switched cron job to http request

app.py

@@ -31,6 +31,23 @@ def getAllAuctions(countrycode):
         print_exc(e)
         return 'internal server error', 500
 
+@app.route("/v2/refreshauction/<countrycode>")
+def refreshAllAuctions(countrycode):
+    try:
+        if countrycode not in ['NL', 'BE', 'DE']:
+            log('country not available: ' + countrycode)
+            return jsonify('NOT AVAILABLE COUNTRY')
+
+        res = getAuctionlocations(countrycode, True)
+        return JsonEncoder().encode(res)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        log('something went wrong with refreshing the auctions')
+        print_exc(e)
+        return 'internal server error' + e, 500
+
+    
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run()  # run our Flask app
 

cache.py

@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ class FileCache():
   def add(key, obj):
         log('adding filecacheobject ' + key)
         json_data = JsonEncoder().encode(obj)
-        with open("./filecache/" + key + ".json", 'w') as f:
+        with open("./filecache/" + key + ".json", 'w+') as f:
           f.write(json_data)

runapi.py

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-# import requests
-from utils.auctionutils import getAuctionlocations
+import requests
+# from utils.auctionutils import getAuctionlocations
 
-try:
-  getAuctionlocations('NL', True)
-  print('ran getauctions request successfull')  
-except Exception as e: 
-   print('A error occurred while running the getauctions request')
-   print(e)
-
-
-# response = requests.get('https://api.auctionviewer.ikbenhenk.nl//v2/auction/NL')
-# if(response.status_code ==200):
+# try:
+#   getAuctionlocations('NL', True)
 #   print('ran getauctions request successfull')  
-# else:
+# except Exception as e: 
 #    print('A error occurred while running the getauctions request')
+#    print(e)
+
+
+response = requests.get('https://api.auctionviewer.ikbenhenk.nl//v2/refreshauction/NL')
+if(response.status_code ==200):
+  print('ran getauctions request successfull')  
+else:
+  print('A error occurred while running the getauctions request')