use json type in sqlite.

apiserver/database.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import create_engine, Column, String, ForeignKey, Integer
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
+from sqlalchemy.types import JSON
 
 engine = create_engine('sqlite:///data/qotnews.sqlite')
 Session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@ class Story(Base):
 
     sid = Column(String(16), primary_key=True)
     ref = Column(String(16), unique=True)
-    meta_json = Column(String)
-    full_json = Column(String)
+    meta = Column(JSON)
+    data = Column(JSON)
     title = Column(String)
 
 class Reflist(Base):
@@ -36,19 +37,21 @@ def get_story(sid):
 
 def put_story(story):
     story = story.copy()
-    full_json = json.dumps(story)
+    data = {}
+    data.update(story)
 
-    story.pop('text', None)
-    story.pop('comments', None)
-    meta_json = json.dumps(story)
+    meta = {}
+    meta.update(story)
+    meta.pop('text', None)
+    meta.pop('comments', None)
 
     try:
         session = Session()
         s = Story(
             sid=story['id'],
             ref=story['ref'],
-            full_json=full_json,
-            meta_json=meta_json,
+            data=data,
+            meta=meta,
             title=story.get('title', None),
         )
         session.merge(s)
@@ -70,10 +73,10 @@ def get_reflist(amount):
 
 def get_stories(amount):
     session = Session()
-    q = session.query(Reflist, Story.meta_json).\
-            order_by(Reflist.rid.desc()).\
+    q = session.query(Reflist, Story.meta).\
             join(Story).\
             filter(Story.title != None).\
+            order_by(Story.meta['date'].desc()).\
             limit(amount)
     return [x[1] for x in q]
 

apiserver/server.py

@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ cors = CORS(flask_app)
 @flask_app.route('/api')
 def api():
     stories = database.get_stories(FEED_LENGTH)
-    # hacky nested json
-    res = Response('{"stories":[' + ','.join(stories) + ']}')
+    res = Response(json.dumps({"stories": stories}))
     res.headers['content-type'] = 'application/json'
     return res
 
@@ -102,8 +101,7 @@ def submit():
 def story(sid):
     story = database.get_story(sid)
     if story:
-        # hacky nested json
-        res = Response('{"story":' + story.full_json + '}')
+        res = Response(json.dumps({"story": story.data}))
         res.headers['content-type'] = 'application/json'
         return res
     else:
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ def static_story(sid):
 
     story = database.get_story(sid)
     if not story: return abort(404)
-    story = json.loads(story.full_json)
+    story = story.data
 
     score = story['score']
     num_comments = story['num_comments']
@@ -170,8 +168,7 @@ def feed_thread():
                 item = ref_list[news_index]
 
                 try:
-                    story_json = database.get_story(item['sid']).full_json
-                    story = json.loads(story_json)
+                    story = database.get_story(item['sid']).data
                 except AttributeError:
                     story = dict(id=item['sid'], ref=item['ref'], source=item['source'])
 

webclient/src/Feed.js

@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ class Feed extends React.Component {
 		const stories = this.state.stories;
 		const error = this.state.error;
 
-		if (stories) {
-			stories.sort((a, b) => b.date - a.date);
-		}
-
 		return (
 			<div className='container'>
 				<Helmet>