diff --git a/cgi/app.py b/cgi/app.py
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+import json
+import os
+import time
+from sys import argv
+from tempfile import mkdtemp, mkstemp
+from flask import Flask, render_template, request, redirect
+
+SITE_NAME = 'tilde.town'
+
+app = Flask('~cgi')
+
+def slurp(file_path):
+ contents = None
+ with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
+ contents = f.read()
+ return contents
+
+def save_post(name, message):
+ timestamp = time.time()
+ data = {
+ 'name': name,
+ 'message': message,
+ 'timestamp': timestamp,
+ }
+ _, file_path = mkstemp(dir=app.config['DATA_DIR'])
+ with open(file_path, 'w') as f:
+ f.write(json.dumps(data))
+
+@app.route('/random', methods=['GET'])
+def get_random():
+ return "RANDOM"
+
+@app.route('/guestbook', methods=['GET'])
+def get_guestbook():
+ data_dir = app.config['DATA_DIR']
+ # TODO sort by timestamp
+ posts = map(lambda p: json.loads(slurp(os.path.join(data_dir, p))), os.listdir(data_dir))
+
+ context= {
+ "site_name": SITE_NAME,
+ "posts": posts,
+ }
+ return render_template('guestbook.html', **context)
+
+@app.route('/guestbook', methods=['POST'])
+def post_guestbook():
+ save_post(request.form['name'], request.form['message'])
+ return redirect("/guestbook")
+
+@app.route('/helpdesk', methods=['GET'])
+def helpdesk():
+ return "HELPDESK"
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ if len(argv) == 2:
+ data_dir = argv[1]
+
+ else:
+ data_dir = mkdtemp()
+
+ app.config['DEBUG'] = True
+ app.config['DATA_DIR'] = data_dir
+
+ app.run()
diff --git a/cgi/templates/guestbook.html b/cgi/templates/guestbook.html
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+
+
+
+ {{site_name}} guestbook
+
+
+ {{site_name}} guestbook
+
+
+
+ {% for post in posts %}
+
+ {{post.name}} says: {{post.message}}
+
+ {% endfor %}
+
+