way faster random quiz by preshuffling questions

.gitignore

@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ config.py
 
 web/static/css/
 !web/static/css/.gitkeep
+count.txt

models.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Question(BaseModel):
     user = ForeignKeyField(User)
     site = ForeignKeyField(Site)
     datetime = DateTimeField()
-    random = IntegerField()
+    random = IntegerField(null=True)
 
 
 class Answer(BaseModel):

server.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import subprocess
 import time
-from random import shuffle
+from random import shuffle, randint
 
 import sass
 from flask import render_template, send_from_directory, abort, session, jsonify, make_response, redirect, url_for
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ limiter = Limiter(
     headers_enabled=True
 )
 
+question_count = utils.load_question_count()
+
+
 @app.context_processor
 def git_hash():
     return dict(git_hash=subprocess.check_output(['git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD']).decode().strip())
@@ -93,10 +96,18 @@ def quiz(difficulty):
     if difficulty not in ["easy", "hard"]:
         return abort(404)
     time1 = time.time()
-    question = Question.select(Question, Title, User, Site) \
-        .join(Title).switch(Question) \
-        .join(User).switch(Question) \
-        .join(Site).where((Question.upvotes - Question.downvotes >= 0)).order_by(SQL("RAND()")).limit(1).get()
+    while True:
+        random = randint(0, question_count - 1)
+        print(random)
+        try:
+            question = Question.select(Question, Title, User, Site) \
+                .join(Title).switch(Question) \
+                .join(User).switch(Question) \
+                .join(Site).where((Question.upvotes - Question.downvotes >= 0) & (Question.random == random)).get()
+        except DoesNotExist:
+            continue
+        break
+
     if difficulty == "easy":
         sites = [question.site]
         query = Site.select().where((Site.last_download.is_null(False)) & (Site.id != question.site.id)) \

shuffle.py

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import utils
+from models import *
+from extra_data import site_colors
+
+query = Question.select().order_by(SQL("RAND()"))
+
+count = query.count()
+utils.save_question_count(count)
+i = 0
+for question in query:
+    question.random = i
+    i += 1
+    if i % 50 == 0:
+        print("{}/{}".format(i, count))
+    question.save()

todb.py

@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ def add_question(site, count=100):
         title = titles[i]
         user = users[i]
         time = datetime.now()
-        question = Question.create(text=text, title_id=title, user_id=user, site_id=site, datetime=time,
-                                   random=utils.rand())
+        question = Question.create(text=text, title_id=title, user_id=user, site_id=site, datetime=time)
         num_answers = random.randint(1, 4)
         answers = Answer.select().where((Answer.site == site) & (Answer.question.is_null())).limit(num_answers)
         for answer in answers:

utils.py

@@ -130,5 +130,14 @@ def is_light_color(hex):
     """ https://stackoverflow.com/a/596241 """
     r, g, b = hex_to_rgb(hex[1:])
     brightness = 0.2126 * r + 0.7152 * g + 0.0722 * b
-    print(brightness)
     return brightness > 245
+
+
+def save_question_count(count):
+    with open('count.txt', 'w') as f:
+        f.write(str(count))
+
+
+def load_question_count():
+    with open('count.txt', 'r') as f:
+        return int(f.readline())

web/static/sass/style.scss

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ body {
   font-size: 15px;
   color: #111;
 }
+@media (max-width: 40rem){
+  .container {
+    margin: 0 10px;
+  }
+}
 
 pre > code {
   white-space: pre-wrap;