add reload button

templates/app.py

@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
 import yaml
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
-from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify, abort
+import threading
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
+### adding reload route
+# Global cache and lock
+data = None
+_data_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+def load_yaml():
+    """Load the YAML file and return its contents."""
+    with open('{{ gpo_yaml_path }}', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        return yaml.safe_load(f)
 
 # Load GPO data 
-with open('{{ gpo_yaml_path }}', 'r') as file:
-    data = yaml.safe_load(file)
+with _data_lock:
+    data = load_yaml()
+
+# O.G. method
+#with open('{{ gpo_yaml_path }}', 'r') as file:
+#    data = yaml.safe_load(file)
 
 def strip_dn(dn: str, base_suffix: str = ",OU=Manufacturing,OU=Tesla Systems,DC=teslamotors,DC=com") -> str:
     suffix = base_suffix.strip()
@@ -126,6 +140,30 @@ def linked_ous():
 
     return jsonify(linked)
 
+# reload index route
+@app.route('/reload_index', methods=['GET'])
+def reload_index():
+    try:
+        new_data = load_yaml()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        # Log the exception if you have a logger; here we just abort
+        abort(500, description=f'Failed to load YAML: {exc}')
+
+    # Thread‑safe write to the global cache
+    with _data_lock:
+        global data
+        data = new_data
+
+    # Return the re‑loaded data (or some confirmation)
+    return jsonify({
+        'status': 'reloaded',
+        'gpo_links': data[0]['gpo_links']
+    })
+
+#    with open('{{ gpo_yaml_path }}', 'r') as file:
+#        data = yaml.safe_load(file)
+#    return jsonify({'status': 'reloaded', 'data': data})
+
 # test route
 @app.route('/test', methods=['GET'])
 def test():
@@ -137,7 +175,7 @@ def test():
     except TypeError:
         # Handle cases where data might be of a different type than expected
         return jsonify({"error": "TypeError: Data is not a dictionary"}), 400    
-    return jsonify({"result": "test", "OU_Root": root_ou})
+    return jsonify({"result": "test", "OU_Root": root_ou, "gpo_links": data[0]['gpo_links']})
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.run(debug=False, host='{{ api_service_bind_ip }}', port={{ api_service_port }})