UPDATE: Added util functions for handling streaming routes

web_server/utils/utils.py

@@ -16,4 +16,24 @@ def tags():
     db = Database()
     cursor = db.create_connection()
     all_tags = cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM tags").fetchall()
-    return all_tags
+    return all_tags
+
+def most_popular_category():
+    """
+    Returns the most popular category based on live stream viewers
+    """
+    db = Database()
+    cursor = db.create_connection()
+
+    category = cursor.execute("""
+        SELECT categories.category_id, categories.category_name
+        FROM streams
+        JOIN categories ON streams.category_id = categories.category_id
+        WHERE streams.isLive = 1
+        GROUP BY categories.category_name
+        ORDER BY SUM(streams.num_viewers) DESC
+        LIMIT 1;
+    """).fetchone()
+
+    return category
+