Load config and plugins at startup

logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=logging.DEBUG)

# Create a dummy microscope object, with no hardware attachments

api_microscope = Microscope(None, None)

openflexurerc = config.load_config()  # Load default user config

api_microscope = Microscope(None, None, config=openflexurerc)

logging.debug("Created an empty microscope in global.")

@app.before_first_request

def attach_microscope():

    # Create the microscope object globally (common to all spawned server threads)

    global api_microscope

    global api_microscope, openflexurerc

    logging.debug("First request made. Populating microscope with hardware...")

    openflexurerc = config.load_config()  # Load default user config

    logging.debug("Creating camera object...")

    api_camera = StreamingCamera(config=openflexurerc)

        api_stage

    )

    logging.debug("Attaching plugins to microscope...")

    api_microscope.find_plugins()  # Automatically find microscope plugins

    logging.debug("Microscope successfully attached!")