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    return base_array

def parse_payload(request):

    """Convert request to JSON. Will eventually handle error-checking."""

    # TODO: Handle invalid JSON payloads

    state = request.get_json()

    return state

def get_from_payload(payload, key, default=None):

    """Check if a key exists in a JSON/dictionary payload, and returns it."""

    if key in payload:

        return payload[key]

    else:

        return default

def gen(camera):

    """Video streaming generator function."""

    while True: