Simple Flask API Boilerplate enhanced with JWT authentication, SqlAlchemy, SQLite persistence and deployment scripts via Docker - Provided by AppSeed. It has all the ready-to-use bare minimum essentials.
Features:
- Up-to-date dependencies: Flask 2.0.2
- API Definition - the unified API structure implemented by this server
- Simple, intuitive codebase - can be extended with ease.
Flask-restX
,Flask-jwt_extended
- Docker,
Unitary tests
Quick Start in Docker
Get the code
$ git clone https://github.com/app-generator/api-server-flask.git $ cd api-server-flask
Start the app in Docker
$ docker-compose pull # download dependencies $ docker-compose build # local set up $ docker-compose up # start the app
The API server will start using the PORT 5000
.
PRO Version available: MongoDB persistance, Docker, Unitary Tests, 24/7 LIVE Support via Discord
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Step #1 - Clone the project
$ git clone https://github.com/app-generator/api-server-flask.git $ cd api-server-flask
Step #2 - create virtual environment using python3 and activate it (keep it outside our project directory)
$ # Virtualenv modules installation (Unix based systems) $ virtualenv env $ source env/bin/activate $ $ # Virtualenv modules installation (Windows based systems) $ # virtualenv env $ # .\env\Scripts\activate
Step #3 - Install dependencies in virtualenv
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
Step #4 - setup flask
command for our app
$ export FLASK_APP=run.py $ export FLASK_ENV=development
Or for Windows-based systems
$ (Windows CMD) set FLASK_APP=run.py $ (Windows CMD) set FLASK_ENV=development $ $ (Powershell) $env:FLASK_APP = ".\run.py" $ (Powershell) $env:FLASK_ENV = "development"
Step #5 - start test APIs server at localhost:5000
$ flask run
Use the API via POSTMAN
or Swagger Dashboard.
api-server-flask/ ├── api │ ├── config.py │ ├── __init__.py │ ├── models.py │ └── routes.py ├── Dockerfile ├── README.md ├── requirements.txt ├── run.py └── tests.py
For a fast set up, use this POSTMAN
file: api_sample
Register -
api/users/register
(POST request)
POST api/users/register Content-Type: application/json { "username":"test", "password":"pass", "email":"test@appseed.us" }
Login -
api/users/login
(POST request)
POST /api/users/login Content-Type: application/json { "password":"pass", "email":"test@appseed.us" }
Logout -
api/users/logout
(POST request)
POST api/users/logout Content-Type: application/json authorization: JWT_TOKEN (returned by Login request) { "token":"JWT_TOKEN" }
Run tests using pytest tests.py
Flask API Boilerplate - provided by AppSeed App Generator