Start implementing comments

src/.buildinfo.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "tag": "jc-ng-localtest:",
+    "date": "2025-11-02",
+    "host": "jake-e580",
+    "user": "jake"
+}

src/comments.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import sqlite3
+from os import path
+from datetime import datetime
+import json
+from flask import request, Response, redirect
+from index import app
+from projects import md_directory, get_by_meta_key
+
+database = '/tmp/db' #path.join(md_directory, 'comments.db')
+with sqlite3.Connection(database) as db:
+    db.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS comments (date INTEGER, article TEXT, name TEXT, comment TEXT)')
+    db.commit()
+
+@app.route('/comments/<article>', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+def post_comments(article: str):
+    match request.method:
+        case 'POST':
+            if len(get_by_meta_key(md_directory, 'id', article)) == 0:
+                return Response(status=404)
+            with sqlite3.Connection(database) as db:
+                db.execute('INSERT INTO comments (date, article, name, comment) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)', (datetime.now(), article, request.form.get('name'), request.form.get('comment')))
+                db.commit()
+            return redirect(f'/projects/{article}')
+        case 'GET':
+            if len(get_by_meta_key(md_directory, 'id', article)) == 1:
+                with sqlite3.Connection(database) as db:
+                    res = db.execute('SELECT * FROM comments WHERE `article` = ?', (article,))
+                    return json.dumps([{'author': x[2], 'date': x[0], 'comment': x[3]} for x in res.fetchall()])

src/index.py

@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ from flask import Flask, render_template, Response
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
 # These imports need to come after our app is defined as they add routes to it.
+import sitemap  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position,unused-import
 import projects # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position,unused-import
 import contact  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position,unused-import
-import sitemap  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position,unused-import
+import comments  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position,unused-import
 
 class DiscordLogger(logging.Handler):
     ''' Simple logging handler to send a message to Discord '''
@@ -82,3 +83,6 @@ def error(code) -> str:
     return render_template('error.html',
                            error=f'{code}: {error_definitions.get(int(code))}',
                            description=error_desc.get(int(code)))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run()

src/templates/article.html

@@ -6,5 +6,21 @@
         <hr />
         {{post|safe}}
     </section>
+    <section id="comments">
+        <h2>{{ comments | length }} comments</h2>
+        {% for comment in comments %}
+            <div class="comment">
+                <strong>{{ comment[2] }}</strong>
+                <p>{{ comment[3] }}</p>
+            </div>
+        {% endfor %}
+        <form action="/comments/{{ metadata.id }}" method="post">
+            <label for="name">Name:</label>
+            <input type="text" name="name" />
+            <label for="comment">Comment:</label>
+            <textarea name="comment"></textarea>
+            <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
+        </form>
+    </section>
 </main>
 {% include 'footer.html' %}