Merge pull request #3 from kirki333/master

Added new type of request and it's method

Author: AlexandreDewilde

app/api/Question.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import uuid
-
+import collections
 
 class Question:
 
@@ -44,6 +44,45 @@ def show_question(self, question_id):
 'status': '404'
 }
 
+def show_categories(self):
+"""return all the categories of questions and the number of questions each one has
+,not the null categories of course"""
+#open and read json file
+json_file = self.read_question_file()
+categories = {}
+categories_num = {}
+i = 0
+
+#find categories in the json file and insert them in a dictionary with seperate keys
+for category in json_file:
+cat = category['category']
+if not(cat is None):
+if not(cat in categories.values()): #check for duplicate categories
+key = "category " + str(i + 1)
+categories[key] = cat
+i = i + 1
+categories_num[cat] = 1
+else:
+if (cat in categories_num):
+categories_num[cat] = categories_num[cat] + 1
+
+#create a dictionary with nested values
+data = {}
+for item in categories:
+category = categories[item]
+data[category] = {}
+data[category]['number of questions'] = categories_num[category]
+
+if categories:
+return{
+"categories" : data
+}
+else:
+#in case all the categories are null it returns special message
+return{
+"status" : "No categories have been created"
+}
+
 def show_all_question(self):
 return self.read_question_file()
 

app/run.py

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ def decorator(func):
 def show_all_question():
 return jsonify(Question().show_all_question())
 
+@app.route("/show-all-categories")
+@jwt_cond(jwt_required, False)
+def show_categories():
+return jsonify(Question().show_categories())
+
 @app.route('/show-question/<int:question_id>')
 @jwt_cond(jwt_required, False)
 def show_question(question_id):