starting api

connpy/api.py

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+from connpy import configfile, node, nodes
+from waitress import serve
+import os
+import signal
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+conf = configfile()
+
+PID_FILE = ".connpy_server.pid"
+
+
+@app.route("/")
+def hello():
+    return "Welcome to the Connpy API!"
+
+@app.route("/add_node", methods=["POST"])
+def add_node():
+    node_data = request.get_json()
+    unique = node_data["unique"]
+    host = node_data["host"]
+    user = node_data["user"]
+    password = node_data["password"]
+
+    conf.add(unique, host=host, user=user, password=password)
+
+    return jsonify({"message": f"Node {unique} added successfully"})
+
+@app.route("/run_commands", methods=["POST"])
+def run_commands():
+    conf = app.custom_config
+    data = request.get_json()
+    unique = data["unique"]
+    commands = data["commands"]
+    node_data = conf.getitem(unique)
+    conn_node = node(unique,**node_data, config=conf)
+
+    output = conn_node.run(commands)
+
+    return output
+
+@app.route("/run_commands_on_nodes", methods=["POST"])
+def run_commands_on_nodes():
+    data = request.get_json()
+    unique_list = data["unique_list"]
+    commands = data["commands"]
+
+    nodes_data = {unique: conf.getitem(unique) for unique in unique_list}
+    conn_nodes = nodes(nodes_data)
+
+    output = conn_nodes.run(commands)
+
+    return jsonify({"output": output})
+
+def stop_api():
+    # Read the process ID (pid) from the file
+    with open(PID_FILE, "r") as f:
+        pid = int(f.read().strip())
+
+    # Send a SIGTERM signal to the process
+    os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+
+    # Delete the PID file
+    os.remove(PID_FILE)
+
+    print(f"Server with process ID {pid} stopped.")
+
+def start_server(folder):
+    folder = folder.rstrip('/')
+    file = folder + '/config.json'
+    key = folder + '/.osk'
+    app.custom_config = configfile(file, key)
+    serve(app, host='0.0.0.0', port=8048)
+
+def start_api(folder):
+    pid = os.fork()
+    if pid == 0:
+        start_server(folder)
+    else:
+        with open(PID_FILE, "w") as f:
+            f.write(str(pid))
+        print(f'Server is running')
+

connpy/connapp.py

@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ import sys
 import inquirer
 from .core import node,nodes
 from ._version import __version__
+from .api import *
 import yaml
 try:
     from pyfzf.pyfzf import FzfPrompt
 except:
     FzfPrompt = None
+home = os.path.expanduser("~")
+defaultdir = home + '/.config/conn'
+
 
 
 #functions and classes
@@ -99,6 +103,12 @@ class connapp:
         runparser.add_argument("run", nargs='+', action=self._store_type, help=self._help("run"), default="run")
         runparser.add_argument("-g","--generate", dest="action", action="store_const", help="Generate yaml file template", const="generate", default="run")
         runparser.set_defaults(func=self._func_run)
+        #APIPARSER
+        apiparser = subparsers.add_parser("api", help="Start and stop connpy api") 
+        apicrud = apiparser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
+        apicrud.add_argument("--start", dest="start", nargs="?", action=self._store_type, help="Start connpy api", default="desfaultdir")
+        apicrud.add_argument("--stop", dest="stop", nargs=0, action=self._store_type, help="Stop conppy api")
+        apiparser.set_defaults(func=self._func_api)
         #CONFIGPARSER
         configparser = subparsers.add_parser("config", help="Manage app config") 
         configcrud = configparser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
@@ -108,7 +118,7 @@ class connapp:
         configcrud.add_argument("--completion", dest="completion", nargs=1, choices=["bash","zsh"], action=self._store_type, help="Get terminal completion configuration for conn")
         configparser.set_defaults(func=self._func_others)
         #Manage sys arguments
-        commands = ["node", "profile", "mv", "move","copy", "cp", "bulk", "ls", "list", "run", "config"]
+        commands = ["node", "profile", "mv", "move","copy", "cp", "bulk", "ls", "list", "run", "config", "api"]
         profilecmds = ["--add", "-a", "--del", "--rm",  "-r", "--mod", "--edit", "-e", "--show", "-s"]
         if len(argv) >= 2 and argv[1] == "profile" and argv[0] in profilecmds:
             argv[1] = argv[0]
@@ -476,6 +486,18 @@ class connapp:
         actions = {"noderun": self._node_run, "generate": self._yaml_generate, "run": self._yaml_run}
         return actions.get(args.action)(args)
 
+    def _func_api(self, args):
+        if args.command == "start":
+            if args.data == None:
+                args.data = defaultdir
+            else:
+                if not os.path.isdir(args.data):
+                    raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(f"readable_dir:{args.data} is not a valid path")
+            start_api(args.data)
+        if args.command == "stop":
+            stop_api()
+        return
+
     def _node_run(self, args):
         command = " ".join(args.data[1:])
         command = command.split("-")