rest_temp_server.py

from flask import Flask, jsonify, abort

app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = "very_secret"


import random
def fake_sensor(sid):
    '''
    Read sensor with sensorid
    and return the temperature
    '''
    return random.randint(0,21)

@app.route('/')
def main():
    html = """<html>
    <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Very importand REST Service</title>
    </head>
    <h1>Sensor REST-Service</h1>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="sensor/1">Sensor 1</a></li>
    <li><a href="sensor/2">Sensor 2</a></li>
    <li><a href="sensor/3">Sensor 3</a></li>
    <li><a href="sensor/4">Sensor 4</a></li>
    </ul>
    </html>"""
    return html

@app.route('/sensor/<int:sid>')
def read_sensor(sid):
    '''
    Return the temperature as json
    '''
    if not 1 <= sid <= 4:
        abort(404)
    temp = fake_sensor(sid)
    return jsonify({'sid': sid, 'temp': temp})


if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(debug=True)