helpers.py

from functools import wraps

from flask import redirect, render_template, session


def apology(message, code=400):
    """Render message as an apology to user."""

    def escape(s):
        """
        Escape special characters.

        https://github.com/jacebrowning/memegen#special-characters
        """
        for old, new in [
            ("-", "--"),
            (" ", "-"),
            ("_", "__"),
            ("?", "~q"),
            ("%", "~p"),
            ("#", "~h"),
            ("/", "~s"),
            ('"', "''"),
        ]:
            s = s.replace(old, new)
        return s

    return render_template("apology.html", top=code, bottom=escape(message)), code


def login_required(f):
    """
    Decorate routes to require login.

    https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/latest/patterns/viewdecorators/
    """

    @wraps(f)
    def decorated_function(*args, **kwargs):
        if session.get("user_id") is None:
            return redirect("/login")
        return f(*args, **kwargs)

    return decorated_function


def writeTofile(data, filename):
    # Convert binary data to proper format and write it on Hard Disk
    with open(filename, 'wb') as file:
        file.write(data)
    print("Stored blob data into: ", filename, "\n")