directly expose status

    # flask route for status reading

    def get_status(self):

        if self.space_status == "OPEN":

            open = True

        else:

            open = False

        apistatus = {

            "open": open,

            "status": self.space_status,

            "lastchange": self.last_space_status_change,

        }

        return Response(json.dumps(apistatus), mimetype="application/json")

    # flask route for remotely setting display state for if someone like, forgets to click out or whatever