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Enhancing the image app core

To build this, we will start by extending and reusing the image app core we used in the previous chapters. We'll add a few features:

• Serving static files: Our JavaScript and CSS files will be served here, along with a local copy of the jQuery library. Flask does this automatically, but we need cache headers so it stays fresh.
• Extending control to allow a whole path: Currently it only allows a single word, we need a bit more than that now. This way we can tell /control/set_left/100 to put set_left/100 on the control message queue.
• Add an exit handler that redirects to the menu server and puts an exit message on the control queue.

First, we will need a few more helpers imported from Flask. We are editing the ...