prerelease of list from serrver-db

src/justgetit/backend.py

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 from justgetit.constants import *
 import httpx
-import json
 import toga
 
-
 class BackEnd():
     """
     This is the interface for the backend.
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@ class BackEnd():
                     response = await client.post(f"{API}/{endpoint}", data=parameters)
                 self.payload = response.json()
                 self.status = int(self.payload['status'])
-                print(f" payload {self.payload}")
             except httpx.RequestError as exc:
                 self.status = -2
             
@@ -50,3 +47,24 @@ class BackEnd():
 
             callback(parameters, self.payload)
 
+    def postwait(self, endpoint, parameters):
+        """
+        Call the server, always with a POST, for a specific endpoint and the parameters
+        in the body
+        
+        :param endpoint: the endpoint without /api/ (no slashes)
+        :param parameters: A dict with the parameters for the call
+        :param callback: def in the calling function to return to
+        """
+        self.status = 0
+        self.payload = None
+        if len(endpoint)>2:
+            try:
+                response = httpx.post(f"{API}/{endpoint}", data=parameters)
+                self.payload = response.json()
+                self.status = int(self.payload['status'])
+            except httpx.RequestError as exc:
+                self.status = -2
+            
+            return self.payload
+