app.py

import flask # for the UI and API
import time # for rate limiting
import json # for listing, CORRECTLY

app = flask.Flask(__name__)
# woah, VS, it's python, not whatever that down arrow is

vars = {} # a dictionary of variables
ips = {} # a dictionary of IPs and the last time they made a request

# get a variable
@app.route('/get/<var>')
def get(var):
    try:
        global ips
        ips[flask.request.remote_addr] = time.time()
        global vars
        return vars[var]
    except Exception as e:
        return str(e), 404 # we all know this means "not found"
# set a variable
@app.route('/set/<var>/<val>')
def set(var, val):
    try:
        global ips
        ips[flask.request.remote_addr] = time.time()
        global vars
        vars[var] = val
        return vars[var] # return the value of the variable, just in case it fails
    except Exception as e:
        return str(e), 404
# delete a variable, making it return 404
@app.route('/del/<var>')
def delete(var):
    try:
        global vars
        del vars[var]
        global ips
        ip = flask.request.remote_addr
        if ip not in ips:
            ips[ip] = 0
        if time.time() - ips[ip] < 0.1:
            time.sleep(1) # rate limiting (10 requests per second, but lower if you're exceeding it)
            # should you use a scratch project and port it, you should be fine so long as you abide by their rate limits
            # otherwise, this is significantly more strict, it's kind of just a "don't wipe the database" thing
            return vars[var], 429 # too many requests, but also success
        return vars[var]
    except Exception as e:
        return str(e), 404
# list all variables
@app.route('/')
def list():
    # this uses ACTUAL JSON
    # NOT the fake json used by joecooldo
    # (he makes a cool library)
    # "error: json does not allow single quotes (')"
    global vars
    return json.dumps(vars)
# list ips
@app.route('/ips')
def listips():
    global ips
    return json.dumps(ips)
# run the app
app.run(port=7860)