Tornado REST server base template

tornado_rest_server.py

'''
REST endpoint
'''
import os, json
from datetime import date
from tornado import ioloop, web, autoreload



''' serves index.html'''
class MainHandler(web.RequestHandler):
    def get(self):
        self.render('app/index.html')


class XXXHandler(web.RequestHandler):
    def get(self, xxx):
        self.write(json.dumps( xxx ))


application = web.Application([
    (r'/', MainHandler),
    (r"/xxxx/(.+)", XXXHandler),
    (r'/app/(.*)', web.StaticFileHandler, {'path': 'app/'})
],gzip=True)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    application.listen(8875)
    autoreload.start() #TODO remove in prod
    for dir, _, files in os.walk('app'):
        [autoreload.watch(dir + '/' + f) for f in files if not f.startswith('.')]
    ioloop.IOLoop.instance().start()