3 files changed, 41 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/wqflask/wqflask/news.py b/wqflask/wqflask/news.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..62dc1bbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wqflask/wqflask/news.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, division
+import sys  
+reload(sys)  
+sys.setdefaultencoding('utf8')
+from flask import g
+
+class News(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        sql = """
+            SELECT News.id, News.date, News.details
+            FROM News
+			order by News.date desc
+            """
+        self.title = "GeneNetwork News"
+        self.newslist = g.db.execute(sql).fetchall()
diff --git a/wqflask/wqflask/templates/news.html b/wqflask/wqflask/templates/news.html
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0a19dcee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wqflask/wqflask/templates/news.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}{{title}}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="container">
+	<h3>{{title}}</h3>
+	<table class="table table-hover table-striped">
+		<tbody>
+		{% for newsitem in newslist %}
+			<tr>
+				<td style="width: 100px;">
+					<span style="font-weight: bold;">{{newsitem.date}}</span>
+				</td>
+				<td>{{newsitem.details|safe}}</td>
+			</tr>
+		{% endfor %}
+		</tbody>
+	</table>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/wqflask/wqflask/views.py b/wqflask/wqflask/views.py
index deb566ba..7c0f4e14 100755
--- a/wqflask/wqflask/views.py
+++ b/wqflask/wqflask/views.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from flask import (render_template, request, make_response, Response,
 
 from wqflask import search_results
 from wqflask import docs
+from wqflask import news
 from base.data_set import DataSet    # Used by YAML in marker_regression
 from base.data_set import create_datasets_list
 from wqflask.show_trait import show_trait
@@ -145,15 +146,9 @@ def help():
     return render_template("docs.html", **doc.__dict__)
 
 @app.route("/news")
-def news():
-    #variables = whats_new.whats_new()
-    with open("/home/sam/gene/wqflask/wqflask/yaml_data/whats_new.yaml") as fh:
-        contents = fh.read()
-        yamilized = yaml.safe_load(contents)
-        news_items = yamilized['news']
-    for news_item in news_items:
-        print("\nnews_item is: %s\n" % (news_item))
-    return render_template("whats_new.html", news_items=news_items)
+def news_route():
+    newsobject = news.News()
+    return render_template("news.html", **newsobject.__dict__)
 
 @app.route("/references")
 def references():