api/modules/functions.py

@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 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

@@ -1,25 +1,36 @@
 from __main__ import app
-from flask import jsonify, request
+from flask import jsonify, make_response
 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 gamelist():
+def show_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)))
 
-    gamelist = []
+# Updates the gamelist by searching for new nfo's
+@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)
-            gamelist.append(game)
+            glist.append(game)
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
 
-    return jsonify(gamelist)
+    set_gamelist(glist)
+    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
+from flask import render_template, redirect, url_for
 import modules.init
 
 host_endpoint = modules.init.host_endpoint()
@@ -26,3 +26,13 @@ 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))