app.py

import falcon
from threading import Thread

from connectors.redis import Redis
from routes.Ping import Ping
from routes.Tasks import Tasks
from routes.TasksList import TasksList

from middleware.data_config import DataConfig
from middleware.auth import Authentication
from middleware.cors import CORS

api = falcon.API(middleware=[CORS(), Authentication(), DataConfig()])
api.add_route('/ping', Ping())
api.add_route('/api/tasks', Tasks())
api.add_route('/api/tasks/{id:int}', TasksList())

try:
    redisThread=Thread(target=Redis.connect, args=())
    print('starting redis')
    redisThread.start()
    print('joining redis')
    redisThread.join()
    print('joined redis')
except Exception as e:
    print('Exception while connecting redis', e)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    from wsgiref import simple_server
    httpd = simple_server.make_server('127.0.0.1', 8001, api)
    httpd.serve_forever()