TMSS-244: added method convenience urls for todays sun rise/set at the corep

SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/views.py

@@ -112,11 +112,15 @@ def lst(request):
     # todo: do we want to return a dict, so users can make sure their parameters were parsed correctly instead?
     return HttpResponse(str(lst_lon), content_type='text/plain')
 
-def get_sun_rise_and_set_at_lofar_center(request, timestamp:str=None):
+def get_todays_sun_rise_and_set_at_lofar_center(request) -> JsonResponse:
+    return get_sun_rise_and_set_at_lofar_center(request, datetime.utcnow())
+
+def get_sun_rise_and_set_at_lofar_center(request, timestamp:None) -> JsonResponse:
     if timestamp is None:
         timestamp = datetime.utcnow()
-    else:
-        timestamp = dateutil.parser.parse(timestamp)  #  isot to datetime
+
+    if isinstance(timestamp, str):
+        timestamp = dateutil.parser.parse(timestamp)
 
     sun_rise, sun_set = sun_rise_and_set_at_lofar_center(timestamp)
     return JsonResponse({'sun_rise': formatDatetime(sun_rise),

SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/urls.py

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('station_groups/<str:template_name>/<str:template_version>/<str:station_group>', views.get_stations_in_group, name='get_stations_in_group'), #TODO: how to make trailing slash optional?
     path('station_groups/<str:template_name>/<str:template_version>/<str:station_group>/', views.get_stations_in_group, name='get_stations_in_group'),
     path('sun_rise_and_set/<str:timestamp>', views.get_sun_rise_and_set_at_lofar_center, name='get_sun_rise_and_set_at_lofar_center'),
+    path('todays_sun_rise_and_set', views.get_todays_sun_rise_and_set_at_lofar_center, name='get_todays_sun_rise_and_set_at_lofar_center'),
     path(r'util/utc', views.utc, name="system-utc"),
     path(r'util/lst', views.lst, name="conversion-lst"),
     path('__debug__/', include(debug_toolbar.urls)),