reconnect after disconnect

app.py

@@ -1,23 +1,15 @@
-import os
 from flask import Flask, render_template, jsonify
-from rethinkdb import RethinkDB
 from routes.conditions import create_conditions_routes
-
-rethinkUrl = os.environ.get('RETHINKDB_URL')
-rethinkPort = os.environ.get('RETHINKDB_PORT')
+from db import get_connection, getRethinkDB
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
+r = getRethinkDB()
 
-# Connect to RethinkDB
-r = RethinkDB()
-conn = r.connect(rethinkUrl, rethinkPort, db='finfree')
-
-create_conditions_routes(app, r, conn)
-
+create_conditions_routes(app)
 
 @app.route('/')
 def index():
-    cursor = r.table("conditions").run(conn)
+    cursor = r.table("conditions").run(get_connection())
     conditions = list(cursor)
     return render_template('index.html', data={"conditions":  conditions })
 

db.py

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import os
+from rethinkdb import RethinkDB
+
+rethinkUrl = os.environ.get('RETHINKDB_URL')
+rethinkPort = os.environ.get('RETHINKDB_PORT')
+rethinkdb = "finfree"
+
+r = RethinkDB()
+
+connection = None
+
+def get_connection():
+    global connection
+    if connection is None or not connection.is_open():
+        connection = r.connect(rethinkUrl, rethinkPort, db=rethinkdb)
+
+    return connection
+
+def getRethinkDB():
+    global r
+    return r

routes/conditions.py

@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 from flask import jsonify, request, redirect, render_template
-import rethinkdb as r
+from db import get_connection, getRethinkDB
 
 table_name = 'conditions'
 route = table_name
+r = getRethinkDB()
 
-def create_conditions_routes(app, r, conn):
+def create_conditions_routes(app):
     # Create a table (if not exists)
-    if table_name not in r.table_list().run(conn):
-        r.table_create(table_name).run(conn)
+    if table_name not in r.table_list().run(get_connection()):
+        r.table_create(table_name).run(get_connection())
 
     # Routes for CRUD operations
 
     # Create operation
     @app.route('/' + route + '/create', methods=['GET'])
     def create_form(): 
-        return render_template('conditions/create.html')
+        return render_template(route + '/create.html')
 
     @app.route('/' + route, methods=['POST'])
     def create_condition():
@@ -22,24 +23,25 @@ def create_conditions_routes(app, r, conn):
             data = request.json
         else: # Assuming form data is in 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' format
             data = request.form.to_dict()
-        result = r.table(table_name).insert(data).run(conn)
+
+        result = r.table(table_name).insert(data).run(get_connection())
         return redirect(request.referrer or url_for('index')) 
 
     # Read operation
     @app.route('/' + route, methods=['GET'])
     def get_conditions():
-        cursor = r.table(table_name).run(conn)
+        cursor = r.table(table_name).run(get_connection())
         conditions = list(cursor)
         return jsonify(conditions)
 
     @app.route('/' + route + '/<id>', methods=['GET'])
     def get_condition(id):
-        cursor = r.table(table_name).get(id).run(conn)
+        cursor = r.table(table_name).get(id).run(get_connection())
         json = jsonify(cursor)
         if request.headers.get('Content-Type') == 'application/json':
             return json 
         else:
-            return render_template('conditions/update.html', data=cursor)
+            return render_template(route + '/update.html', data=cursor)
 
     # Update operation
     @app.route('/' + route + '/<id>', methods=['POST'])
@@ -48,16 +50,16 @@ def create_conditions_routes(app, r, conn):
             data = request.json
         else:
             data = request.form.to_dict()
-        r.table(table_name).get(id).update(data).run(conn)
+        r.table(table_name).get(id).update(data).run(get_connection())
         return "<script>window.close();</script>"
 
     # Delete operation
     @app.route('/' + route + '/delete/<id>', methods=['POST'])
     def delete_post(id):
-        r.table(table_name).get(id).delete().run(conn)
+        r.table(table_name).get(id).delete().run(get_connection())
         return jsonify({'message': 'condition deleted successfully'})
 
     @app.route('/' + route + '/<id>', methods=['DELETE'])
     def delete_condition(id):
-        r.table(table_name).get(id).delete().run(conn)
+        r.table(table_name).get(id).delete().run(get_connection())
         return jsonify({'message': 'condition deleted successfully'})