Updated imports

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .coverage
+.DS_Store
 __pycache__
-DO_NOT_COMMIT
+test_commands.py

api_connect.py

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import json
 import requests
 
+# api_functions.py -> api_connect.py
+
 class ApiConnect():
     def __init__(self):
         self.token = None
@@ -74,10 +76,12 @@ def get_token(self, email, password, server):
         response = requests.post(f'{server}/api/tokens', headers=headers, json=user)
 
         if self.token_handling(response) == 200:
-            user_data = response.json()
-            user_token = user_data['token']
+            token_obj = response.json()
+            token_str = json.dumps(token_obj)
+            # token_dict = json.loads(token_str)
+            self.token = token_str
             self.error = None
-            return user_token
+            return token_str
         else:
             return self.error
 
@@ -88,6 +92,15 @@ def check_token(self):
             print("ERROR: You have no token, please call `get_token` using your login credentials and the server you wish to connect to.")
             sys.exit(1)
 
+    # save response as JSON object:     json_obj = response.json()
+    #                                   json.dumps(json_obj)
+
+    # save response as a string:        json_str = response.text
+
+    # access JSON object fields:        json_obj = response.json()
+    #                                   data = json.dumps(json_obj)
+    #                                   name = data["name"]
+
     def request(self, method, endpoint, id, payload):
         """Send requests from user-accessible functions via API."""
 

api_functions.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from api_connect import ApiConnect
 
+# main.py -> api_functions.py -> api_connect.py
+
 class ApiFunctions():
     def __init__(self):
         self.connect = ApiConnect()

broker_connect.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
 
+# broker_functions.py -> broker_connect.py
+
 class BrokerConnect():
     def __init__(self):
         self.token = None

broker_functions.py

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 from broker_connect import BrokerConnect
+from api_functions import ApiFunctions
+
+# main.py -> broker_functions.py -> broker_connect.py
 
 RPC_REQUEST = {
     "kind": "rpc_request",
@@ -10,6 +13,7 @@
 class BrokerFunctions():
     def __init__(self):
         self.connect = BrokerConnect()
+        self.api = ApiFunctions()
 
         self.token = None
         self.client = None
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ def control_servo(self, pin, angle):
 
     def control_peripheral(self, id, value, mode=None):
         if mode is None:
-            peripheral_str = self.get_info('peripherals', id)
+            peripheral_str = self.api.get_info('peripherals', id)
             mode = peripheral_str['mode']
 
         control_peripheral_message = {
@@ -217,7 +221,7 @@ def toggle_peripheral(self, id):
         # return ...
 
     def on(self, id):
-        peripheral_str = self.get_info('peripherals', id)
+        peripheral_str = self.api.get_info('peripherals', id)
         mode = peripheral_str['mode']
 
         if mode == 1: