Bottle Static files

Question

I have tried reading the docs for Bottle, however, I am still unsure about how static file serving works. I have an index.tpl file, and within it it has a css f

Answer 1

I've used Sanketh's template in the past but over time condensed it to an extension agnostic function. You just have to add extension-folder mappings in the ext_map dictionary. It defaults to static/ folder if an extension is not mapped explicitly.

import os.path    

# Static Routes
@get('/')
def serve_static_file(filename):
    ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1][1:]
    ext_map = {'image':['png','gif','jpg','ico'],'js':['js']}
    sub_folder = next((k for k, v in ext_map.items() if ext in v),'')
    return static_file(filename, root='static/'+sub_folder)