Cleanup and simplification

application/dashboard/forms.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from wtforms import StringField, SubmitField
 
 
 class npForm(FlaskForm):
-    numberplate = StringField('Insert plate here:', validators=[DataRequired()])
+    numberplate = StringField(
-    submit = SubmitField('Submit')
+        "Insert plate here:", validators=[DataRequired()]
-
+    )
+    submit = SubmitField("Submit")

application/dashboard/views.py

@@ -1,36 +1,33 @@
 from flask import (
     Blueprint,
     render_template,
-    request,
-    jsonify,
     flash,
     send_from_directory,
     redirect,
-    url_for
+    url_for,
-#    send_file,
 )
 from application.dashboard.models import AllowedPlate, LoggedItem
 from application import db
-import application
 from application.dashboard.forms import npForm
 from flask_login import login_required
-from io import BytesIO
 
 dash_blueprint = Blueprint("dash", __name__, template_folder="templates")
 
 
 @dash_blueprint.route("/dashboard")
-#@login_required
+# @login_required
 def dashboard():
     Plates = AllowedPlate.query.all()
     logs = (
-        LoggedItem.query.order_by(LoggedItem.dateLogged.desc()).limit(50).all()
+        LoggedItem.query.order_by(LoggedItem.dateLogged.desc())  # type: ignore
+        .limit(50)
+        .all()
     )
     return render_template("dashboard.html", plates=Plates, logs=logs)
 
 
 @dash_blueprint.route("/add", methods=["GET", "POST"])
-#@login_required
+# @login_required
 def add():
     form = npForm()
 
@@ -69,41 +66,40 @@ def live_image():
     )
 
 
-@dash_blueprint.route('/logs', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+@dash_blueprint.route("/logs", methods=["GET", "POST"])
-#@login_required
+# @login_required
 def logs():
     form = LoggedItem.query.all()
     return render_template("logs.html", form=form)
 
-@dash_blueprint.route("/edit/<string:plate>",methods=["GET", "POST"])
+
-#login_required
+@dash_blueprint.route("/edit/<string:plate>", methods=["GET", "POST"])
+# login_required
 def edit(plate: str):
-    print(plate)
+    # 404 if plate is invalid
     editnp = AllowedPlate.query.filter_by(plate=plate).first_or_404()
+
+    # Get form data
     form = npForm()
+
+    # Check if there is a valid submittion
     if form.validate_on_submit():
-        commit = False
+        # Compare form plate to existing plate
-        plate = form.numberplate.data
+        form_plate = form.numberplate.data
-        if plate:  # To prevent red lines in VSCode
+        if editnp.plate == form_plate:
-            # Check if number plate already exists
-            if editnp.plate == form.numberplate.data:
             flash("Numberplate has not been changed")
             return redirect(url_for("dash.dashboard"))
-            if AllowedPlate.query.filter_by(plate=plate).first():
+        else:  # Change detected
-                flash("Numberplate is already registered")
-                return redirect(url_for("dash.dashboard"))
-        if editnp.plate != form.numberplate.data:
             editnp.plate = form.numberplate.data
-            commit = True
-        if commit:
             db.session.commit()
             flash("Numberplate edited succesfully")
             return redirect(url_for("dash.dashboard"))
-    form.numberplate.data = editnp.plate
+    form.numberplate.data = plate
-    return render_template("edit.html",form=form)
+    return render_template("edit.html", form=form)
+
 
 @dash_blueprint.route("/delete/<string:plate>", methods=["POST"])
-#@login_required
+# @login_required
 def delete_plate(plate: str):
     plate_obj = AllowedPlate.query.filter_by(plate=plate).first_or_404()
     db.session.delete(plate_obj)