webserver.py

import threading
import urllib2

import pymongo
from bson.objectid import ObjectId

import flask
app = flask.Flask(__name__)

db = pymongo.Connection().everystep

runtimer = None
def doStep():
	global runtimer
	urllib2.urlopen('http://localhost:5679/update?action=add&monies=0.001&miles=1&anim=0').read()
	runtimer = threading.Timer(0.4, doStep)
	runtimer.start()

@app.route('/')
def index():
	return flask.redirect('/static/links.html')

@app.route('/user/<uid>')
def user(uid):
	uid = ObjectId(uid)
	return str(db.users.find_one({'_id': uid}))

@app.route('/status/<running>')
def status(running):
	global runtimer
	print "RUNNING", running
	urllib2.urlopen('http://localhost:5679/update?status=%s' % running).read()
	if running == 'started' and not runtimer:
		doStep()
	elif running == 'stopped' and runtimer:
		runtimer.cancel()
		runtimer = None
	return running

if __name__ == "__main__":
	app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5678, debug=True)