can now load a character from a cookie

app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 import zlib
 from main import *
+from adventurers import *
 from flask import Flask, render_template, redirect, request, make_response
 from flask_session import Session
 
@@ -37,6 +38,20 @@ def party():
 @app.route('/character', methods = ["GET","POST"])
 def characters():
   if request.method == "GET":
-    c_id = request.args.get("id", default=0, type=int)
-  character = returnCharacter(c_id) 
-  return render_template("character.html", character=character)
+    c_id = str(request.args.get("id", default=0, type=int))
+    cookie_encoded = request.cookies[c_id]
+    cookie_compressed = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(cookie_encoded)
+    character_dict = json.loads(zlib.decompress(cookie_compressed).decode())
+    chosen_class = character_dict['player_class']
+    c_id = character_dict['id']
+    level = character_dict['level']
+    adv_dict = Adventurer.get_subclass_dict()
+    chosen_class = adv_dict[chosen_class]
+    # note, i wonder if i can find a way to use the dict in a one liner, like from hw1
+    # makes a new character of the correct player class
+    new_char = chosen_class(c_id=c_id, level=level)
+    # loads in all the values from the dict
+    for k, v in character_dict.items():
+        # https://realpython.com/ref/builtin-functions/setattr/
+        setattr(new_char,k, v)
+  return render_template("character.html", character=new_char)