Fix incorrect path for Linux

Fix path appending issue to make it able to cross platform.
Update readme and batch files.

Python/filegenerator.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from time import strftime as getTime
 import csv
 import json
+import os
 
 from . import connectionObject
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ def __init__(self, make_log, make_summary,
         self.makeSummary = make_summary
         self.makeAnimation = make_animation
         # File Name to be used
-        self.logFileName = "logs\\log-{0}.csv".format(str(sessionId))
-        self.summaryFileName = "summaries\\summary-{0}.csv".format(str(sessionId))
+        self.logFileName = os.path.join("logs", "log-{0}.csv".format(str(sessionId)))
+        self.summaryFileName = os.path.join("summaries", "summary-{0}.csv".format(str(sessionId)))
         # names of the output files
         self.logName = log_name
         self.summaryName = summary_name
@@ -597,5 +598,5 @@ def genPlot(self, name, start):
         plt.title("Packets " + name + " vs. Time")
         plt.legend()
 
-        plt.savefig("plots\\"+name+"-{0}.svg".format(str(self.sessionId)))
+        plt.savefig(os.path.join("plots", name + "-{0}.svg".format(str(self.sessionId))))
         plt.close()

cleanup.bat

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @echo off
 del *.csv
 del logs\log-*.csv
-del summaries\summary-*.csv
+del summaries\summary-*.csv
+del plots\*.svg

pserver.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import time
 import sys
 import Python.main as main
+import os
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ def runSimulation(input1):
 def download(fileName):
     try:
         if fileName.startswith("log"):
-            return send_file("logs\\" + fileName, as_attachment=True)
+            return send_file(os.path.join("logs", fileName), as_attachment=True)
         elif fileName.startswith("summary"):
-            return send_file("summaries\\" + fileName, as_attachment=True)
+            return send_file(os.path.join("summaries", fileName), as_attachment=True)
         else:
             abort(400)
     except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -84,9 +85,9 @@ def download2(statement):
     if len(tmp)==2:
         try:
             if fileName.startswith("log"):
-                return send_file("logs\\" + fileName, as_attachment=True, attachment_filename=newName)
+                return send_file(os.path.join("logs", fileName), as_attachment=True, attachment_filename=newName)
             elif fileName.startswith("summary"):
-                return send_file("summaries\\" + fileName, as_attachment=True, attachment_filename=newName)
+                return send_file(os.path.join("summaries", fileName), as_attachment=True, attachment_filename=newName)
             else:
                 abort(400)
         except FileNotFoundError:

readme.md

@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ Follow these steps to get started:
 2. Execute the following command to install `flask`:
 ```bat
 pip install flask
+pip install matplotlib
 ```
 
 3. If it is your first time to run the server, you should create some folders:
 ```bat
 mkdir logs
 mkdir summaries
+mkdir plots
 ```
 
 4. Execute the following commands to run flask:
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ export FLASK_ENV=development
 ```bat
 mkdir summaries
 mkdir logs
+mkdir plots
 ```
 
 3) Run the following

run_server.bat

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 @echo off
 set FLASK_APP=pserver
 set FLASK_ENV=development
-mkdir logs > NUL
-mkdir summaries > NUL
+mkdir logs
+mkdir summaries
+mkdir plots
 python -m flask run
 pause.