PDF to monday Prototype

Local Flask service that:

• receives JSON
• generates a Japanese PDF notice in memory
• uploads the PDF to monday.com
• is prepared for Cloud Run deployment

Project Files

• app.py: backend API
• local_tester.html: standalone browser UI for local/manual testing
• sample_request.json: sample API payload
• monday_config.example.json: safe example config for local monday setup
• Procfile: Cloud Run source deploy entrypoint

Local Run

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
PORT=5001 python app.py

Then open local_tester.html in your browser and set:

• Backend URL = http://127.0.0.1:5001

monday Local Config

Do not commit real secrets.

Create a local file named monday_config.json by copying:

cp monday_config.example.json monday_config.json

Then fill in:

• api_token
• board_id
• file_column_id

API Endpoint

POST /generate-pdf

Example:

curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:5001/generate-pdf \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data @sample_request.json

Cloud Run Notes

This repo is prepared for Cloud Run source deploy:

• Python version pinned in .python-version
• production server in requirements.txt
• startup command in Procfile
• local secret file excluded in .gcloudignore

For Cloud Run, prefer environment variables and Secret Manager instead of monday_config.json.

Push To GitHub

git init -b main
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"

Then create a GitHub repo and connect it:

git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR-USER/YOUR-REPO.git
git push -u origin main

Security Note

If a real monday token was ever pasted into local files, terminal history, or chat, rotate it before production use.