Specify host_mode as parameter rather than actual host address

listen.py

@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@
 
 from statistics import mean
 
-def main(host='https://cityio.media.mit.edu/'):
+def main(host_mode='remote'):
     reference=json.load(open('./tables/corktown/reference.json'))
+    if host_mode=='local':
+        host = 'http://127.0.0.1:5000/'
+    else:
+        host = 'https://cityio.media.mit.edu/'
     # Individual Indicators
     I = InnoIndicator()    
     P = ProxIndicator(name='proximity',   host=host, indicator_type_in='numeric', table_name='corktown')
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ def main(host='https://cityio.media.mit.edu/'):
             D]:
         indicator.viz_type='bar'
 
-    H = Handler('corktown', quietly=False, host=host, reference=reference)
+    H = Handler('corktown', quietly=False, host_mode=host_mode, reference=reference)
 
     H.add_indicators([
             I,
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ def main(host='https://cityio.media.mit.edu/'):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     if len(sys.argv)>1:
-        host=sys.argv[1]
-        main(host=host)
+        host_mode=sys.argv[1]
+        main(host_mode=host_mode)
     else:
         main()

toolbox.py

@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ class Handler:
 	quietly : boolean (default=True)
 		If True, it will show the status of every API call.
 	'''
-	def __init__(self, table_name, GEOGRIDDATA_varname = 'GEOGRIDDATA', GEOGRID_varname = 'GEOGRID', quietly=True, host = 'https://cityio.media.mit.edu/', reference=None):
+	def __init__(self, table_name, GEOGRIDDATA_varname = 'GEOGRIDDATA', GEOGRID_varname = 'GEOGRID', quietly=True, host_mode ='remote' , reference=None):
 
-		self.host = host
+		if host_mode=='local':
+			self.host = 'http://127.0.0.1:5000/'
+		else:
+			self.host = 'https://cityio.media.mit.edu/'
 		self.table_name = table_name
 		self.quietly = quietly
 
@@ -529,7 +532,8 @@ def perform_update(self,grid_hash_id=None,append=True):
 
 		if len(new_values['heatmap']['features'])!=0:
 			r = requests.post(self.cityIO_post_url+'/access', data = json.dumps(new_values['heatmap']))
-
+		if not self.quietly:
+			print('Done with update')
 		self.grid_hash_id = grid_hash_id
 
 	def rollback(self):
@@ -543,7 +547,7 @@ def rollback(self):
 		r = requests.post(self.cityIO_post_url+'/indicators', data = json.dumps(self.previous_indicators))
 		r = requests.post(self.cityIO_post_url+'/access', data = json.dumps(self.previous_access))
 
-	def listen(self,showFront=True,append=False):
+	def listen(self,showFront=False,append=False):
 		'''
 		Listen for changes in the table's geogrid and update all indicators accordingly. 
 		You can use the update_package method to see the object that will be posted to the table.