// response
{
  "data": {
    "acct_id": 1234,
    "email": "cantonellis@rafiproperties.com",
    "first_name": "Christopher",
    "last_name": "Antonellis",
    "role": "admin"
  },
  "message": "OK",
  "status_code": 200
}

// code that gets us there
# generic http json response
def http_json_response(_message, _status_code, _data = None):

  response = {
    "status_code": _status_code,
    "message": _message
  }

  if _data is not None:
    response['data'] = _data

  # make dictionary into response
  json = jsonify(response)
  # set status code of response
  json.status_code = _status_code;

  return json

################################################################################
#                                                                              #
# response codes                                                               #
#                                                                              #
################################################################################

# 200
def respond_200(_data = None, _message = None):
  message = "OK" if _message is None else _message
  return http_json_response(message, 200, _data)

# 404
def respond_404(_data = None, _message = None):
  message = "Not Found" if _message is None else _message
  return http_json_response(message, 404, _data)

# 500
def respond_500(_data = None, _message = None):
  message = "Internal Server Error" if _message is None else _message
  return http_json_response(message, 500, _data)