This is a RESTful backend API built with Flask and SQLAlchemy that allows users to register, log in, report bugs, update them, and delete them securely. Each user can only access their own bugs.
- User registration and login with secure password hashing
- Session-based authentication and authorization
- Create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) bug reports linked to users
- Protected routes with a custom login_required decorator
- JSON API responses with proper HTTP status codes
- Python 3.x
- Flask
- Flask SQLAlchemy
- Werkzeug (for password hashing)
- SQLite (for the database)
- Python 3.x installed
pippackage manager
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/bug-tracker-backend.git cd bug-tracker-backend -
Create and activate a virtual environment (optional but recommended):
python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
- Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
- Run the application:
python bug.py
- The API will be available at http://127.0.0.1:5000/
API Endpoints
Endpoint Method Description /signup POST Register a new user /login POST Log in and create a session /logout POST Log out and clear the session /bugs POST Create a new bug report /bugs GET Get all bugs reported by logged-in user /bugs/<bug_id> PATCH Update a bug by ID (own bugs only) /bugs/<bug_id> DELETE Delete a bug by ID (own bugs only)
Usage • Use tools like Postman or curl to interact with the API. • Authenticate by logging in to receive a session cookie. • Use the session cookie to access protected bug routes.
License
This project is open source and available under the MIT License.