#1: Allow single dictionary in patch function

common/database_helpers.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
 from common.constants import Constants
-from common.exceptions import MissingRecordError, BadFilterError
+from common.exceptions import MissingRecordError, BadFilterError, BadRequestError
 
 
 def get_record_by_id(table, id):
@@ -179,15 +179,24 @@ def patch_entities(table, json_list):
     """
     Update one or more rows in the given table, from the given list containing json. Each entity must contain its ID
     :param table: The table of the entities
-    :param json_list: the list of updated values
+    :param json_list: the list of updated values or a dictionary
     :return: The list of updated rows.
     """
     results = []
-    for entity in json_list:
-        for key in entity:
+    if type(json_list) == dict:
+        for key in json_list:
             if key.upper() == "ID":
-                update_row_from_id(table, entity[key], entity)
-                result = get_row_by_id(table, entity[key])
+                update_row_from_id(table, json_list[key], json_list)
+                result = get_row_by_id(json_list[key])
                 results.append(result)
+    else:
+        for entity in json_list:
+            for key in entity:
+                if key.upper() == "ID":
+                    update_row_from_id(table, entity[key], entity)
+                    result = get_row_by_id(table, entity[key])
+                    results.append(result)
+    if len(results) == 0:
+        raise BadRequestError()
 
     return results