The prototype API is written in Python and runs on Google App Engine. There is a live version of the code, including documentation, running on http://politmus-api.appspot.com.

The prototype does not implement any of the authentication features stated in the documentation. Please do not use this to collect real or potentially sensitive data.

To run the prototype API locally follow these steps.

• Download the Google App Engine SDK for Python and ensure you install the command-line tools
• Clone the politmus-api Git repository
• > cd politmus-api/
• > dev_appserver.py --use_sqlite app

This will start the server on http://localhost:8080. Hit that URL to check it is working - it should redirect you to the documentation pages.

Sample data is included in the fixtures directory. You can import this data by requesting the following endpoints.

• Import user account data: http://localhost:8080/import/users
• Import questions and MP data: http://localhost:8080/import/mpvotes (this may take a few minutes to return!).

At this point you should be able to run the project's unit tests.

• > python test/test.py