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+from flask import Flask, jsonify, request
+from flask_socketio import SocketIO, emit
+import time
+
+import config
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = config.SECRET_KEY
+socketio = SocketIO(app, **config.SOCKET_IO_CONFIG)
+
+@app.route("/send", methods=["POST"])
+def send():
+    """
+    Bridges the message into the frontend
+
+    JSON
+    {
+        event: Name of the event to emit
+        data: data for the emission
+    }
+    """
+    if not request.json:
+        return jsonify({"success": False}), 400
+    try:
+        event = request.json["event"]
+        data = request.json["data"]
+    except KeyError:
+        return jsonify({"success": False}), 400
+
+    socketio.emit(event, data)
+    return jsonify({"success": True})
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    socketio.run(app, config.HOST, config.PORT)