world-ecoregion/map-generator/web.py

from flask import Flask, render_template, make_response, send_file, request
from index import generate_map, parameters

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/')
def index():
    return render_template('index.html', parameters=parameters)

def parse(key, value):
    t = parameters[key]['type']
    if t == 'int':
        return int(value)
    elif t == 'float':
        return float(value)
    else:
        return value

@app.route('/map')
def get_map():
    params = { key: parse(key, request.args[key]) for key in request.args }
    res = send_file(generate_map(**params), mimetype='image/png')
    return res