[server] serve static files & redirect "/" to "index.html"

beat/editor/resources.py

@@ -46,28 +46,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 from . import utils
 
 
-class Home(Resource):
-    """The base resource path with subroutes"""
-
-    def get(self):
-        """Returns the available sub-routes"""
-
-        return {
-            'routes': [
-                'databases',
-                'dataformats',
-                'libraries',
-                'algorithms',
-                'toolchains',
-                'experiments',
-                'plotters',
-                'plotterparameters',
-                'layout',
-                'environments',
-            ]
-        }
-
-
 class Layout(Resource):
     """Exposes toolchain layout functionality"""
 

beat/editor/scripts/server.py

@@ -101,17 +101,21 @@ def main(user_input=None):
     logger.info('BEAT prefix set to `%s\'', config.path)
     logger.info('BEAT cache set to `%s\'', config.cache)
 
-    from flask import Flask, request
+    from flask import Flask, request, redirect, url_for
     from flask_restful import Api
     from flask_cors import CORS
-    from ..resources import Home, Layout, Templates, Environments
+    from ..resources import Layout, Templates, Environments
     from ..resources import VALID_ENTITIES, gen_endpoint
 
-    app = Flask(__name__)
+    static_folder = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), '../js')
+    app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=static_folder, static_url_path='')
     api = Api(app)
     CORS(app)
 
-    api.add_resource(Home, '/')
+    @app.route('/')
+    def home():
+        return redirect(url_for('static', filename='index.html'))
+
     api.add_resource(Layout, '/layout', resource_class_kwargs={'config': config})
     api.add_resource(Templates, '/templates', resource_class_kwargs={'config': config})
     api.add_resource(Environments, '/environments')