added duplicate items check on POST

2023-11-29 18:40:16 -08:00 · 2023-11-29 18:40:16 -08:00 · 28a259e80e
commit 28a259e80e
parent 9a9e6ac209
1 changed files with 3 additions and 3 deletions
--- a/flask/backend.py
+++ b/flask/backend.py
@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ def post():
                stores = fetchStores()
                if not stores: abort(404)
                store = stores[0]
-                ###
-                ### HERE WE NEED TO CHECK IF ITEM ALREADY EXISTS
-                ###
+                # check for existence of duplicate item
+                found = fetchItems(store)
+                if (found): abort(409)
                # let's create the record
                item = {
                    'name': request.args['itemName'],