flask-download-file-from-browser

Input text from a browser. Download file from a browser filled with text input from the browser. Made with python flask

Overview

                input text
    browser  ---------------> flask server
 (download)  <--------------- (write file)
              send file(.txt)

Features

• Input text from a web browser
• Write text to a .txt file
• Send files from a python flask server
• Download the text file from a browser (UUID v4 filenames)

Getting started

Prerequisites

• python, pip installed

Setup

pip install -r requirements.txt 

Run server

# run shell script
chmod +x run_server.sh
./run_server.sh

# run commands (alternative)
export FLASK_APP=app.py
export FLASK_ENV=development # optional
flask run --host 0.0.0.0 --port 5000

# run in the background
nohup flask run --host 0.0.0.0 --port 5000 >log.txt 2>&1 &

Show logs

# in case running in the background
tail -f log.txt

How to use

1. Run server as above
2. http://localhost:5000
3. Write text
4. Push send button
5. Download a file
6. Check written in the downloaded file