AirBnB clone - The console

Description

HolbertonBnB is a complete web application, integrating database storage, a back-end API, and front-end interfacing in a clone of AirBnB. The project currently only implements the back-end console.

Storage

Every time the backend is initialized, HolbertonBnB instantiates an instance of FileStorage called storage. The storage object is used to load any class instances stored in the JSON file model.json. As class instances are created, updated, or deleted, the storage object is used to register corresponding changes in the file.

Console

The console is a command line interpreter that permits management of the backend of HolbertonBnB. It can be used to handle and manipulate all classes utilized by the application (achieved by calls on the storage object defined above).

Using the Console

To use the HolbertonBnB console, run the file console.py by itself:

$ ./console.py

To quit the console, enter the command quit or ctrl-D.

$ ./console.py
(hbnb) quit
$

$ ./console.py
(hbnb) EOF
$

Console Commands

The HolbertonBnB console supports the following commands:

• usage: create <class>
• show: show <class> <id>
• destroy: destroy <class> <id>
• all: all [class]
• update: update <class name> <id> <attribute name> "<attribute value>"

Testing

To run the whole test suit, execute the following command:

$ python3 -m unittest discover tests

Alternatively, you can specify a single test file to run at a time:

$ python3 -m unittest tests/test_models/test_base_model.py

Authors

Dhia Dahmeni