Added database and quote id length to config file

config.py

@@ -8,9 +8,21 @@ config = {
     # Show random quote on homepage
     "random-quote": True,
 
+    # Length of nanoid quote IDs
+    "quote-id-length": 12,
+
     # Used to protect against session data tampering
     "secret-key": "This should be a complex random value",
 
     # For approving or removing quotes
     "administrator-password": "This should be a different complex random value",
+
+    # Database connection info
+    "db": {
+        "server": "mongodb://localhost:27017/",
+
+        "database": "smash",
+
+        "collection": "quotes",
+    },
 }

db.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import pymongo, nanoid
-connection = pymongo.MongoClient()
-db = connection.smash
-qdb = db.quotes
-adb = db.accounts
+from config import config
+connection = pymongo.MongoClient(config['db']['server'])
+db = connection[config['db']['database']]
+qdb = db[config['db']['collection']]
 
 count_live_quotes = lambda: qdb.find({ "hidden": False, "approved": True }).count()
 quote_live = lambda quote_id: bool(qdb.find_one({ "hidden": False, "approved": True }))
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def get_quote_by_id(quote_id):
 
 def add_quote(quote, tags, author):
     qdb.insert_one({
-        "id": nanoid.generate(size=12),
+        "id": nanoid.generate(size=config['quote-id-length']),
         "quote": quote,
         "tags": tags,
         "author": author,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def add_quote(quote, tags, author):
 def get_latest_quotes(page=1):
     return list(qdb \
         .find({ "hidden": False, "approved": True }) \
-        .sort( "_id", 1 ) \
+        .sort( "_id", -1 ) \
         .limit(page*10)[(page-1)*10:])
 
 def get_live_quotes_by_tag(tag):

main.py

@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ from config import config
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.secret_key = config['secret-key']
 
-#Connect to and define db
-connection = pymongo.MongoClient()
-real_db = connection.testdb
-qdb = real_db.quotes
-
 def timestamp():
     return datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S %d/%m/%y")