Status and settings members can be accessed via URI

openflexure_microscope/api/v2/blueprints/actions/stage.py

@@ -53,6 +53,4 @@ class MoveStageAPI(MicroscopeView):
             with self.microscope.stage.lock:
                 self.microscope.stage.move_rel(position)
 
-        out = filter_dict(self.microscope.state, ["stage", "position"])
+        return jsonify(self.microscope.status["stage"]["position"])
-
-        return jsonify(out)

openflexure_microscope/api/v2/blueprints/settings.py

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ from openflexure_microscope.api.utilities import gen, JsonResponse
 from openflexure_microscope.api.views import MicroscopeView
 from openflexure_microscope.api.utilities import blueprint_for_module
 
-from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request
+from openflexure_microscope.utilities import get_by_path, set_by_path, create_from_path
+
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request, abort
 import logging
 
 
@@ -144,7 +146,38 @@ class SettingsAPI(MicroscopeView):
         self.microscope.apply_settings(payload.json)
         self.microscope.save_settings()
 
-        return jsonify(self.microscope.read_settings(json_safe=True))
+        return jsonify(self.microscope.read_settings())
+
+
+class NestedSettingsAPI(MicroscopeView):
+    def get(self, route):
+
+        keys = route.split("/")
+
+        try:
+            value = get_by_path(self.microscope.read_settings(), keys)
+        except KeyError:
+            return abort(404)
+
+        return jsonify(value)
+
+    def put(self, route):
+        keys = route.split("/")
+
+        payload = JsonResponse(request)
+
+        logging.debug("Updating settings from PUT request:")
+        logging.debug(payload.json)
+
+        dictionary = create_from_path(keys)
+        set_by_path(dictionary, keys, payload.json)
+
+        logging.debug(f"Applying settings: {dictionary}")
+
+        self.microscope.apply_settings(dictionary)
+        self.microscope.save_settings()
+
+        return self.get(route)
 
 
 def construct_blueprint(microscope_obj):
@@ -155,4 +188,11 @@ def construct_blueprint(microscope_obj):
         "/", view_func=SettingsAPI.as_view("settings", microscope=microscope_obj)
     )
 
+    blueprint.add_url_rule(
+        "/<path:route>",
+        view_func=NestedSettingsAPI.as_view(
+            "nested_settings", microscope=microscope_obj
+        ),
+    )
+
     return blueprint

openflexure_microscope/api/v2/blueprints/status.py

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Read-only status of the microscope, and attached hardware info
 
 from openflexure_microscope.api.views import MicroscopeView
 from openflexure_microscope.api.utilities import blueprint_for_module
+from openflexure_microscope.utilities import get_by_path
 
-from flask import Blueprint, jsonify
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, abort
 
 
 class StatusAPI(MicroscopeView):
@@ -58,6 +59,19 @@ class StatusAPI(MicroscopeView):
         return jsonify(self.microscope.status)
 
 
+class NestedStatusAPI(MicroscopeView):
+    def get(self, route):
+
+        keys = route.split("/")
+
+        try:
+            value = get_by_path(self.microscope.status, keys)
+        except KeyError:
+            return abort(404)
+
+        return jsonify(value)
+
+
 def construct_blueprint(microscope_obj):
 
     blueprint = blueprint_for_module(__name__)
@@ -66,4 +80,9 @@ def construct_blueprint(microscope_obj):
         "/", view_func=StatusAPI.as_view("status", microscope=microscope_obj)
     )
 
+    blueprint.add_url_rule(
+        "/<path:route>",
+        view_func=NestedStatusAPI.as_view("nested_status", microscope=microscope_obj),
+    )
+
     return blueprint

openflexure_microscope/utilities.py

@@ -6,6 +6,23 @@ from functools import reduce
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 
+def get_by_path(root, items):
+    """Access a nested object in root by item sequence."""
+    return reduce(operator.getitem, items, root)
+
+
+def set_by_path(root, items, value):
+    """Set a value in a nested object in root by item sequence."""
+    get_by_path(root, items[:-1])[items[-1]] = value
+
+
+def create_from_path(items):
+    tree_dict = {}
+    for key in reversed(items):
+        tree_dict = {key: tree_dict}
+    return tree_dict
+
+
 def bottom_level_name(obj):
     return obj.__name__.split(".")[-1]