implement request for playerlist length

StorrageBackend.py

@@ -158,6 +158,14 @@ def quality(team1, team2, names1 = [""], names2 = [""]):
     
     return string
 
+def getRankListLength(revalidateRanks=True):
+    global playerRankList
+
+    if revalidateRanks:
+        updatePlayerRanks(revalidateRanks)
+    
+    return len(playerRankList)
+
 def getRankRange(start, end, revalidateRanks=True):
     '''Returns a list of player, optionally flushing the ranks-cache first'''
     global playerRankList

httpAPI.py

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ def _invalidParameters():
 def getPlayer():
     raise NotImplementedError()
 
+@app.route('/getmaxentries')
+def getMaxEntries():
+    return str(SB.getRankListLength())
+
 @app.route('/rankrange')
 def getRankRange():
     try:
@@ -26,8 +30,6 @@ def getRankRange():
         return invalidParameters()
 
     players = SB.getRankRange(start, end)
-    if type(players) == int:
-        return "MAXENTRY:{}".format(players)
     return "\n".join([p.serialize() for p in players])
 
 @app.route('/findplayer')