Update app.py

app.py

@@ -44,17 +44,6 @@ from flask import Flask, render_template, session, redirect, url_for
 from flask_session import Session  # Capital "S"
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
-
-# Configure Flask-Session for server-side session storage
-app.config["SESSION_TYPE"] = "filesystem"  
-app.config["SESSION_PERMANENT"] = False
-app.config["SESSION_FILE_DIR"] = "./flask_session_files"  # Local directory for session files (use a persistent directory)
-app.secret_key = "your_secret_key"  # Replace with a secure key
-
-# Initialize Flask-Session
-sess = Session()
-sess.init_app(app)
-
 prjnamesURL = 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsIgi9o9VSBKQlNxbxihPzG_N7s4um0eNVfgL4gaGPc/export?format=csv&gid=0'
 prjpartsURL = 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsIgi9o9VSBKQlNxbxihPzG_N7s4um0eNVfgL4gaGPc/export?format=csv&gid=34865056'
 prjsectionsURL = 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsIgi9o9VSBKQlNxbxihPzG_N7s4um0eNVfgL4gaGPc/export?format=csv&gid=1751466819'
@@ -65,51 +54,44 @@ global pdflink
 # For 2.7
 global hatched_areas2_7
 
-# Home Route (Displays password page initially)
+# Configure Flask-Session for server-side session storage
+app.config["SESSION_TYPE"] = "filesystem"
+app.config["SESSION_PERMANENT"] = False
+app.config["SESSION_FILE_DIR"] = "./flask_session_files"
+app.secret_key = "your_secret_key"
+
+# Initialize Flask-Session
+sess = Session()
+sess.init_app(app)
+
 @app.route("/", methods=["GET", "POST"])
 def getInfotoMeasure():
     return render_template("gui2.html")
 
-# Password Page Route (For entering the password)
 @app.route("/password", methods=["GET", "POST"])
 def password_page():
     return render_template("gui2.html")
 
-# Check Password Route (Validates the password)
 @app.route("/check_password", methods=["POST"])
 def check_password():
     password = request.form.get("password")
     correct_password = "c900"
 
     if password == correct_password:
-        session["authenticated"] = 'authenticated'  # Store authentication in session
+        session["authenticated"] = True  # Store authentication in session
         session.modified = True  # Mark session as modified to ensure it is saved
-        print("Password correct. Session data set:", session)  # Debugging: Print session after setting it
         return jsonify({"authenticated": True}), 200
     else:
         return jsonify({"authenticated": False}), 200
 
-# Main GUI Route (Checks Authentication)
 @app.route("/mainGUI", methods=["GET", "POST"])
 def main_gui():
-    print("Session data at mainGUI:", session)  # Debugging: Check session data
-
-    # Check if the session contains 'authenticated' and its value
-    if "authenticated" in session:
-        print(f"Session contains 'authenticated': {session['authenticated']}")  # Debugging
-    else:
-        print("Session does not contain 'authenticated'")  # Debugging
-
-    # If session does not have "authenticated" or it's False, redirect to password page
     if "authenticated" not in session or not session["authenticated"]:
-        print("User not authenticated, redirecting to password page.")  # Debugging
         return redirect(url_for("password_page"))
 
-    # If authenticated, render the main GUI
     return render_template("proposed-GUI.html")
 
 
-
     
 @app.route("/WordSearch",methods=["GET", "POST"])
 def getInfo2toMeasure():