database.py

Database

Model for database, encapsulates a TinyDB object and the created objects.

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
location	str	The local path for the TinyDB JSON file.
players	dict	The Player objects created from the database.
tournaments	dict	The tournament objects created from the database.
db	tinydb.database.TinyDB	The TinyDB object created from the JSON file.

__init__(self, location) special

Constructor for Database. Initiates TinyDB loading.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
location	str	The local path for the TinyDB JSON file.	required

Source code in models/database.py

def __init__(self, location: str):
    """Constructor for Database. Initiates TinyDB loading.

    Args:
        location (str): The local path for the TinyDB JSON file.
    """

    self.location = location
    self.players = {}
    self.tournaments = {}

    self.db = None
    self.load_database()

create_empty_database()

Creates an empty database JSON file if needed.

Source code in models/database.py

def create_empty_database():
    """Creates an empty database JSON file if needed."""

    with open(self.location, "w+") as f:
        f.write("{}")

load_database(self)

Loads a TinyDB object from a JSON file.

Source code in models/database.py

def load_database(self):
    """Loads a TinyDB object from a JSON file."""

    try:
        self.db = TinyDB(self.location)
    except FileNotFoundError:
        self.create_empty_database()
        self.load_database()