server.py

from flask import Flask, request, make_response, jsonify
from flask_restful import Resource, Api
from pymongo import MongoClient
from bson.objectid import ObjectId
from utils.mongo_json_encoder import JSONEncoder

# Basic Setup
app = Flask(__name__)
mongo = MongoClient('localhost', 27017)
app.db = mongo.develop_database
api = Api(app)


# Implement REST Resource
class MyObject(Resource):

    def post(self):
        new_myobject = request.json
        myobject_collection = app.db.myobjects
        result = myobject_collection.insert_one(request.json)

        myobject = myobject_collection.find_one(
            {"_id": ObjectId(result.inserted_id)})

        return myobject

    def get(self, myobject_id):
        myobject_collection = app.db.myobjects
        myobject = myobject_collection.find_one({"_id": ObjectId(myobject_id)})

        if myobject is None:
            response = jsonify(data=[])
            response.status_code = 404
            return response
        else:
            return myobject


# Add REST resource to API
api.add_resource(MyObject, '/myobject/', '/myobject/<string:myobject_id>')


# provide a custom JSON serializer for flaks_restful
@api.representation('application/json')
def output_json(data, code, headers=None):
    resp = make_response(JSONEncoder().encode(data), code)
    resp.headers.extend(headers or {})
    return resp

if __name__ == '__main__':
    # Turn this on in debug mode to get detailed information
    # about request related exceptions: http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/0.10/config/
    app.config['TRAP_BAD_REQUEST_ERRORS'] = True
    app.run(debug=True)