GWLocationAPI

GWLocationAPI

An Awesome Python and Flask RESTful API Sample/Bootstrap Project with a Touch of OOP and MVC, Unit Testing, Persistence via SQLAlchemy, Security and Authentication, Mashups and some other cool topics in one single package.

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Work in Progress

This is a work in progress...

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Setup

Quick steps to get started:

• Clone this project from the terminal/command prompt: git clone https://github.com/R-H-T/GWLocationAPI.git
• Run virtualenv venv (Learn more about setting up your own Virtual Environment - read my instructions below: How to Setup a Virtual Environment?)
• Activate the virtual environment source venv/bin/activate(Mac/Linux) or ./venv/Scripts/activate.bat(Windows)
• Install the predefined requirements pip install -r requirements.txt
• Run the app python app.py
• Open up http://localhost:5000/ (Follow all the other instructions inside this document to see how to give it a test run).
• For a live preview see: https://gw-location-api.herokuapp.com and test making different calls.

How to Setup a Virtual Environment?

Install virtualenvfrom your terminal/command prompt

Mac/Linux/Windows: pip install virtualenv or pip3.6 install virtualenv

Initialize virtualenv

This will initialize virtualenv within your project's directory.

Mac/Linux/Windows: virtualenv venv or virtualenv venv --python=3.6

To Activate virtualenv

This will activate your virtual environment. All pip installs inside your project directory will only affect your virtual environment and not your system.

Mac & Linux: source venv/bin/activate

Windows: ./venv/Scripts/activate.bat

How do I deactivate my project's virtual environment?

To Stop/Deactivate virtualenv

This will stop your virtual environment session.

While you're inside your project's directory, type the following (Mac/Linux/Windows): deactivate

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Testing through cURL

GET INDEX

curl "https://gw-location-api.herokuapp.com"

FIND LOCATION

curl "https://gw-location-api.herokuapp.com/find/bangkok"

GET ALL LOCATIONS

curl "https://gw-location-api.herokuapp.com/locations/"

LOCATION BY ID

curl "https://gw-location-api.herokuapp.com/locations/1"

POST LOCATION (?)

curl -i -X "POST" "https://gw-location-api.herokuapp.com/locations/"

UPDATE LOCATION (?)

curl -i -X "PUT" "https://gw-location-api.herokuapp.com/locations/1"

DELETE LOCATION (?)

curl -i -X "DELETE" "https://gw-location-api.herokuapp.com/locations/1"

? = Requires authentication (Create a user inside the generated db-file until added in future versions).

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Running a Unit Test

Run python tests/model/test_user.py

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Live Sample

https://gw-location-api.herokuapp.com

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License

Copyright ©2018 – Roberth Hansson-Tornéus (R-H-T)