env.extend(jinja2_highlight_cssclass = 'codehilite')
+
+
+# add the base_url variable to all the flask templates
+@app.context_processor
+def set_base_url():
+    return dict(base_url=base_url)
+
+
+# Homepage
+@app.route(f"/{base_url}/")
+def home_page():
+    return send_from_directory(f'{app.root_path}/render.html')
 
 
 # For generic pages we can include a common template and change only the contents
@@ -123,7 +126,12 @@ def sendStaticFiles(project, filename):
 def pull():
     if request.method == 'POST':
         subprocess.call(['sh', '/home/kamo/public_html/update.sh'])
-        print(request.form['payload'])
+
+        with open('log.txt', 'a') as f:
+            f.write(request.form['payload'])
+
+        render_home()
+
         return 'Updated'
     return 'GET method not supported'