api/modules/functions.py

@@ -1,22 +1,6 @@
 import cv2
 import base64
 
-global gamelist
-gamelist = []
-
-
-# Set the gamelist
-def set_gamelist(gamelist_dict):
-    global gamelist
-    gamelist = gamelist_dict
-    return True
-
-
-# Get the gamelist
-def get_gamelist():
-    global gamelist
-    return gamelist
-
 
 # Reducing the size of an artwork/image (PNG to JPEG)  and base64-encode it.
 # imagepath     = full file image path

api/modules/gamelist.py

@@ -1,36 +1,25 @@
 from __main__ import app
-from flask import jsonify, make_response
+from flask import jsonify, request
 import modules.db_connect
-from modules.functions import get_gamelist, set_gamelist
 import modules.game
 import glob
+import json
+import base64
 
 contentpath = modules.db_connect.contentpath()
 
-
+# Fetch all _index.nfo-files present in given path and corresponding data
-# Collects all _index.nfo-files present and crunches them into a list of
-# games.
 @app.route('/gamelist', methods=['GET'])
-def show_gamelist():
+def gamelist():
-    if get_gamelist():
-        return jsonify(get_gamelist())
-    update_gamelist()
-    return jsonify(get_gamelist())
 
+    nfolist = list(dict.fromkeys(glob.glob(str(contentpath)+'/**/**/*_index.nfo',recursive=True)))
 
-# Updates the gamelist by searching for new nfo's
+    gamelist = []
-@app.route('/gamelist/update', methods=['GET'])
-def update_gamelist():
-    nfolist = list(dict.fromkeys(glob.glob(
-        str(contentpath)+'/**/**/*_index.nfo', recursive=True)))
-
-    glist = []
     for nfo in nfolist:
         try:
             game = modules.game.game(nfo, True, True)
-            glist.append(game)
+            gamelist.append(game)
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
 
-    set_gamelist(glist)
+    return jsonify(gamelist)
-    return make_response("<h1>Success</h1>", 200)

site/modules/gamelist.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __main__ import app
 import json
 import requests
-from flask import render_template, redirect, url_for
+from flask import render_template
 import modules.init
 
 host_endpoint = modules.init.host_endpoint()
@@ -26,13 +26,3 @@ def gamelist(lang_code):
 
     return render_template('gamelist.html', gamelist=glist,
                            **languages[lang_code], lang_code=lang_code)
-
-
-# Update/Refresh the gamelist by re-scanning the game archive (slow)
-@app.route("/<lang_code>/gamelist/update")
-def gamelist_update(lang_code):
-    lang_code = lang(lang_code)
-    response = requests.get(
-            host_endpoint + '/gamelist/update')
-    if response.status_code == 200:
-        return redirect(url_for('gamelist', lang_code=lang_code))