Might I be on the right track? Finally ?

tests/flask_stop.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import time
+from multiprocessing import Process
+from flask import Flask
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+
+@app.route('/')
+def index():
+    return "Hi there!!!"
+
+
+def run():
+    app.run()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.debug = True
+    print "starting process"
+    server = Process(target=run)
+    server.start()
+
+    print "sleeping"
+    time.sleep(5)
+
+    print "ending process"
+    server.terminate()
+    server.join()
+
+    print "bye..."

twiderboard/flask_app.py

@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ from datamodel import TrendyHashtag
 from datamodel import Tweet
 from datamodel import Member
 
+from streamer import HashtagLogger
+
+
+import signal
+import sys
+
 
 def connect():
     """
@@ -58,5 +64,24 @@ def add_hashtag():
 def index():
     return render_template('statistics.html')
 
+
+class Twiderboard():
+    def __init__(self):
+        # registering the signal to stop command line
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.stop_handler)
+
+        print "Starting streamer"
+        self.h = HashtagLogger(data.engine_url, oauth=data.oauth)
+        self.h.start()
+
+        app.run()
+
+    def stop_handler(self, signal, frame):
+        print "Stopping Streamer"
+        self.h.stop()
+        print "Stopping Command Line"
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app.run()
+    Twiderboard()

twiderboard/twiderboard.py

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""
+Top level application that will start the streamer and the API.
+"""
+
+from flask_app import app
+
+class Twiderboard():
+    def __init__(self):
+        app.run()
+        print "coucou"