REST API with Docker, Flask, and MySQL

• This project is to demonstrate the use of a REST API.
• Docker Compose is being utilized to setup a python flask app and a mysql server which will load data from the db/init.sql file during the first start up of the database.
• The flask framework is being used to create the REST.
• Postman is being used to test the GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE request methods to verfiy records can be retrieved, created, updated, and deleted.

Screenshot showing postman listing all records via GET Request:

Screenshot of postman showing one record via GET request:

Screenshot showing postman creating a record by showing the POST request:

Screenshot showing postman list new record in record listing:

Screenshot showing postman editing a record by showing the PUT request:

Screenshot showing postman list the edited record in record listing:

Screenshot showing postman deleting a record by showing the DELETE request:

Screenshot in postman demonstrating that the record in question has been deleted: