Item Catalog Project

Part of the udacity Full Stack Web Developer Nanodegree.

Introduction

Python application that provides a list of items within a variety of categories as well as provide a user registration and authentication system. Registered users will have the ability to post, edit and delete their own items.

Required Libraries and Dependencies

• Python 3
• Vagrant
• VirtualBox

How to run the application

• Clone this repository.
• Look for the catalog folder and replace it with the contents of this respository.

Bringing the VM up

Bring up the VM with the following command:

vagrant up 

The first time you run this command, it will take awhile, as Vagrant needs to download the VM image.

You can then log into the VM with the following command:

vagrant ssh

More detailed instructions for installing the Vagrant VM can be found here.

Make sure you're in the right place

Once inside the VM, navigate to the catalog directory with this command:

cd /vagrant/catalog

Running the application

Run the application with the following command:

python application.py

Browse the website

After the last command you are able to browse the application at this URL:

http://localhost:5000/

API Endpoints

You could access the api endpoints by following this paths:

• /catalog/JSON - List of catalog categories in JSON
• /catalog/int:category_id/JSON - List of items in category requested in JSON
• /catalog/<int:category_id>/items/<int:item_id>/JSON - List the details of specific item