import json
import webbrowser
from collections import OrderedDict
from .core import start_server, copy_html_template, open_tmp_file, cleanup_tmp_folder
from .handlers import WebEditHandler
def webeditor(obj, host="localhost", port=8000):
cleanup_tmp_folder()
url = "http://{host}:{port}/core/srv/tmp/webedit.html".format(
host=host,
port=port)
json_string = json.dumps(obj, sort_keys=True)
copy_html_template('webedit.html', json_string, "REPLACEJSON")
tab = webbrowser.open_new_tab(url)
# This runs forever and can only be shut down in the handler or by
# ctr+c
start_server(host=host, port=port, handler=WebEditHandler)
try:
obj = json.loads(
open_tmp_file('obj.json').readline(),
object_pairs_hook=OrderedDict)
except:
pass
cleanup_tmp_folder()
return obj
