Implementation of a flask-based RESTful API

A flask-driven restful API for PetRego pet registration service.

Dependencies

• Python3 - Version 3 of the Python programming language
• Flask - A microframework for web application development written in Python programming language
• SQLite - A small and self-contained SQL database engine.

Installation / Usage

• You need Python3 installed on your computer. On OpenSuse Linux, e.g., you can install Python3 as follows:

      $ sudo zypper install python3
  

• Details for other platforms can be found on the Python website.

• Once you have install Python, you might want to create a virtual environment.

      $ python3 -m venv <your_venv_name>
  

• For the rest of this document, we will assume you have activated your virtual environment.

      $ source </path/to/your/venv>/bin/activate
  

• Git clone this repo to your PC

      $ git clone git@github.com:haroon/petrego.git
  

• Dependencies

  1. CD into the cloned repo

         $ cd petrego
     

  2. Install dependencies:

         $ pip install -r requirements.txt
     

• Environment Variables

  Set up FLASK environment:

      $ export FLASK_APP=petrego
  

• Initialize database

  Initialize the database by issuing following command

  $ flask init-db
  

• Run

  On your terminal, run the app with following command:

  $ flask run
  

  You can access the help (this document) by going to

  http://localhost:5000/help/about/

  API documentation can be accessed at (replace the version after /api/ to the API version of your choice):

  http://localhost:5000/help/api/v1/

Testing

• This app uses Python's unittest framework. You can test the application by running the following command:

  $ python3 -m unittest discover tests