add a testing route

api.py

@@ -10,32 +10,40 @@
 
 app = Flask(__name__, template_folder="mytemplate")
 
-# Authentication
+# Keys
 t_consumerkey= 'ONoYgdpRdkIj592dVQJi52Qsg'
 t_secretkey= 'hn9y9Y7SBK5tiHWMVUKn6PRbUBUANjUX1aXcD9vwrpoTBFp8FJ'
 access_tokenkey='846743565904564224-We0haZK8x9XomN18ITn9cSxqlYwouX5'
 access_tokensecret='ValzlTvpS0Gq2SJAksUvvfyxm9N3a5o8dhSLJJrZzS6Ex'
 
 
-
+#Authentication
 auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(t_consumerkey, t_secretkey)
 auth.set_access_token(access_tokenkey, access_tokensecret)
 
 api = tweepy.API(auth)
 
+@app.route('/test')
+def test():
+	return "Test"
 
-@app.route('/twitter/')
+@app.route('/twitter')
 def Go_bots():
+	## take all arguments
 	args = request.args
 	article_links_array = args.getlist('article_links')
 	hashtags_array = args.getlist('hashtags')
 	macro_link = args['macro_link']
 	tweet_text = args['tweet_text']
+
+	#add counter for number of tweets
+	counter = 2
 
-
+	# create empty array
 	search_result_article = []
 	search_result_hashtag = []
 
+	# search through twitter by article name
 	for article in article_links_array:
 
 		try:
@@ -44,29 +52,45 @@ def Go_bots():
 		except Exception as e:
 			print e
 
-
+
+	# search through twitter by hastag
 	for hashtag in hashtags_array:
-		search_result_hashtag.append(api.search('#'+hashtag))
+		try:
+			search_result_hashtag.append(api.search('#'+hashtag))
+		except Exception as e:
+			print e
+
 	all_tweets_text = []
 
+	return jsonify({"x": search_result_hashtag})
+
+	#takes the name of the users tha tweets the articles and contacts them
 	for tweets_a in search_result_article:
 		for t in tweets_a:
+			if counter ==0: 
+			   break
 			handle = "@" + t.user.screen_name
 			m_a = handle + " " + macro_link
 			all_tweets_text.append(m_a)
 			s = api.update_status(m_a)
 	#		nap = randint(1, 60)
-			time.sleep(50)
-
+			time.sleep(5)
+			counter-=1
+	# reset counter
+	counter = 2
+
+	#takes the name of the users tha tweets the hashtags and contacts them
 	for tweets in search_result_hashtag:
 		for tweet in tweets:
+			if counter ==0: 
+			   break
 			handle = "@" + tweet.author.screen_name
 			m = handle + " " + macro_link
 			all_tweets_text.append(m)
 			s = api.update_status(m)
-			nap = randint(1, 60)
-			time.sleep(50)
-
+	#		nap = randint(1, 60)
+			time.sleep(5)
+			counter-=1
 
 
 	return jsonify({"tweets": all_tweets_text})