use json serialization

endpoints.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import json
 from redisclient import redis_client
 from flask import jsonify
 from flask_classful import FlaskView
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ from flask_classful import FlaskView
 class IPEndpoint(FlaskView):
 
     def post(self):
-        consumer = redis_client.get('currentConsumer')
+        consumer = json.loads(redis_client.get('currentConsumer'))
         consumer['Host'] = request.json['ip']
-        redis_client.set('currentConsumer', consumer)
-        pass
+        strconsumer = json.dumps(consumer)
+        redis_client.set('currentConsumer', strconsumer)