Merged List Categories function in to stats function

kb/actions/list.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+# kb v0.1.3
+# A knowledge base organizer
+# Copyright © 2020, gnc.
+# See /LICENSE for licensing information.
+
+"""
+kb list action module
+
+:Copyright: © 2020, alshapton.
+:License: GPLv3 (see /LICENSE).
+"""
+
+from typing import Dict
+
+import kb.db as db
+import kb.initializer as initializer
+import kb.filesystem as fs
+
+def list_categories(config: Dict[str, str]):
+    """
+    Returns a list of categories within the knowledge base.
+
+    Arguments:
+
+    config:         - a configuration dictionary containing at least
+                      the following keys:
+                      PATH_KB_DB        - the database path of KB
+                      PATH_KB_DATA      - the data directory of KB
+                      PATH_KB_HIST      - the history menu path of KB
+                      EDITOR            - the editor program to call
+    """
+
+    category_list = dict()
+    category_list = sorted(fs.list_dirs(config["PATH_KB_DATA"]))
+    # artifacts = sorted(rows, key=lambda x: x.title)
+    return category_list

kb/api/list.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+# kb v0.1.4
+# A knowledge base organizer
+# Copyright © 2020, gnc.
+# See /LICENSE for licensing information.
+
+"""
+kb list api module
+
+:Copyright: © 2020, alshapton.
+:License: GPLv3 (see /LICENSE).
+"""
+import sys
+import os
+import tarfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict
+
+from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
+
+from flask import make_response
+
+from kb.actions.ingest import ingest_kb
+from kb.api.constants import MIME_TYPE
+import kb.filesystem as fs
+import kb.actions.list as ls
+
+def list_cats(config: Dict[str, str]):
+    """
+    List the categories.
+
+    Arguments:
+    config:         - a configuration dictionary containing at least
+                      the following keys:
+                      PATH_KB_DATA           - the main path of the DATA
+    """
+
+    categories = ls.list_categories(config)
+    response = make_response(({'Categories': categories}), 200)
+    response.mimetype = MIME_TYPE['json']
+    return response

server.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 # Import the API functions
 from kb.api.add import add
+from kb.api.list import list_cats
 from kb.api.erase import erase
 from kb.api.delete import delete, delete_list_of_items_by_ID
 from kb.api.export import export
@@ -178,6 +179,15 @@ def add_item():
     resp = add(args=parameters, config=DEFAULT_CONFIG, file=attachment)
     return(resp)
 
+@kbapi_app.route('/categories', methods=['GET'])
+@auth.login_required
+def list_categories():
+    """
+    List all  the categories
+    """
+    results = list_cats(config=DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+    return (results)
+
 
 @kbapi_app.route('/delete/<int:id>', methods=['POST'])
 @auth.login_required