added a simple resource for launching the router update process

README.md

@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ configuration are beyond the scope of this document.
 
 The following resources can be requested from the webservice.
 
-### synchronous resources
+### resources
 
-All responses are JSON formatted messages.
+Any non-empty responses are JSON formatted messages.
 
 * `/data/version`
 
@@ -158,3 +158,7 @@ All responses are JSON formatted messages.
       "items": {"type": "string"}
   }
   ```
+
+* /jobs/update
+
+  This resource updates the inventory network data.
\ No newline at end of file

inventory_provider/__init__.py

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ def create_app():
     from inventory_provider import data_routes
     app.register_blueprint(data_routes.routes, url_prefix='/data')
 
+    from inventory_provider import job_routes
+    app.register_blueprint(job_routes.routes, url_prefix='/jobs')
+
     if "SETTINGS_FILENAME" not in os.environ:
         assert False, \
             "environment variable SETTINGS_FILENAME' must be defined"

inventory_provider/data_routes.py

@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ import functools
 import json
 
 from flask import Blueprint, request, Response, current_app
-# render_template, url_for
 import redis
 
-routes = Blueprint("python-utils-ui-routes", __name__)
+routes = Blueprint("inventory-data-query-routes", __name__)
 
 VERSION = {
     "api": "0.1",
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ def version():
 
 @routes.route("/routers", methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 @require_accepts_json
-def abc():
+def routers():
     redis_config = current_app.config["INVENTORY_PROVIDER_CONFIG"]["redis"]
     r = redis.StrictRedis(
         host=redis_config["hostname"],

inventory_provider/job_routes.py

+from flask import Blueprint, Response, current_app
+
+from inventory_provider import router_details
+
+routes = Blueprint("inventory-data-job-routes", __name__)
+
+
+@routes.route("/update", methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+def update():
+    router_details.update_network_details(
+        current_app.config["INVENTORY_PROVIDER_CONFIG"])
+    return Response("OK")