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bigchaindb/bigchaindb/web/views.py

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"""This module provides the blueprint for some basic API endpoints.
For more information please refer to the documentation in Apiary:
- http://docs.bigchaindb.apiary.io/
"""
import flask
from flask import current_app, request, Blueprint
import bigchaindb
from bigchaindb import util
basic_views = Blueprint('basic_views', __name__)
# Unfortunately I cannot find a reference to this decorator.
# This answer on SO is quite useful tho:
# - http://stackoverflow.com/a/13432373/597097
@basic_views.record
def record(state):
"""This function checks if the blueprint can be initialized
with the provided state."""
bigchain_pool = state.app.config.get('bigchain_pool')
monitor = state.app.config.get('monitor')
if bigchain_pool is None:
raise Exception('This blueprint expects you to provide '
'a pool of Bigchain instances called `bigchain_pool`')
if monitor is None:
raise ValueError('This blueprint expects you to provide '
'a monitor instance to record system '
'performance.')
@basic_views.route('/transactions/<tx_id>')
def get_transaction(tx_id):
"""API endpoint to get details about a transaction.
Args:
tx_id (str): the id of the transaction.
Return:
A JSON string containing the data about the transaction.
"""
pool = current_app.config['bigchain_pool']
with pool() as bigchain:
tx = bigchain.get_transaction(tx_id)
return flask.jsonify(**tx)
@basic_views.route('/transactions/', methods=['POST'])
def create_transaction():
"""API endpoint to push transactions to the Federation.
Return:
A JSON string containing the data about the transaction.
"""
pool = current_app.config['bigchain_pool']
monitor = current_app.config['monitor']
val = {}
# `force` will try to format the body of the POST request even if the `content-type` header is not
# set to `application/json`
tx = request.get_json(force=True)
with pool() as bigchain:
if tx['transaction']['operation'] == 'CREATE':
tx = util.transform_create(tx)
tx = bigchain.consensus.sign_transaction(tx, private_key=bigchain.me_private)
if not bigchain.consensus.verify_signature(tx):
val['error'] = 'Invalid transaction signature'
with monitor.timer('write_transaction', rate=bigchaindb.config['statsd']['rate']):
val = bigchain.write_transaction(tx)
return flask.jsonify(**tx)