generic tables from dataclasses

routes/create.py

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+from db import get_connection, getRethinkDB
+from dataclasses import fields
+from flask import jsonify, request, redirect, render_template
+r = getRethinkDB()
+
+def create_routes(cls, app):
+    print("creating routes for " + cls.__name__)
+
+    table_name = cls.get_table_name()
+
+    if table_name not in r.table_list().run(get_connection()):
+        print("creating table " + table_name)
+        r.table_create(table_name).run(get_connection())
+
+    @app.route(cls.get_route_prefix() + "/", methods=['GET'])
+    def get():
+        cursor = r.table(table_name).run(get_connection())
+        items = list(cursor)
+
+        return render_template(cls.get_route_prefix() + "/index.html", data={ 
+            "title": cls.__name__,
+            "headers": [field.name for field in fields(cls)],
+            "items": items,
+            "prefix": cls.get_route_prefix()
+        })