Misc fixes

apiserver/server.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import settings
 import database
 import search
 import feed
-from utils import gen_rand_id
+from utils import gen_rand_id, NUM_ID_CHARS
 
 from flask import abort, Flask, request, render_template, stream_with_context, Response
 from werkzeug.exceptions import NotFound
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ def apistats():
         'ref_list': ref_list,
         'len_ref_list': len(ref_list),
         'current_item': current_item,
+        'total_stories': database.count_stories(),
+        'id_space': 26**NUM_ID_CHARS,
     }
 
     return stats
@@ -111,7 +113,12 @@ def submit():
             ref = url
 
         existing = database.get_story_by_ref(ref)
-        if existing and not DEBUG:
+
+        if existing and DEBUG:
+            ref = ref + '#' + str(time.time())
+            existing = False
+
+        if existing:
             return {'nid': existing.sid}
         else:
             story = dict(id=nid, ref=ref, source=source)
@@ -129,9 +136,10 @@ def submit():
                 raise Exception('Invalid article')
 
     except Exception as e:
-        logging.error('Problem with article submission: {} - {}'.format(e.__class__.__name__, str(e)))
+        msg = 'Problem with article submission: {} - {}'.format(e.__class__.__name__, str(e))
+        logging.error(msg)
         print(traceback.format_exc())
-        return {'error': str(e)}, 400
+        return {'error': msg.split('\n')[0]}, 400
 
 
 @flask_app.route('/api/<sid>')

apiserver/utils.py

@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ def alert_tanner(message):
     except BaseException as e:
         logging.error('Problem alerting Tanner: ' + str(e))
 
+NUM_ID_CHARS = 4
 def gen_rand_id():
-    return ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for _ in range(4))
+    return ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for _ in range(NUM_ID_CHARS))
 
 def render_md(md):
     if md: