changed notify icon - added code to grab remote json from craftycontrol.com for announcements and such - icon turns red if update available

app/classes/shared/helpers.py

@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 from socket import gethostname
 
+
 from app.classes.shared.console import console
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 try:
+    import requests
     from OpenSSL import crypto
     from argon2 import PasswordHasher
 
@@ -96,6 +98,21 @@ class Helpers:
 
         return version_data
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_announcements():
+        r = requests.get('https://craftycontrol.com/notify.json', timeout=2)
+        data = '[{"id":"1","date":"Unknown","title":"Error getting Announcements","desc":"Error getting ' \
+               'Announcements","link":""}] '
+
+        if r.status_code in [200, 201]:
+            try:
+                data = json.loads(r.content)
+            except:
+                pass
+
+        return data
+
+
     def get_version_string(self):
 
         version_data = self.get_version()

app/classes/web/ajax_handler.py

@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ class AjaxHandler(BaseHandler):
                     logger.warning("Skipping Log Line due to error: {}".format(e))
                     pass
 
+        elif page == "announcements":
+            data = helper.get_announcements()
+            page_data['notify_data'] = data
+            self.render_page('ajax/notify.html', page_data)
+
+
     def post(self, page):
         user_data = json.loads(self.get_secure_cookie("user_data"))
         error = bleach.clean(self.get_argument('error', "WTF Error!"))

app/classes/web/panel_handler.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class PanelHandler(BaseHandler):
         defined_servers = controller.list_defined_servers()
 
         page_data = {
+            'update_available': False,
             'version_data': helper.get_version_string(),
             'user_data': user_data,
             'server_stats': {

app/frontend/templates/ajax/notify.html

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{% for item in data['notify_data'] %}
+<!--    <div class="hidden">{{ item['id'] }}</div>-->
+    <div class="event">
+      <p class="font-weight-medium">{{ item['title'] }}</p>
+      <a class="d-flex align-items-center">
+        <div class="badge badge-primary">{{ item['date'] }}</div>
+        <span class="text-muted ml-2">{{ item['desc'] }}</span>
+      </a>
+    </div>
+
+
+
+{% end %}
+

app/frontend/templates/base.html

@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
             <span class="mdi mdi-menu"></span>
           </button>
 
-
         {% include notify.html %}
 
           <button class="navbar-toggler navbar-toggler-right d-lg-none align-self-center" type="button" data-toggle="offcanvas">
@@ -88,6 +87,20 @@
     $(function () {
       $('[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip()
     })
+
+    <!-- Notify-->
+    $(document).ready(function(){
+      $("#notificationDropdown").click(function(){
+        $.get("/ajax/announcements", function(data){
+          console.log(data);
+          bootbox.alert({
+              title: "Notifications",
+              message: data,
+
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
     </script>
 
     {% block js %}

app/frontend/templates/notify.html

@@ -1,39 +1,13 @@
 <ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
     <li class="nav-item dropdown">
       <a class="nav-link count-indicator" id="notificationDropdown" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown">
-        <i class="mdi mdi-email-outline"></i>
+        <i class="fas fa-broadcast-tower
+        {% if data.get('update_available') %}
+            text-danger
+        {% end %}
+        "></i>
 <!--        <span class="count bg-success">3</span>-->
       </a>
-      <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right navbar-dropdown preview-list pb-0" aria-labelledby="notificationDropdown">
-
-        <a class="dropdown-item preview-item py-3">
-          <div class="preview-thumbnail">
-            <i class="mdi mdi-alert m-auto text-primary"></i>
-          </div>
-          <div class="preview-item-content">
-            <h6 class="preview-subject font-weight-normal mb-1">Application Error</h6>
-            <p class="font-weight-light small-text mb-0"> Just now </p>
-          </div>
-        </a>
-        <a class="dropdown-item preview-item py-3">
-          <div class="preview-thumbnail">
-            <i class="mdi mdi-settings m-auto text-primary"></i>
-          </div>
-          <div class="preview-item-content">
-            <h6 class="preview-subject font-weight-normal mb-1">Settings</h6>
-            <p class="font-weight-light small-text mb-0"> Private message </p>
-          </div>
-        </a>
-        <a class="dropdown-item preview-item py-3">
-          <div class="preview-thumbnail">
-            <i class="mdi mdi-airballoon m-auto text-primary"></i>
-          </div>
-          <div class="preview-item-content">
-            <h6 class="preview-subject font-weight-normal mb-1">New user registration</h6>
-            <p class="font-weight-light small-text mb-0"> 2 days ago </p>
-          </div>
-        </a>
-      </div>
     </li>
     <li class="nav-item dropdown user-dropdown">
       <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" id="UserDropdown" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">