consumer-api/consumer_api/views/sync_view.py

import json
import time
from flask import request, current_app, jsonify
from flask_classful import FlaskView
from db import redis_client


class SyncView(FlaskView):

    def post(self):
        remote_uuid = request.json['uuid']
        remote_ip = request.remote_addr

        cust_key = f"consumer_{remote_uuid}"

        last_known_info = json.loads((redis_client.get(cust_key) or b"{}").decode('utf-8'))

        if not last_known_info:
            current_app.logger.info(f"New consumer registered (unknown UUID): {remote_uuid} at {remote_ip}")

        else:
            if last_known_info['ip'] != remote_ip:
                current_app.logger.info(f"Address of consumer {remote_uuid} changed to {remote_ip}")

        info = {
            "uuid": remote_uuid,
            "ip": remote_ip,
            "last_seen": time.time()
        }

        redis_client.set(cust_key, json.dumps(info).encode('utf-8'))
        redis_client.expire(cust_key, current_app.config["CUSTOMER_TIMEOUT"])

        # return with the current UUID
        response = {
            "uuid": current_app.config['LOCAL_UUID']
        }
        return jsonify(response)