def success_response(field=None, data=None, request_type=""):
    """Return a generic success response."""
    data_out = {}
    data_out["status"] = "success"
    if field:
        data_out[field] = data
    print("{} request successful.".format(request_type))
    js = dumps(data_out, default=date_handler)
    return Response(js, status=200, mimetype='application/json')