Added query API URL and initializing of the DB

server.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import sqlalchemy
+from sqlalchemy.sql import select
 from flask import Flask
 from flask import render_template
 
@@ -7,11 +8,16 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 
 db_engine = {}
 db_metadata = {}
+parts = {}
 
 @app.route('/')
 def index():
     return render_template('partsearch.html')
 
+@app.route('/query/<query>')
+def query(query):
+    pass
+
 def connect(user, password, db, host='localhost', port=5432):
     '''Returns a connection and a metadata object'''
     # We connect with the help of the PostgreSQL URL
@@ -30,4 +36,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     with open('admin.json') as f:
         postgres_credentials = json.load(f)
     db_engine, db_metadata = connect(postgres_credentials['username'], postgres_credentials['password'], 'parts')
+    parts = sqlalchemy.Table('parts', db_metadata)
+    # Example query
+    '''s = select([parts]).where(parts.c.notes != '')
+    for row in db_engine.execute(s):
+        print row'''
     app.run('0.0.0.0')