Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,33 +1,40 @@
 import flask
 import flask_cors
-import os
+import uuid
 
-message = {"123": {}}
+rooms = {"123": {}}
 
 app = flask.Flask(__name__)
 flask_cors.CORS(app)
 
+def generate_room_id():
+    return str(uuid.uuid4())  # Generate a unique UUID as a string
+
 @app.route('/')
 def index():
     return flask.render_template('index.html')
 
+@app.route('/createRoom', methods=['POST'])
+def create_room():
+    roomId = generate_room_id()
+    rooms[roomId] = {}  # Create an empty room with an empty message list
+    return flask.jsonify({'roomId': roomId})
+
 @app.route('/postMessage', methods=['POST'])
 def post():
-    
     nameIn = flask.request.get_json()['nameInput']
     messageIn = flask.request.get_json()['messageInput']
     roomidIn = flask.request.get_json()['roomIdInput']
     
-    n = len(message[roomidIn])+1
-    
-    message[roomidIn].update({"message"+str(n): {"name": nameIn, "message": messageIn}})
+    n = len(rooms[roomidIn])+1
+    rooms[roomidIn].update({"message"+str(n): {"name": nameIn, "message": messageIn}})
     
     return flask.jsonify({"success": True})
 
 @app.route('/messages', methods=['POST'])
 def messages():
     roomidInput = flask.request.get_json()['roomIdInput']
-    return flask.jsonify(message[roomidInput])
+    return flask.jsonify(rooms[roomidInput])